CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Four astronauts in orbit since spring headed back to Earth on Monday, aiming for a late night splashdown off the Florida coast. The undocking of their SpaceX capsule from the International Space Station also paved the way for a launch of their four replacements as early as Wednesday night. The newcomers were scheduled…
High Wind Delays SpaceX Crew Homecoming After 6 Months Aloft
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—High wind off the Florida coast has prompted SpaceX to delay the return of four space station astronauts in orbit since spring. The U.S., French and Japanese astronauts were supposed to leave the International Space Station on Sunday, with their capsule splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday morning. But with…
Amazon Fires up Challenge With Tesla CEO’s SpaceX
Amazon.com Inc.’s (AMZN) Kuiper Systems LLC sought permission from U.S. regulators to launch another 4,538 satellites, Bloomberg reports. The additions would bring Kuiper’s constellation to 7,774 satellites. Amazon aims to bolster its constellation as it competes with Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk’s SpaceX for broadband-from-space customers. Kuiper and Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. each applied…
SpaceX Crew Launch Bumped to Next Week; Astronaut on Mend
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—SpaceX’s next crew flight is off until at least next week, as NASA debates whether to bring astronauts back from the International Space Station before launching their replacements. Flight surgeons, meanwhile, are continuing to monitor the “minor medical issue” affecting one of four astronauts awaiting liftoff at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. NASA said…
Judge Rejects Blue Origin Challenge to NASA’s Pick of SpaceX Moon Lander
A federal judge on Thursday rejected a lawsuit by Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin against the government over NASA’s decision to award a $2.9 billion lunar lander contract to rival billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Judge Richard Hertling of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Washington granted the government’s motion to dismiss the suit…
NASA Orders Rare Medical Delay in Launch of SpaceX Mission to Space Station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—NASA announced on Monday a rare, health-related delay in its SpaceX rocket launch of four astronauts to the International Space Station, the second postponement of the mission in a week, citing an unspecified medical issue with one of the crew. NASA said the issue was “not a medical emergency and not related to…
SpaceX Delays Astronaut Flight Due to Rough Wind, Waves
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—SpaceX has bumped its next astronaut flight for NASA until Wednesday because of rough wind and waves hundreds of miles away. Four astronauts were supposed to blast off early Sunday morning on a six-month mission to the International Space Station. But while the forecast at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center was near perfect, a…
AUKUS Provides Opportunity for so Much More Than Just Nukes
October 28, 2021
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Commentary Since World War II, there has not been a time Australia, the Indo-Pacific, and the free world has been at more risk than we are now as China is engaged in the most significant and most rapid expansion of military power in “peacetime” history, with the world’s largest navy, army, air force, and a…
AUKUS Provides More Opportunity Than Just Nukes
October 28, 2021
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AUKUSAustraliaballistic missileccp military buildupGPS satellitesnukesOpinionSpaceXUKViewpointsWorld
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Commentary Since World War II, there has not been a time Australia, the Indo-Pacific, and the free world has been at more risk than we are now as China is engaged in the most significant and most rapid expansion of military power in “peacetime” history, with the world’s largest navy, army, and a formidable missile…
South Korea Reaches Space Milestone With Domestic Rocket Launch Into Space
Marking a leap for its space program, South Korea launched a domestically made rocket into space on Thursday, but it failed short of delivering a dummy payload into orbit. After decades of U.S. restrictions on missile development, South Korea built the three-stage Nuri space launch vehicle entirely using indigenous technology. The Nuri, developed by Korea…
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