NASA SpaceX Crew-9 Set to Bring Home Stranded Astronauts
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NASA SpaceX Crew-9 Set to Bring Home Stranded Astronauts

NASA Space Technology NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 mission is due to liftoff on Saturday, sending two astronauts zooming toward the International Space Station, with the hopes of returning two more astronauts stuck in space.The astronauts aboard the Dragon capsule—NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov—are scheduled to be launched into space using a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 1:17 p.m. ET.The Dragon spacecraft will remain docked at the ISS for five months until it returns with the Crew-9 astronauts, as well as Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, the NASA astronauts who flew to the station in June aboard the malfunctioning Boeing Starliner and have been stranded in space ever since.Image of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) weather satellite Geostationary...
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NASA is selling a brand-new Moon rover: Never used, one previous owner
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NASA is selling a brand-new Moon rover: Never used, one previous owner

NASA Space Technology Sep 25th 2024NASA HAS big plans for the Moon. By the end of the decade, it wants to send humans back to the lunar surface. Before then, though, it intends to send probes to look for ice at its south pole. This ice carries enormous scientific value. It could shed light on how Earth acquired its liquid water; it is also ripe for conversion into rocket propellant.This article appeared in the Science & technology section of the print edition under the headline “Moon rover for sale”NASA Space Technology Science & technology September 28th 2024Immune therapy shows promise for asthma, heart disease—and even ageingNew technologies can spot pesky leaks in water pipelinesNASA is selling a brand-new Moon roverThe world’s oldest cheese sheds light on ancient Chinese cultureFrom the September 28th 2024 editionDiscover...
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