NASA adds more safety fixes for Boeing's crew capsule
NASA has added more safety fixes for Boeing's space capsule before it can fly astronauts following a pair of close calls during last year's test flight.
NASA has added more safety fixes for Boeing's space capsule before it can fly astronauts following a pair of close calls during last year's test flight.
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SpaceX's debut astronaut launch is the biggest, most visible opening shot yet in NASA's grand plan for commercializing Earth's backyard.
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The first astronauts launched by SpaceX declared victory Monday in NASA's cosmic capture-the-flag game.
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Jun 1, 2020
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Stormy weather is threatening to delay SpaceX's first astronaut launch.
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It's back to the future as NASA astronauts launch again from the U.S.—aboard a retro-style "Right Stuff" capsule.
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May 25, 2020
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For the first time in nearly a decade, U.S. astronauts are about to blast into orbit aboard an American rocket from American soil. And for the first time in the history of human spaceflight, a private company is running the ...
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A cargo capsule that was part of a key test in China's space programme experienced an "anomaly" Wednesday during its return trip, the space authority said.
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China plans to send four crewed space missions and the same number of cargo craft to complete work on its permanent space station within about two years, officials said after the launch of a newly designed spacecraft aboard ...
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Two NASA astronauts said Friday they expect it will be tough returning to such a drastically changed world next week, after more than half a year at the International Space Station.
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