Pete Davidson headed to space on Blue Origin craft
Pete Davidson is heading to space.
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News tagged with commercial spaceflight
First space tourists will face big risks, as private companies gear up for paid suborbital flights
On May 30, 2020, millions of Americans watched the inaugural SpaceX Crew Dragon launch NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. This mission marked two significant events: First, the return of launch to orbit capability ...
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Jun 11, 2020
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'Bummed out': SpaceX launch scrubbed because of bad weather
The launch of a SpaceX rocket ship with two NASA astronauts on a history-making flight into orbit was called off with less than 17 minutes to go in the countdown Wednesday because of thunderclouds and the risk of lightning.
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May 27, 2020
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New legal powers could send UK scientists into space to research vaccines and medicines
British scientists will be able to fly to the edge of space to conduct vital medical experiments under new powers unveiled this week.
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Feb 20, 2017
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SpaceX Crew Dragon conducts propulsive hover and parachute drop tests
On the road to restoring US Human spaceflight from US soil, SpaceX conducted a pair of key tests involving a propulsive hover test and parachute drop test for their Crew Dragon vehicle which is slated to begin human missions ...
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Feb 1, 2016
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Liftoff: 1st US shipment in months flying to space station
A U.S. shipment of much-needed groceries and other astronaut supplies rocketed toward the International Space Station for the first time in months Sunday, reigniting NASA's commercial delivery service.
Space Exploration
Dec 6, 2015
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NASA orders first ever commercial human spaceflight mission from Boeing
The restoration of America's ability to launch American astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) from American soil in 2017 took a major step forward when NASA ordered the first ever commercial human spaceflight ...
Space Exploration
May 29, 2015
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Experts explore the medical safety needs of civilian space travel
The commercial aviation industry has medical care standards, as does NASA for traditional space missions, and the emerging commercial space transportation industry will need to define medical care practices as well. The unique ...
Space Exploration
Jan 14, 2015
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Is space tourism safe or do civilians risk health effects?
Several companies are developing spacecraft designed to take ordinary citizens, not astronauts, on short trips into space. "Space tourism" and short periods of weightlessness appear to be safe for most individuals according ...
Space Exploration
Oct 30, 2014
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A look back at catastrophic space flights
An unmanned commercial supply ship bound for the International Space Station exploded moments after liftoff from a launch pad at Wallops Island, Virginia, Tuesday evening, with debris falling in flames over the launch site.
Space Exploration
Oct 29, 2014
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