SpaceX Crew-9 astronaut mission: Live updates
08 Aug
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SpaceX Crew-9 astronaut mission: Live updates

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Top Stories Tamfitronics Refresh 2024-08-07T19:48:05.208ZSpaceX Crew-9 may bring home Starliner astronautsBoeing Starliner may not bring its first astronauts home after all.NASA officials, absent a representative from Boeing, updated reporters today (Aug. 7) about how troubleshooting Starliner's undocking and landing may affect the next SpaceX astronaut flight to the International Space Station.Starliner has faced a lot of difficulties since launching its first astronaut mission, most especially after 5 of its 28 reaction control thrusters (RCS) misfired during docking with the ISS on June 6. Work on the matter is ongoing, and as NASA revealed yesterday (Aug. 6), it will require the next launch to the ISS to wait.Crew-9, SpaceX's ninth operational flight to the ISS designed for four astronauts, will now launch Sept. 24 instead of Aug. 18. That's because NASA may send only two astronauts up...
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NASA considering returning Starliner astronauts on Crew Dragon
08 Aug
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NASA considering returning Starliner astronauts on Crew Dragon

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Top Stories Tamfitronics LOGAN, Utah — NASA is evaluating options to have the two astronauts who flew to the International Space Station on a Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft return instead on a SpaceX Crew Dragon in early 2025, given questions about the safety of Starliner.At a Aug. 7 briefing, NASA officials said they expect to decide around the middle of August if it is too risky to have astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who arrived at the station two months ago on Starliner, to return on the same spacecraft. That would require them to stay on the station while Starliner performs an automated undocking and return to Earth.In that scenario, NASA would fly the Crew-9 mission, whose launch was delayed one day earlier from Aug. 18 to no earlier than Sept. 24with two people...
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U.S. Army gears up for space warfare, drawing lessons from Ukraine
08 Aug
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U.S. Army gears up for space warfare, drawing lessons from Ukraine

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Top Stories Tamfitronics Col. Princeton Wright, Army capability manager for space and high altitude at the Army's Space and Missile Defense Command (center), speaks Aug. 6 at the Space and Missile Defense Conference in Huntsville, Alabama. Credit: SMDCWASHINGTON   The U.S. Army is taking cues from the ongoing conflict in Ukraine to prepare for a new era of space-based warfare.“The war in Ukraine has given us a stark warning: the character of war is changing,” said Col. Princeton Wright, capability manager for space and high altitude at the Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC).Wright spoke during a panel discussion Aug. 6 at the Space and Missile Defense Conference in Huntsville, Alabama.The conflict in Ukraine has served as a stark demonstration of modern electronic warfare capabilities, with Russia’s deployment of jamming systems and other disruptive...
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Spanish defense contractor buys small satellite mission specialist Deimos
08 Aug
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Spanish defense contractor buys small satellite mission specialist Deimos

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Top Stories Tamfitronics Deimos is leading a consortium that recently secured one of ESAs two parallel contracts to define the Spanish Component of the Atlantic Constellation, a network of Earth-monitoring small satellites. Credit: Elecnor DeimosTAMPA, Fla. Indra, one of Spains largest defense contractors, announced plans Aug. 7 to beef up its newly created space business by acquiring European small satellite mission specialist Deimos.Currently owned by Spanish energy giant Elecnor, Deimos provides satellite integration, subsystem and ground segment technologies with a team of more than 500 people across Spain, Portugal, Italy, Romania and the United Kingdom.Financial details were not disclosed for the deal, which is subject to regulatory approvals the companies expect to get before the end of the year.Indra described the proposed acquisition as the first step toward becoming a major player in domestic,...
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