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NASA Postpones Return of Stranded Starliner Astronauts to March
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54 years, 11 months ago

NASA Postpones Return of Stranded Starliner Astronauts to March

Wired  

NASA has again postponed the return to Earth of Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams, the astronauts stranded on the International Space Station after Boeing's Starliner capsule malfunctioned in the middle of this year. "Fabrication, assembly, testing, and final integration of a new spacecraft is a painstaking endeavor that requires great attention to detail,” said Steve Stich, manager of NASA’s Commercial …

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Boeing's beleaguered Starliner coming home empty
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Boeing's beleaguered Starliner coming home empty

Hindustan Times  

Boeing's beleaguered Starliner left the International Space Station on Friday, bound for Earth without the astronauts who rode up on the spaceship after NASA deemed the risk too great. But unexpected thruster malfunctions and helium leaks on its way up derailed those plans, and NASA ultimately decided it was safer to bring astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams back on …

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SpaceX rocket accident leaves company’s Starlink satellites in wrong orbit
5 months, 1 week ago

SpaceX rocket accident leaves company’s Starlink satellites in wrong orbit

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A SpaceX rocket has failed for the first time in nearly a decade, leaving the company’s internet satellites in an orbit so low that they’re doomed to fall through the atmosphere and burn up. The company said flight controllers managed to make contact with half of the satellites and attempted to boost them to a higher …

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SpaceX launches 4 people for a private mission to the International Space Station
11 months, 1 week ago

SpaceX launches 4 people for a private mission to the International Space Station

NPR  

SpaceX launches 4 people for a private mission to the International Space Station Enlarge this image toggle caption Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images The first all-European commercial crew is on its way to the International Space Station after an early evening SpaceX launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Unlike a NASA mission, this …

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Watch: NASA and SpaceX Crew-6 Mission docks to the ISS after a few tense moments
1 year, 9 months ago

Watch: NASA and SpaceX Crew-6 Mission docks to the ISS after a few tense moments

Firstpost  

The SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying the astronauts for the NASA X SpaceX Crew 6 mission successfully docked with the ISS today. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, named Endeavour, has finally docked with the International Space Station, thus marking the 6-month long stay of the four members of the Crew-6 mission at the ISS. Dragon docked to the International Space Station pic.twitter.com/bH7d90f6P4 …

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SpaceX to take tourist Dennis Tito on Starship around the Moon
2 years, 2 months ago

SpaceX to take tourist Dennis Tito on Starship around the Moon

Al Jazeera  

Tito’s wife plans to join him on the weeklong trip, but the launch date has yet to be determined. Dennis Tito, the world’s first space tourist, has signed up once again to go into space, but this time he plans to fly around the Moon aboard Elon Musk’s Starship rocket. “Dennis and Akiko Tito are the first two crewmembers announced …

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US, Russia to resume space missions despite Ukraine war tensions
2 years, 3 months ago

US, Russia to resume space missions despite Ukraine war tensions

Al Jazeera  

The joint flight comes after Russia recently said it would withdraw from the space station after 2024 amid tensions with the west over the Ukraine war. A US astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts are set to blast off to the International Space Station on a Russian-operated flight despite soaring tensions between Moscow and Washington over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. NASA’s …

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SpaceX capsule carrying latest astronaut crew docks with ISS
2 years, 7 months ago

SpaceX capsule carrying latest astronaut crew docks with ISS

Al Jazeera  

Team will replace four astronauts leaving in early May, with Italian Samantha Cristoforetti set to become the first European woman to assume command of the space station. The fully automated docking took place at about 7:37pm local Florida time while the Crew Dragon capsule, dubbed Freedom, and the space station were flying about 420km above the central Pacific Ocean, according …

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Elon Musk hits back at claims his Starlink satellites are hogging space
2 years, 11 months ago

Elon Musk hits back at claims his Starlink satellites are hogging space

Daily Mail  

Elon Musk has hit back at claims that his Starlink satellites are hogging space, following a backlash from China and the European Space Agency. Earlier this week, the billionaire tech entrepreneur was blasted by China over two 'close encounters' between his satellites and Beijing's new space station, Tiangong. China says its space station had to take evasive action twice to …

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NASA announces rare health-related SpaceX launch delay
3 years, 1 month ago

