SpaceX will attempt the first commercial spacewalk
02 Jul
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SpaceX will attempt the first commercial spacewalk

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Technology tamfitronics An illustration of the upcoming space mission. Polaris ProgramThis month, the burgeoning era of private spaceflight takes a big step forward. SpaceX is set to launch Polaris Dawnits second all-civilian mission (after Inspiration4 in 2021) and the first in their Polaris program.Originally announced in 2022Polaris Dawn is designed to push the limits of SpaceX’s technology and help pave the way for a longer-term human presence in space. It’s the first of three missions funded by billionaire Jared Isaacmanwho also bankrolled Inspiration4. Although its launch date has been pushed back a few times over the years, it is now set to launch no earlier than July 12, 2024 according to a recent interview with Isaacman.The mission’s plans include the first commercial spacewalk, ambitious research on human health in space, tests to equip the spacecraft...
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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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NASA, SpaceX Launch NOAA’s Latest Weather Satellite
27 Jun
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NASA, SpaceX Launch NOAA’s Latest Weather Satellite

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NASA Space Technology NASA successfully launched the fourth and final satellite in a series of advanced weather satellites for NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) at 5:26 p.m. EDT Tuesday. The GOES-U (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) will benefit the nation by providing continuous coverage of weather and hazardous environmental conditions across much of the Western Hemisphere.The satellite launched on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Mission managers confirmed at 10:18 p.m. the spacecraft’s solar arrays successfully deployed, and the spacecraft was operating on its own power.“As communities across the country and the world feel the effects of extreme weather, satellites like GOES-U keep a close watch to monitor weather in real time,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. “NASA and NOAA have worked together for several...
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