[ad_1] When NASA owned and operated its own spacecraft, there was no chance of leasing a Saturn 5 rocket or space shuttle to anyone else. But during the Obama administration,Read More
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SpaceX tourists leap down after groundbreaking trip to orbit
[ad_1] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four space tourists ended their groundbreaking journey into orbit with a splash of water in the Atlantic off Florida on Saturday. They Space XRead More
SpaceX: Are Space-to-Water Landings Safe?
[ad_1] Returning from the free-fall environment of orbit to the normal gravitational forces on Earth is often confusing to astronauts. Landing on water increases the likelihood of seasickness. At aRead More
Watch SpaceX Live: Inspiration4 Crew Prepares to Splashdown
[ad_1] Sept. 18, 2021, 5:53 p.m. ET Sept. 18, 2021, 5:53 p.m. ET ImageThe SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lit up skies when it launched the Inspiration4 mission on Wednesday.Credit…Chandan Khanna/AgenceRead More
When Will the SpaceX Inspiration4 Team Drop?
[ad_1] After three days in orbit, the crew of the Inspiration4 mission, the first orbital voyage with no one on board a professional astronaut, head home to Earth. The CrewRead More
SpaceX Live Updates: Follow the Return of the Inspiration4 Team
[ad_1] September 18, 2021 at 3:45 PM ET September 18, 2021 at 3:45 PM ET The Inspiration4 crew took off from Kennedy Space Center on time at 20:02 ET onRead More
When Will the SpaceX Inspiration4 Team Land?
[ad_1] The astronauts of the Inspiration4 mission, four lay astronauts orbiting in a SpaceX capsule, are expected to return to Earth at 7:06 p.m. Eastern time on Saturday. While someRead More
SpaceX Live Updates: Where is the Inspiration4 Crew Now?
[ad_1] Here’s what you need to know: ImageFrom left, Jared Isaacman, Hayley Arceneaux, Chris Sembroski and Sian Proctor, the Inspiration4 crew, during their first day in space.Credit…SpaceX, via Associated PressRead More
Tom Cruise Talks to SpaceX Inspiration4 Astronauts in Orbit
[ad_1] Maverick called space. The Inspiration4 team spoke to actor Tom Cruise: Maverick was the call sign for his fighter pilot character in the 1986 movie “Top Gun.” Like theRead More
SpaceX Updates: Inspiration4 Crew News Tracker
[ad_1] Here’s what you need to know: ImageSpaceX tweeted a view of Crew Dragon’s cupola.Credit…SpaceX The crew of the Inspiration4 mission is flying safely around Earth, SpaceX said in aRead More