NASA announces rare health-related SpaceX launch delay

Al Jazeera  

The launch, which had been set for Wednesday, has now been rescheduled for Saturday night. NASA has announced a rare, health-related delay in its SpaceX rocket launch of four astronauts to the International Space Station, the second postponement of the mission in a week, citing an unspecified medical issue with one of the crew. The last time NASA delayed a …

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SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carries fresh lemons, avocados. See docking video here
3 years, 6 months ago

SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carries fresh lemons, avocados. See docking video here

Hindustan Times  

The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft was seen flying into orbital during the daytime on Saturday as it continued towards the International Space Station before docking. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said SpaceX Dragon became the fifth spacecraft currently parked at the space station after it docked autonomously. "The SpaceX cargo Dragon flies into orbital daytime as it continues to …

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Biggest space station crowd in decade after arrival of SpaceX's crew capsule
3 years, 8 months ago

Biggest space station crowd in decade after arrival of SpaceX's crew capsule

India Today  

The International Space Station’s population swelled to 11 on Saturday with the jubilant arrival of SpaceX’s third crew capsule in less than a year. A recycled SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts arrived at the space station a day after launching from Nasa’s Kennedy Space Center. The Dragon capsule was used for SpaceX’s first crew launch last May, while the Falcon …

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Astronauts to fly reused SpaceX rocket, capsule for 1st time
3 years, 8 months ago

Astronauts to fly reused SpaceX rocket, capsule for 1st time

The Hindu  

For the first time, NASA is putting its trust in a recycled SpaceX rocket and capsule for a crew. SpaceX’s Benji Reed noted Tuesday the private company already has put six people in space — as many as NASA's Project Mercury did back in the early 1960s when it launched the first Americans. The capsule launched the first SpaceX crew …

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Fly me to the moon: Three men to pay $55m each for SpaceX flight
3 years, 10 months ago

Fly me to the moon: Three men to pay $55m each for SpaceX flight

Al Jazeera  

Axiom Space’s first private space crew will be led by a former NASA astronaut and include an American real estate and tech entrepreneur, a Canadian financier and an Israeli businessman. The first private space station crew was introduced Tuesday: Three men who are each paying $55m to fly on a SpaceX rocket. It’s never been done before,” said Axiom’s chief …

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Double Dragons: SpaceX launches space station supplies
4 years ago

Double Dragons: SpaceX launches space station supplies

India TV News  

SpaceX launched a newer, bigger version of its Dragon supply ship to the International Space Station on Sunday, marking the first time the company has two capsules in orbit at the same time. The Dragon — packed with Christmas treats and presents — should reach the space station on Monday, joining the Dragon that delivered four astronauts last month. “Dragons …

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SpaceX capsule with 4 astronauts reaches space station
4 years, 1 month ago

SpaceX capsule with 4 astronauts reaches space station

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX’s newly launched capsule with four astronauts arrived Monday at the International Space Station, their new home until spring. The Dragon capsule pulled up and docked late Monday night, following a 27-hour, completely automated flight from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. “Oh, what a good voice to hear,” space station astronaut Kate Rubins called out when the …

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SpaceX launches 2nd crew, regular station crew flights begin
4 years, 1 month ago

SpaceX launches 2nd crew, regular station crew flights begin

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station on Sunday on the first full-fledged taxi flight for NASA by a private company. With COVID-19 still surging, NASA continued the safety precautions put in place for SpaceX’s crew launch in May. “So it’s really wonderful.” The three-men, one-woman crew led by Hopkins, an Air Force colonel, …

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SpaceX launches four astronauts to the International Space Station
4 years, 1 month ago

SpaceX launches four astronauts to the International Space Station

LA Times  

Six months after launching astronauts for the first time, SpaceX is sending another crew to the International Space Station. For the record: A previous version of this story said SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule would dock with the space station 16 hours after launch. Then, about 12 minutes after launch, the Crew Dragon capsule properly separated from the second stage of …

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SpaceX crew flight delayed; Musk gets mixed COVID-19 results
4 years, 1 month ago

SpaceX crew flight delayed; Musk gets mixed COVID-19 results

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX delayed its second astronaut flight by a day because of high wind and weather conditions that could jeopardize the recovery and recycling of the rocket booster, pushing the launch to Sunday. Friday’s postponement news came after SpaceX chief Elon Musk disclosed he had gotten mixed test results for COVID-19 and was awaiting the outcome of …

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