In 2022, NASA rammed a spacecraft into an asteroid to see if it could alter its orbital period around its parent asteroid. The mission, dubbed the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), aimed to determine whether humanity could theoretically save itself from a catastrophic asteroid impact. DART collided with Dimorphos, a small moonlet orbiting a larger asteroid called Didymos, on September …
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TOKYO — NASA officials say there is a “strong chance” that the next test flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle will be uncrewed as work continues to fix issues with the spacecraft. To continue reading this article: Register now and get3 free articles every month. You’ll also receive our weekly SpaceNews This Week newsletter every Friday. Opt-out at …
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NASA and SpaceX are targeting July 31 for the launch of Crew-11, a mission that will carry four astronauts aboard the Crew Dragon Endeavour to the International Space Station (ISS). As reported by Space.com, the launch will take place from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the spacecraft’s sixth flight and solidifying its place as one of SpaceX’s most …
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