More trouble for Sunita Williams? NASA fears astronauts may stay months in space: Here’s why
30 Jun
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More trouble for Sunita Williams? NASA fears astronauts may stay months in space: Here’s why

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NASA Space Technology India-origin Nasa astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are stranded in space with no exact date for return to Earth announced. The two astronauts were unable to board their flight home after the Boeing Starliner spacecraft malfunctioned during the journey to ISS. Launched on June 5, Starliner's first crewed test flight was projected to last only a few days. NASA has now scrapped the return three times after it failed to rectify the spacecraft's helium leaks and thruster outage issues. Watch! Follow @EconomicTimes
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SpaceX is building a NASA craft to intentionally destroy the International Space Station after retiring
27 Jun
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SpaceX is building a NASA craft to intentionally destroy the International Space Station after retiring

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NASA Space Technology A satellite image shows an overview of the International Space Station with the Boeing Starliner spacecraft, June 7, 2024.Maxar Technologies | Via ReutersNASA will have a spacecraft from Elon Musk's SpaceX guide the International Space Station's destruction later this decade, the agency announced Wednesday.The National Aeronautics and Space Administration awarded an $843 million contract to SpaceX to build the so-called "U.S. Deorbit Vehicle." The spacecraft will be designed to guide the football-field-sized research laboratory back into the Earth's atmosphere after retiring in 2030.The SpaceX-built vehicle will effectively destroy the ISS by pushing the station into reentry from orbit."It is crucial to prepare for the safe and responsible deorbit of the International Space Station in a controlled manner," NASA said in a press release, with the U.S. Deorbit Vehicle needed to "ensure avoidance...
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NASA awards SpaceX contract for space station deorbit vehicle
27 Jun
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NASA awards SpaceX contract for space station deorbit vehicle

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NASA Space Technology The International Space Station as seen from a Crew Dragon spacecraft in 2021. Credit: NASAWASHINGTON — NASA selected SpaceX to develop a spacecraft that will be used to perform the final phases of the deorbiting of the International Space Station around the end of the decade.NASA announced June 26 it awarded SpaceX a contract valued at up to $843 million to build the United States Deorbit Vehicle (USDV). That contract covers the development of the spacecraft, with NASA to conduct a later procurement for launching the USDV.The agency announced more than a year ago its intent to pursue development of the USDV. The spacecraft will dock with the ISS and perform the final series of maneuvers needed to make a controlled reentry of the station over a remote ocean region like the...
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