NASA, SpaceX conduct prelaunch activities as Tropical Storm delays Crew-9 mission
26 Sep
Science & Technology

NASA, SpaceX conduct prelaunch activities as Tropical Storm delays Crew-9 mission

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NASA Space Technology SpaceX static fires its Falcon 9 rocket at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) in preparation for the Crew-9 mission on Saturday, Sept. 28. The test came following a dry dress rehearsal of launch activities earlier in the day. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight NowNASA and SpaceX pushed ahead with planned prelaunch activities Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s pad 40 on Tuesday even as the date of liftoff for the Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station had to be delayed due to expected impacts from Tropical Storm Helene.In a statement late Tuesday afternoon, NASA announced that the launch, originally set for Thursday, Sept. 26, was being delayed to no earlier than Saturday, Sept. 28, at 1:17 p.m. EDT (1717 UTC). The agency said the storm, which is expected to strengthen into a hurricane as...
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SpaceX letter criticizes FAA for “systemic challenges” in launch licensing
20 Sep
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SpaceX letter criticizes FAA for “systemic challenges” in launch licensing

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Top Stories Tamfitronics EchoStar's colossal Jupiter-3 satellite launches on a Falcon Heavy July 28, 2023. Credit: SpaceXPARIS — SpaceX fired back at the Federal Aviation Administration over the agency’s proposed fines for launch license violations, blaming the FAA for dragging its heels on what the company considered minor changes.SpaceX released Sept. 19 a letter it sent to the leadership of the House Science Committee and the Senate Commerce Committee, the two committees with oversight of the FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation, or AST.The four-page letter offered the company’s detailed response to the FAA’s proposed $633,000 in fines for license violations announced Sept. 17 from two launches in mid-2023. In one Falcon 9 launch, the FAA said that SpaceX used a new launch control center without approval and skipped a required poll of controllers two...
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Massive SpaceX Starship Capacity Makes Radiation Shielding Easy
19 Sep
Science & Technology

Massive SpaceX Starship Capacity Makes Radiation Shielding Easy

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NASA Space Technology The radiation dose for the 2.5 year round trip between Earth and Mars should give approximately a 1% lifetime increase of a fatal cancer. SpaceX Starship will totally change the situation on payload and travel times. The Starship will be refueled in Earth Orbit. All NASA missions to Mars have launched with multiple stages get to orbit and then to go to Mars. This means the final stage that goes to Mars has to go smaller and slower. They are about 20 times smaller than the launch rocket and they go about 2-3 times slower than a fully fueled in orbit Starship.Starship could travel to Mars one-way in 70-90 days without extra exceptional effort beyond refueling in orbit. This is better than the 180-270 days of other vehicles. Reduced travel time would...
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SpaceX private spacewalk crew returns to Earth
16 Sep
Science & Technology

SpaceX private spacewalk crew returns to Earth

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NASA Space Technology NewsA billionaire spacewalker returned to Earth with his crew on Sunday, ending a five-day trip that lifted them higher than anyone has travelled since NASA's moonwalkers.Tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman became the 264th person to perform a spacewalkThe Associated Press · Posted: Sep 15, 2024 5:38 AM EDT | Last Updated: September 15In this image taken from video, tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, centre, is seen following his return with his crew after the SpaceX capsule landed in the Gulf of Mexico near Florida's Dry Tortugas early Sunday. (SpaceX/The Associated Press)A billionaire spacewalker returned to Earth with his crew on Sunday, ending a five-day trip that lifted them higher than anyone has travelled since NASA's moonwalkers.SpaceX's capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico near Florida's Dry Tortugas in the predawn darkness,...
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