On the other hand, the sleekness of SpaceX’s EVA suit is the result of being designed for short exposures to the rigors of space. You can find a parallel in the suits designed by NASA for theGeminimissions in the 1960s. They looked much sleeker than the suits used for Apollo, which...
The first test launch of the world’s most powerful rocket ended dramatically as it broke apart in the sky. But there’s still a lot riding on it—including NASA’s ambition to return to the moon.
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NASA is paying SpaceX for services, not equipment, which saves the government money and risk. However, NASA has to give some money upfront, hundreds of millions of dollars in fact, which SpaceX has used to fund its buildout. By partnering with...
Stranded on the ISS, NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore must now depend on SpaceX's Crew Dragon for evacuation after Starliner left without them.
NASA leader weighs in on Elon Musk, SpaceX and plans for moon rocket Boeing Starliner crew's return to Earth delayed yet again Aliza Chasan Aliza Chasan is a Digital Content Producer for "60 Minutes" and CBSNews.com. She has previously written for outlets including PIX11 News, ...
The "game-changer" in developing the technology today is a new form of uranium, which is not considered a weapons-grade material. That opens the door for commercial space companies to work on spin-offs after the test mission, said Pam Melroy, NASA's deputy administrator. ...
SUV-sized Dragon is SpaceX’s spacecraft, made for transporting cargo, and one day people, to and from space. NASA’s big 2008 contract with SpaceX was for 12 Dragon missions to the ISS. In the picture above, the cone-shaped thing on the right half is the Dragon’s pressurized capsul...
NASA/Carla Thomas Rockets have gone mostly unchanged since their introduction in the 20th century. From Apollo 11 in 1969 to the SpaceX Falcon Heavy missions, which began in 2018, both were propelled by rockets with bell-shaped nozzles. So this design is not only tried and true, but stout...
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