One drawback of flying a Starliner cargo mission is that it will use up one of United Launch Alliance’s remaining Atlas V rockets currently earmarked for a future Starliner crew launch. That means Boeing would have to turn to another rocket to accomplish its full contract with NASA, which covers up to six crew missions. While Boeing says Starliner can …
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The four crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station are pictured inside SpaceX’s Hangar X at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left to right: Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, and JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui. Image: SpaceX The next four-person crew heading to the International Space Station is …
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NASA, JAXA astronauts discuss upcoming Crew-11 launch to ISS – NASASpaceFlight.com We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to …
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NASA, JAXA astronauts discuss upcoming Crew-11 launch to ISS – NASASpaceFlight.com We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to …
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The age-old question of what would happen if you threw a paper airplane out of the International Space Station (ISS) has been answered in a new paper. Space around our planet is getting quite full. We are a messy species, and low-Earth orbit is apparently no exception to our “we’ll clean up later” rule. One concern about the debris is …
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Smadi tracked the International Space Station with a laser pointer and captured not once, but a handful of times. | Photo by AJ Smadi The International Space Station may orbit the Earth 250 miles above, making it difficult to distinguish in the sky, but one photographer has proven that with the right gear, it is possible to get a good …
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