The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon that will launch the private orbital spaceflight dubbed Inspiration4, as seen during launch preparations.(Image credit: SpaceX) The launch took place from NASA's historic Launch Complex 39A atKennedy Space Centerin Florida on Sept. 14. SpaceX leases ...
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner is the second of two commercial crew systems developed through Public-Private Partnerships to ferry crews to and from the International Space Station. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, in service since 2020, is the other. The companies own the systems. NASA only purchases servi...
When is the next full moon? The next full moon will be onSunday, Dec. 15.It will officially reach its full moon phase at4:02 a.m. EST (0902 GMT)but local moonrise times vary depending on location.The moon will still appear full the night before and after its peak to the casual st...
NASA’s Artemis program faces many challenges to overcome to achieve its goal of landing humans on the Moon in 2024. There are the myriad technical problems that have already occurred, and will likely continue to crop up in the coming years as NASA completes development of the Space Launch Sy...
Space Center in Florida. The Demo-2 mission was the first launch with astronauts of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency's Commercial Crew Program. The test flight served as an end-to-end demonstration of SpaceX's ...
Take Elon Musk’s SpaceX. When SpaceX was founded in 2002, no amount of data would have supported Musk’s decision to build a commercial venture to ferry humans. I vividly recall being at the launch of the last space shuttle, in 2011. I was invited to see Musk’s Dragon capsule, whi...
Space Center in Florida. The Demo-2 mission was the first launch with astronauts of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency's Commercial Crew Program. The test flight served as an end-to-end demonstration of SpaceX's ...
In coming years, American aerospace companies SpaceX, with its Dragon 2, and Boeing, with its Starliner, are expected to return to space.1. What can be the best title of the text? A.The Rescue of Two Astronauts B.The Launch of Russian Spacecraft C.Cooperation between Russia and America...