Stuck in space? Why the return date of two NASA astronauts is up in the air until early next year.
10 Aug
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Stuck in space? Why the return date of two NASA astronauts is up in the air until early next year.

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NASA Space Technology NASA is wrestling over how and when to bring two astronauts back from the International Space Station, after repeatedly delaying their return aboard Boeing’s troubled capsule.Do they take a chance and send them home soon in Boeing’s Starliner? Or wait and bring them back next year with SpaceX?Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been up there since early June, their planned eight-day mission at the two-month mark and possibly surpassing eight months.Testing continues, with Boeing expressing confidence in its spacecraft but NASA divided. A decision is expected next week.What’s wrong with Boeing’s Starliner?This is Boeing’s first time launching astronautsafter flying a pair of empty Starliners that suffered software and other issues. Even before Mr. Wilmore and Ms. Williams blasted off June 5, their capsule sprang a leak in propulsion-related plumbing. Boeing and...
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NASA Seeks Industry Interest in VIPER Moon Rover Use | Mirage News
10 Aug
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NASA Seeks Industry Interest in VIPER Moon Rover Use | Mirage News

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NASA Space Technology Mirage News10 Aug 2024 7:14 am AESTDate TimeNASA's VIPER robotic Moon rover is seen here in a clean room at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.NASA/Helen Arase Vargas/Public Release. This material from the originating organization/author(s) might be of the point-in-time nature, and edited for clarity, style and length. Mirage.News does not take institutional positions or sides, and all views, positions, and conclusions expressed herein are solely those of the author(s).View in full here.
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2 Astronauts Stuck in Space After 8-Day Mission Goes Awry
10 Aug
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2 Astronauts Stuck in Space After 8-Day Mission Goes Awry

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NASA Space Technology New Updates on The Titanic Submersible DisappearanceA NASA mission has gone wrong.Astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore60, and Sunita Williams58, are stuck at the International Space Station after their spacecraft, Boeing’s Starliner, had several malfunctions, according to the Associated Press.During the Starliner’s launch June 5, which was the first of its kind with people aboard, the spacecraft had a leak in its propulsion-related plumbing, but engineers deemed it to be “stable and isolated,” according to the Associated Pressand proceeded with the mission.The next day however, as Wilmore and Williams approached the space stationfour more leaks emerged, and five thrusters—a device used for acceleration and station keeping—failed, per AP. The crew managed to dock at the station safely, but since June 6 have remained in space on a trip that was originally meant to last...
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NASA shuts down down asteroid-hunting NEOWISE telescope as the sun drags it to its doom
10 Aug
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NASA shuts down down asteroid-hunting NEOWISE telescope as the sun drags it to its doom

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NASA Space Technology An artist's concept of NASA's asteroids-hunting NEOWISE satellite, which was decommissioned for good this week.(Image credit: ASA/JPL-Caltech)NASA's only space telescope dedicated to planetary defense has turned off its transmitter for the last time, ending its 15-year career detecting near-Earth asteroids and comets.The spacecraft — named NEOWISE (Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer) — vastly outlived its original seven-month mission to scan the sky for infrared signals. It ultimately detected more than 200 previously unknown near-Earth objects, including 25 new cometsand provided a wealth of data on 44,000 other objects that zoom through our solar system, according to NASA.NEOWISE's mission, which officially ended on July 31, is finally coming to an end as the sun's era of peak activity, called solar maximumthreatens to drag the satellite into Earth's atmosphere for a final,...
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