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Who Is Megan McArthur, the First Woman to Pilot NASA's SpaceX Dragon?
NASA astronaut Megan McArthur, the first woman to pilot a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, retires after 20 years. She logged 213 days in space, flew two missions, and was the last to handle the Hubble Telescope. Her contributions to ISS science and leadership roles shaped future lunar and Mars exploration, leaving a lasting mark on NASA’s mission
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Freedom From Gravity: How Private Companies Are Reshaping Access To Space
As India prepares for its first independent human space mission under the Gaganyaan program, the global landscape is witnessing a renaissance in space travel.
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NASA Grounds Boeing Starliner Until 2026 After Test Flight Failures
NASA has grounded Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner until at least 2026 following critical malfunctions during its June 2024 crewed test flight. The mission was cut short due to multiple thruster failures and helium pressurization leaks. NASA decided to bring Starliner back to Earth empty, leaving the astronauts on the ISS for safety. Engineers traced t...
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Musk- Trump Feud Poses Serious Threat To NASA, Pentagon Programs: Report
Elon Musk's threat, which he later retracted, to cut off NASA's use of SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft would be a huge blow to NASA, depriving the space agency of the only American vehicle capable of transporting astronauts to International Space Station.
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Indian Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla To Fly To Space From Same Launch Complex As Neil Armstrong
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is scheduled to pilot the Axiom Mission 4, a private astronaut mission that will launch aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule on a Falcon 9 rocket.
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NASA, SpaceX Crew-9 Returns on Crew Dragon Freedom After 171 Days in Space
NASA and SpaceX successfully completed the return of Crew-9 astronauts aboard Crew Dragon Freedom. The spacecraft undocked from the ISS early on March 18 and began its descent after a scheduled deorbit burn. The crew—Nick Hague, Aleksandr Gorbunov, Sunita Williams, and Barry Wilmore—landed in the Gulf of Mexico after traveling millions of miles...
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SpaceX Crew Dragon to Ferry Four Astronauts to International Space Station on November 14
Three NASA crew and one Japanese astronaut are set for launch aboard a SpaceX rocket, bound for the International Space Station in the program's first six-month routine mission since the US resumed crewed space flight in May after nine years of reliance on Russia.
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Musk's SpaceX Set for Debut Astronaut Mission, Renewing NASA's Crewed Launch Program
California-based SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule carrying astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken and its Falcon 9 rocket is due to lift off at 4:33 pm EDT on Wednesday (02:03 am IST on Thursday) from the same launch pad used by NASA's last space shuttle mission in 2011.
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Game of Thrones Prequel House of the Dragon Might Premiere in 2022
Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon might premiere in 2022, HBO’s president of programming Casey Bloys has revealed in a new interview at the ongoing 2020 Television Critics Association press tour in California.
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Boeing, SpaceX Will Beat Russia on Price For Astronaut Rides
NASA expects to save millions of dollars in launch costs, once its commercial crew program starts flying in a couple of years.
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Five-Year-Olds Learn Coding as Britain Eyes Digital Future
"Miss! We made it breathe out fire!" exclaimed 10-year-old Joe, pointing at the laptop on his desk, where he has programmed his animated dragon to belch flames into the face of the Greek hero Heracles.
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Who Is Megan McArthur, the First Woman to Pilot NASA's SpaceX Dragon?
NASA astronaut Megan McArthur, the first woman to pilot a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, retires after 20 years. She logged 213 days in space, flew two missions, and was the last to handle the Hubble Telescope. Her contributions to ISS science and leadership roles shaped future lunar and Mars exploration, leaving a lasting mark on NASA’s mission
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Freedom From Gravity: How Private Companies Are Reshaping Access To Space
As India prepares for its first independent human space mission under the Gaganyaan program, the global landscape is witnessing a renaissance in space travel.
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NASA Grounds Boeing Starliner Until 2026 After Test Flight Failures
NASA has grounded Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner until at least 2026 following critical malfunctions during its June 2024 crewed test flight. The mission was cut short due to multiple thruster failures and helium pressurization leaks. NASA decided to bring Starliner back to Earth empty, leaving the astronauts on the ISS for safety. Engineers traced t...
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Musk- Trump Feud Poses Serious Threat To NASA, Pentagon Programs: Report
Elon Musk's threat, which he later retracted, to cut off NASA's use of SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft would be a huge blow to NASA, depriving the space agency of the only American vehicle capable of transporting astronauts to International Space Station.
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Indian Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla To Fly To Space From Same Launch Complex As Neil Armstrong
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is scheduled to pilot the Axiom Mission 4, a private astronaut mission that will launch aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule on a Falcon 9 rocket.
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NASA, SpaceX Crew-9 Returns on Crew Dragon Freedom After 171 Days in Space
NASA and SpaceX successfully completed the return of Crew-9 astronauts aboard Crew Dragon Freedom. The spacecraft undocked from the ISS early on March 18 and began its descent after a scheduled deorbit burn. The crew—Nick Hague, Aleksandr Gorbunov, Sunita Williams, and Barry Wilmore—landed in the Gulf of Mexico after traveling millions of miles...
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SpaceX Crew Dragon to Ferry Four Astronauts to International Space Station on November 14
Three NASA crew and one Japanese astronaut are set for launch aboard a SpaceX rocket, bound for the International Space Station in the program's first six-month routine mission since the US resumed crewed space flight in May after nine years of reliance on Russia.
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Musk's SpaceX Set for Debut Astronaut Mission, Renewing NASA's Crewed Launch Program
California-based SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule carrying astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken and its Falcon 9 rocket is due to lift off at 4:33 pm EDT on Wednesday (02:03 am IST on Thursday) from the same launch pad used by NASA's last space shuttle mission in 2011.
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Game of Thrones Prequel House of the Dragon Might Premiere in 2022
Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon might premiere in 2022, HBO’s president of programming Casey Bloys has revealed in a new interview at the ongoing 2020 Television Critics Association press tour in California.
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Boeing, SpaceX Will Beat Russia on Price For Astronaut Rides
NASA expects to save millions of dollars in launch costs, once its commercial crew program starts flying in a couple of years.
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Five-Year-Olds Learn Coding as Britain Eyes Digital Future
"Miss! We made it breathe out fire!" exclaimed 10-year-old Joe, pointing at the laptop on his desk, where he has programmed his animated dragon to belch flames into the face of the Greek hero Heracles.
