NASA plans for space station’s demise with new SpaceX ‘Deorbit Vehicle’
20 Jul
Science & Technology

NASA plans for space station’s demise with new SpaceX ‘Deorbit Vehicle’

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NASA Space Technology An artist’s impression of SpaceX’s ISS Deorbit Vehicle pushing the lab toward a controlled re-entry and breakup in the 2030 timeframe, after a formal decision to retire the lab complex after three decades of operation. Graphic: SpaceXSpaceX is building a souped-up version of its cargo Dragon spacecraft to drive the International Space Station out of orbit for a controlled re-entry and breakup over an uninhabited stretch of ocean when the lab is finally retired in the 2030 timeframe, NASA and company officials said Wednesday.The ISS Deorbit Vehicle, or DV, will be a custom-built, one-of-a-kind spacecraft needed to make sure the space station re-enters the atmosphere at the precise place and in the proper orientation to insure any wreckage that survives the 3,000-degree heat of re-entry will crash harmlessly into the sea.In late...
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From One Crew to Another: Artemis II Astronauts Meet NASA Barge Crew
20 Jul
Science & Technology

From One Crew to Another: Artemis II Astronauts Meet NASA Barge Crew

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NASA Space Technology Lee PleaseJul 18, 2024Members of the Artemis II crew met with the crew of NASA’s Pegasus barge prior to their departure to deliver the core stage of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket to the Space Coast. NASA astronaut and pilot of the Artemis II mission Victor Glover met the crew July 15.NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, commander, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist, visited the barge July 16 shortly before the flight hardware was loaded onto it.Pegasus is currently transporting the SLS core stage from NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where it will be integrated and prepared for launch. During the Artemis II test flight, the core stage with its four RS-25 engines will provide more than 2 million...
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KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: At GOP Convention, Health Policy Is Mostly MIA
20 Jul
Health News

KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: At GOP Convention, Health Policy Is Mostly MIA

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Health News tamfitronics KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’Episode Title: ‘At GOP Convention, Health Policy Is Mostly MIA’Episode Number: 356Published: July 18, 2024Julie Rovner: Hello, and welcome back to “What the Health?” I’m Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for KFF Health News, and I’m joined by some of the best and smartest health reporters in Washington. We’re taping this week on Thursday, July 18, at 10 a.m. As always, news happens fast and things might’ve changed by the time you hear this. So, here we go.We are joined today via video conference by Alice Miranda Ollstein, of Politico.Alice Miranda Ollstein: Good morning.Rovner: Sarah Karlin-Smith at the Pink Sheet.Sarah Karlin-Smith: Hi, everybody.Rovner: And Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Schools of public health and nursing, and Politico Magazine.Joanne From: Hi, everybody.Rovner: Later in this episode, we’ll...
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