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Four astronauts splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday after their record ISS mission stretched to eight months due to Boeing capsule malfunctions and hurricane disruptions. The SpaceX Dragon capsule landed off Florida’s coast before dawn, carry… Continue reading SpaceX Brings Home Astronauts After Boeing’s Starliner Delays Extend ISS Mission
NASA will rely on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon for two crewed missions to the ISS in 2025 while evaluating whether Boeing’s Starliner requires another test flight for certification. SpaceNews reports: In an Oct. 15 statement, NASA said it will use Crew Dragon … Continue reading NASA Further Delays First Operational Starliner Flight
Remember that time a giant cylindrical aquarium in a Berlin hotel bar catastrophically failed and left thousands of fish homeless? We sure do, and further recall that at the time, …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: October 6, 2024
Ars Technica reports NASA officials operating the International Space Station “are seriously concerned about a small Russian part of the station” — because it’s leaking.
The “PrK” tunnel connecting a larger module to a docking port “has been lea… Continue reading An International Space Station Leak Is Getting Worse, NASA Confirms
The International Space Station (ISS) might not be breaking news, but this February, National Geographic released a documentary that dives into the station’s intricate engineering. It’s a solid reminder of …read more Continue reading A Space Walk Through ISS
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CBC News: Stranded astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said Friday it was hard to watch their Boeing capsule return to Earth without them. It was their first public comments since last week’s return of th… Continue reading Stranded Astronauts Make First Public Statement Since Being Left Behind On ISS
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: A daredevil billionaire rocketed back into orbit Tuesday, aiming to perform the first private spacewalk and venture farther than anyone since NASA’s Apollo moonshots. Unlike his previous ch… Continue reading SpaceX Launches a Billionaire To Conduct the First Private Spacewalk
OK, sit down, everyone — we don’t want you falling over and hurting yourself when you learn the news that actually yes, your phone has been listening to your conversations …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: September 8, 2024
The European Space Agency (ESA) has successfully 3D printed the first metal part aboard the International Space Station. This achievement marks a significant advancement in in-orbit manufacturing that could enable the production of essential spare part… Continue reading ESA Prints 3D Metal Shape In Space For First Time
Boeing’s “beleaguered” Starliner spacecraft “successfully landed in New Mexico just after midnight Eastern time,” reports NPR:
After Starliner made a picture-perfect landing, Stich told reporters that the spacecraft did well during its return flight. … Continue reading Boeing’s Starliner Makes ‘Picture Perfect’ Landing – Without Its Crew