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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

SpaceX to launch first human spaceflight over Earth’s polar regions

A private space mission operated by SpaceX will become the first crewed voyage designed specifically to explore Earth’s polar regions......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 13th, 2024

SpaceX announces first human mission to ever fly over the planet’s poles

The highest inclination flight by a human spacecraft to date is 65.1 degrees. Enlarge / The crew of Fram2 from left to right: Eric Philips, Jannicke Mikkelsen, Chun Wang, and Rabea Rogge. (credit: SpaceX) SpaceX will fl.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 13th, 2024

NASA is about to make its most important safety decision in nearly a generation

Three Starliner mission managers had key roles on Columbia's ill-fated final flight. Enlarge / Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, seen docked at the International Space Station through the window of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. (credi.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 12th, 2024

SpaceX Falcon 9 booster just launched fo a record-tying 22nd time

A SpaceX Falcon 9 first-stage booster launched and landed for a record-tying 22nd time during a mission in California on Sunday night......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 12th, 2024

Saturday Citations: A rare misstep for Boeing; mouse jocks and calorie restriction; human brains in sync

This week's headlines include the extended sleepover for astronauts in the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, insight into our imitative behaviors, and the Olympic form of mice......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsAug 10th, 2024

Starship is ready to fly again, SpaceX says

SpaceX is ready for the fifth test flight of the mighty Starship, the most powerful rocket ever to have flown......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 9th, 2024

NASA Still Hasn"t Decided How to Get the Boeing Starliner Astronauts Home

One potential path forward involves hitching a ride from SpaceX—but not until 2025......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsAug 9th, 2024

NASA says chances are growing that astronauts may switch from Boeing to a SpaceX ride back to Earth

What should have been a quick trip to the International Space Station may turn into an eight-month stay for two NASA astronauts if they have to switch from Boeing to SpaceX for a ride home......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 8th, 2024

Ford Falcon Emerges From Decades Of Dust to Fetch $247,000 at Auction

Ford Falcon Emerges From Decades Of Dust to Fetch $247,000 at Auction.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsAug 8th, 2024

NASA says chances are growing that astronauts may switch from Boeing to a SpaceX ride back to Earth

NASA says chances are growing that astronauts may switch from Boeing to a SpaceX ride back to Earth.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  yahooRelated NewsAug 8th, 2024

SpaceX’s unique Polaris Dawn mission gets a launch date

SpaceX has announced a target launch date for the Polaris Dawn mission that will see a Crew Dragon capsule travel its farthest distance from Earth......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 8th, 2024

Cancer Case Rates Are Rising Across Generations, and a SpaceX Private Spacewalk Is Delayed

A new blood test for cancer, helpful cat parasites and a new kind of wood are featured in this week’s news roundup......»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsAug 8th, 2024

How NASA’s Stranded Starliner Astronauts Could Fly Home with SpaceX

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been stuck on the ISS since they launched to the station in early June. Now the space agency is close to deciding how to bring them back.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsAug 8th, 2024

SpaceX Starship’s 2nd Flight Footage Released Under Freedom Of Information Act By NASA

SpaceX Starship’s 2nd Flight Footage Released Under Freedom Of Information Act By NASA.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  yahooRelated NewsAug 8th, 2024

Boeing"s Starliner astronauts could return on SpaceX capsule in Feb 2025, NASA says

Boeing"s Starliner astronauts could return on SpaceX capsule in Feb 2025, NASA says.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  yahooRelated NewsAug 8th, 2024

Watch SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket generate sonic boom during landing (video)

Watch SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket generate sonic boom during landing (video).....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsAug 7th, 2024

NASA weighs SpaceX rescue for stranded Boeing Starliner crew

What was meant to be a weeklong trip to the International Space Station (ISS) for the first NASA astronauts to fly with Boeing could extend to eight months, with the agency considering bringing them home on a SpaceX spaceship......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 7th, 2024

Stuck Starliner astronauts could be brought home on a SpaceX Dragon

NASA previously said it was focused on getting the astronauts home using the Starliner. But the agency is now considering using a different vehicle......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 7th, 2024

"Miseries of the Balkhash": Fears for Kazakhstan"s magical lake

Seen from the sky, with its turquoise waters stretching out into the desert expanses in the shape of a crescent, you can see why they call Lake Balkhash the "pearl of Kazakhstan"......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 7th, 2024

CrowdStrike engages external experts, details causes of massive outage

CrowdStrike has published a technical root cause analysis of what went wrong when a content update pushed to its Falcon sensors borked over 8.5 million Windows machines around the world on July 19, and has confirmed that it has hired two unnamed thir.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsAug 7th, 2024