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  • SpaceX almost ready to launch NASA asteroid impact spacecraft

    SpaceX almost ready to launch NASA asteroid impact spacecraft

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    Revealed as a side note during live coverage of the space agency’s successful Landsat-9 launch, NASA says that the Double Asteroid Redirect Test (DART) spacecraft has arrived at Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) ahead of a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch less than two months from now. Weighing around 690 kg (~1500 lb) at liftoff, NASA…

  • SpaceX CEO Elon Musk explains why Blue Origin’s Starship lawsuit makes no sense

    SpaceX CEO Elon Musk explains why Blue Origin’s Starship lawsuit makes no sense

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    For the first time since SpaceX competitor Blue Origin took NASA to federal court after losing a Moon lander contract to Starship and a protest over that loss, unsealed documents have finally revealed the argument Jeff Bezos’ space startup is focusing on in court. After the details broke in new court documents filed on Wednesday,…

  • NASA is Looking for a Next-Gen Astronaut Van

    NASA is Looking for a Next-Gen Astronaut Van

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    Since the Apollo program, astronauts making the nine mile trip from the Operations and Checkout Building to the launch pad have rode in a specialized van that’s become lovingly referred to as the Astrovan. The original van, technically a modified motorhome, was used from 1967 all the way to the first Shuttle missions in 1983.…

  • SpaceX receives first major Starship Moon lander funding from NASA

    SpaceX receives first major Starship Moon lander funding from NASA

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    SpaceX has received its first major funding from NASA for the development of a crewed Starship Moon lander meant to return humans to the surface of Earth’s nearest neighbor as early as 2024. Ordinarily, funding disbursement is just a routine, mundane part of government contracting. However, soon after NASA revealed that it had selected SpaceX…

  • SpaceX’s NASA Starship contract prevails over frivolous Blue Origin, Dynetics protests

    SpaceX’s NASA Starship contract prevails over frivolous Blue Origin, Dynetics protests

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    The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has thrown out frivolous protests filed by Blue Origin and Dynetics after NASA awarded SpaceX a $2.9B contract to develop a crewed Starship Moon lander. In mid-April, NASA announced that it had chosen SpaceX and SpaceX alone to develop a Starship-derived lander capable of returning humanity to the Moon…

  • SpaceX Cargo Dragon spacecraft heads home after a month in orbit

    SpaceX Cargo Dragon spacecraft heads home after a month in orbit

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    After more than a month in orbit, SpaceX’s second upgraded Cargo Dragon spacecraft has undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) on its way back to Earth. Delayed several days by stormy conditions in the Gulf of Mexico, the effects of Hurricane Elsa thankfully waned enough for NASA and SpaceX to proceed with the second…

  • SpaceX aces fourth Dragon launch in six months

    SpaceX aces fourth Dragon launch in six months

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    SpaceX has successfully completed its fourth Dragon spacecraft launch in six months, continuing an unprecedented cadence of missions carrying crew and cargo to and from the International Space Station (ISS). Sporting a new booster (B1067) and Cargo Dragon 2 spacecraft (likely C209), SpaceX’s two-stage, 70-meter (~230 ft) Falcon 9 rocket lifted off without issue on…

  • A 2021 SpaceX Odyssey: Dragon aces third astronaut launch, docks with space station

    A 2021 SpaceX Odyssey: Dragon aces third astronaut launch, docks with space station

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    Early on Saturday morning, SpaceX Crew Dragon ‘Endeavour’ (capsule C206) – carrying four international astronauts – flawlessly docked with the International Space Station (ISS) for the second time in less than a year. Capping off a smooth 24 hours of free-flight following an equally successful Falcon 9 launch on Friday, April 23rd, Dragon’s third crewed…

  • Hyundai Ioniq 5’s Lazy Boy Seats Were Based On NASA’s Zero-Gravity Posture Shuttle Research

    Hyundai Ioniq 5’s Lazy Boy Seats Were Based On NASA’s Zero-Gravity Posture Shuttle Research

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    The brand new Hyundai Ioniq 5’therefore ability to control at around 350 kW is among its coolest, and most useful features. Find a fast enough charger to make use of that max charging speed and you’re able to add 68 kilometers of driving in five minutes, or even fill the battery out of 10-80 percent…

  • SpaceX launches astronauts on flight-proven rocket and capsule in spaceflight first

    SpaceX launches astronauts on flight-proven rocket and capsule in spaceflight first

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    For the very first time in history, SpaceX has sent astronauts into space within a reused Crew Dragon space capsule with the help of a flight-proven Falcon 9 rocket booster, blowing off a new era of flight-proven human spaceflight. Besides NASA’s Space Shuttle, whose orbiter and solid rocket boosters were regularly refurbished for 3 years,…