SpaceX seeks public safety determination for early return to flight for its Falcon 9 rocket – Spaceflight Now

Unusual ice buildup on the Falcon 9 second stage that launched the Starlink 9-3 mission. Image: SpaceX. SpaceX is looking to resume launches of its Falcon 9 rocket soon. In…

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NASA still expects Boeing’s Starliner to return astronauts from the ISS, but notes a backup option for SpaceX

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore (right) and Sunny Williams, wearing Boeing spacesuits, leave the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Inspections Building at the Kennedy Space Center for Launch Complex 41 at…

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NASA still expects Boeing’s Starliner to return astronauts from the ISS, but notes a backup option for SpaceX

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore (right) and Sunny Williams, wearing Boeing spacesuits, leave the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Inspections Building at the Kennedy Space Center for Launch Complex 41 at…

Continue ReadingNASA still expects Boeing’s Starliner to return astronauts from the ISS, but notes a backup option for SpaceX

The Starliner was the astronauts’ “lifeboat” if the crashed Russian satellite hit the space station; no return date yet

Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) were strapped into their "lifeboats" and prepared for an emergency evacuation after a defunct Russian satellite shattered into hundreds of pieces.That includes the…

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