Tag: SpaceX
US Astronauts Complete First Commercial Spacewalk
The two astronauts are U.S. billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman and SpaceX engineer Sarah Gillis. On Thursday, SpaceX informed that the crew of U.S. Polaris Dawn mission completed a spacewalk, marking the first time commercial astronauts have space-walked from a commercial spacecraft. RELATED: NASA Astronauts Stranded in Space Could Be Rescued in 2025 The 106-minute spacewalk […]
September 13, 2024
US FAA Requires Investigation Into Spacex Falcon 9 Landing Failure
After a successful ascent, the first stage booster tipped over following touchdown on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship. On Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that it was requiring an investigation into the failure of the SpaceX Falcon 9 booster rocket while landing on a droneship at sea. RELATED: SpaceX Successfully Launches […]
August 29, 2024
NASA Astronauts Stranded in Space Could Be Rescued in 2025
Wilmore and Williams’s intended short test mission has stretched beyond 60 days, with no definite return date in prospect. Two U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronauts find themselves on an unexpectedly extended mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as technical issues plague their return spacecraft, Boeing’s Starliner. The intended short test mission […]
August 9, 2024
SpaceX Successfully Launches Starship Rocket
The spacecraft and its rocket represent a fully reusable transportation system designed to carry both crew and cargo to Earth orbit. On Thursday, SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on the fourth test flight from its facility called Starbase in southern Texas. The rocket, lifted off at about 7:50 a.m. local time near Boca Chica Village, […]
June 7, 2024
Spacex’s Starship Rocket Launches on Third Test Flight
On Thursday morning, SpaceX’s Starship rocket was launched on its third test flight from Texas at around 8:25 a.m. local time. RELATED: BRICS Universe Exhibition is Held in Russia The third flight test aims to build on previous flights while attempting a number of ambitious objectives, according to the SpaceX company. Among them are the successful […]