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After five days in orbit, the Polaris Dawn mission, which conducted the world’s first commercial spacewalk, has returned safely to Earth. At 3:36 am EDT, the Dragon capsule Resilience splashed down off the coast of the Dry Tortugas, Florida.Continue Re… Continue reading Watch: Polaris Dawn splashes down after historic spacewalk mission
The world’s first private spacewalk has been completed. On September 12, 2024 at 7:58 am EDT, two of the four-person crew of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft Resilience returned after a 106-minute tethered EVA 732 km (455 miles) above the Earth.Continue Re… Continue reading Watch: World’s first private spacewalk
Having completed its first day in orbit, the Polaris Dawn mission is preparing to make the first private spacewalk in history. Two astronauts are scheduled to exit the Dragon spacecraft Resilience at 2:23 am EDT and here’s how to watch.Continue Reading… Continue reading Polaris Dawn prepares for first private spacewalk: How to watch
Having completed its first day in orbit, the Polaris Dawn mission is preparing to make the first private spacewalk in history. Two astronauts are scheduled to exit the Dragon spacecraft Resilience at 2:23 am EDT and here’s how to watch.Continue Reading… Continue reading Polaris Dawn prepares for first private spacewalk: How to watch
In a red-faced turn of events, NASA has announced that the two Starliner astronauts “not stranded” on the International Space Station (ISS) will be returning to Earth aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, which is only the start of the problems.Continue R… Continue reading Official: Starliner crew to hitch ride home on SpaceX Dragon next year
The saga of the “not stranded” Starliner astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) has taken an embarrassing turn with NASA admitting that their one-week visit to the orbiting lab could be extended into 2025 and they may come home in a SpaceX… Continue reading Astronauts may be “not stranded” on ISS until 2025 – and return on Dragon
The first commercial spacewalk mission looks to be back on schedule with Polaris Dawn saying that it will launch no earlier than July 31, 2024. The Dragon spacecraft is slated to carry the four-person crew farther from Earth than any mission in over 50… Continue reading SpaceX’s first Polaris Dawn mission to launch after July 30
Japanese researchers have created and open-sourced a flying firefighting hose that levitates and steers itself to fight fires using its own water pressure as a two-part propulsion system, spraying water down onto fires and keeping operators safe.Contin… Continue reading “Flying dragon” robot harnesses the “crazy hose” effect to fight fires
There are a great many pieces of software of yesteryear that are no longer readily accessible. It’s now possible to cross Microsoft BASIC for the Dragon 64 off that list, …read more Continue reading Microsoft BASIC For the Dragon 64 Recovered
The Hubble Space Telescope was launched in 1990 with an expected lifespan of around 15 years, but servicing missions and upgrades have seen it continue to gather important science observations to this day. NASA is now exploring how it can remain operat… Continue reading NASA and SpaceX explore idea of shifting Hubble to a more stable orbit