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SpaceX is stretching the lifetime of its reusable Falcon 9 boosters

Each Falcon 9 booster could fly twice as many times as originally intended. Enlarge / A Falcon 9 rocket streaks into the sky over Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a mission Sunday night to deploy 22 more Starlink internet satellites......»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaJul 10th, 2023

Polaris Dawn commander says sorry to those who came to see launch

After the FAA grounded the Falcon 9 rocket over safety concerns, it's not clear when the highly anticipated Polaris Dawn mission will be able to launch......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 30th, 2024

SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission faces further delay after FAA grounds Falcon 9

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has been grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration after one of the boosters toppled over and exploded on Wednesday......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 29th, 2024

Sparks are flying day and night as SpaceX preps Starship pad to catch a rocket

It's unclear how long upgrades will take or when the FAA will approve a booster catch. Pretty much every day for the last couple of weeks, workers wielding welding guns and torches have climbed onto SpaceX's Starship launch pad in So.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 28th, 2024

For the first time in more than three years, SpaceX misses a booster landing

The fleet leader has met its demise. Enlarge / A screen capture of landing video of a Falcon 9 rocket just before it tips over on Wednesday morning. (credit: SpaceX) Early on Wednesday morning, at 3:48 am ET local time,.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 28th, 2024

We must stop evictions to end chronic homelessness, says researcher

Homelessness, a crisis that affects about 11% of Canadians in their lifetime, often begins with eviction. Once a person or family is evicted, they are set on a trajectory that can lead to chronic homelessness as they try to find affordable housing in.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 28th, 2024

SpaceX calls off today’s launch of Polaris Dawn

SpaceX has again called off the launch of the highly anticipated Polaris Dawn mission, but this time it has not set a new launch date......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 28th, 2024

SpaceX postpones historic mission featuring first private spacewalk

SpaceX on Tuesday postponed once more its attempt at launching a daring orbital expedition featuring an all-civilian crew that is aiming to carry out the first-ever spacewalk by private citizens......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsAug 28th, 2024

How to watch SpaceX launch historic Polaris Dawn mission

SpaceX has revealed a targeted launch time for the highly anticipated Polaris Dawn mission that's scheduled to lift off on Wednesday......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 28th, 2024

SpaceX calls off Wednesday’s launch of Polaris Dawn

SpaceX has again called off the launch of the highly anticipated Polaris Dawn mission but this time it has not set a new launch date......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 28th, 2024

How to watch SpaceX’s historic Polaris Dawn mission launch on Wednesday

SpaceX has revealed a targeted launch time for the highly anticipated Polaris Dawn mission that's scheduled to lift off on Wednesday......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 28th, 2024

How dangerous is Polaris Dawn space walk from SpaceX Crew Dragon?

Billionaire Jared Isaacman could make history for all the right reasons during his Polaris Dawn mission when the hatch opens on a SpaceX Crew Dragon and he ventures out into the vacuum of space......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 27th, 2024

SpaceX Polaris Dawn launch pushed back after helium leak

SpaceX on Monday pushed back the historic launch of an all-civilian crew on an orbital expedition set to mark a new chapter in space exploration with the first spacewalk by private citizens......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 27th, 2024

SpaceX forced to delay Polaris Dawn mission

SpaceX has stepped back from its attempt to launch Polaris Dawn on Tuesday after engineers discovered a ground-based issue......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 27th, 2024

Here are the experiments that will be conducted on SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission

Several institutions are sending experiments into orbit as part of the mission tomorrow, including investigations into human health in space......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 26th, 2024

One of the most adventurous human spaceflights since Apollo may launch tonight

Liftoff is set for 3:38 am ET in Florida. Enlarge / The crew of Polaris Dawn, from L to R: Scott "Kidd" Poteet, Anna Menon, Sarah Gillis, and Jared Isaacman. (credit: Polaris Program/John Kraus) SpaceX is set to launch.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 26th, 2024

Microscopic fossilized shells reveal ancient climate change patterns

At the end of the Paleocene and beginning of the Eocene epochs, between 59 to 51 million years ago, Earth experienced dramatic warming periods, both gradual periods stretching millions of years and sudden warming events known as hyperthermals......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 26th, 2024

The Boeing Starliner Astronauts Will Come Home on SpaceX’s Dragon Next Year

The decision will leave the crew on the ISS until February. The mission was initially supposed to last about a week......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsAug 26th, 2024

Historic Polaris Dawn mission begins final preparations for Tuesday’s launch

SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission will see a Crew Dragon capsule fly further from Earth than ever before, and also involve the first commercial spacewalk......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 26th, 2024

NASA decides to keep 2 astronauts in space until February, nixes return on troubled Boeing capsule

NASA decided Saturday it's too risky to bring two astronauts back to Earth in Boeing's troubled new capsule, and they'll have to wait until next year for a ride home with SpaceX. What should have been a weeklong test flight for the pair will now last.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 25th, 2024

The Boeing Starliner Astronauts Will Come Home on SpaceX"s Dragon Next Year

The decision will leave the crew on the ISS until February. The mission was initially supposed to last about a week......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsAug 25th, 2024