SpaceX launched a rescue mission on Saturday to retrieve two astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, who have been stuck at the International Space Station (ISS) after safety concerns grounded their Boeing spacecraft. The mission involves a downsized SpaceX crew sent to bring them home, although their return isn’t expected until early next year.The SpaceX…
Elon Musk announced on Sunday that SpaceX is preparing to launch around five uncrewed Starship missions to Mars over the next two years.In a post on social media platform X, Musk confirmed the timeline, saying that these missions will coincide with the next Earth-Mars transfer window, set to open in two years.“No matter what happens…
The Polaris Dawn crew, aboard SpaceX‘s Dragon capsule, safely returned to Earth on Sunday after completing a groundbreaking five-day mission, which included the world’s first commercial spacewalk. The capsule made a successful splashdown off the coast of Florida at 08:30 BST, with the event streamed live by SpaceX.Nasa hailed the mission as “a giant leap…
Nasa astronaut Sunita Williams, during a live press conference on Friday night, expressed relief after the Boeing Starliner spacecraft landed safely in New Mexico, completing its six-hour flight. She shared her happiness that the spacecraft returned without any issues.Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, who have been aboard the International Space Station (ISS) since June,…
A team of four astronauts on Thursday performed first private spacewalk in orbit from a SpaceX capsule as a part of the Polaris Dawn mission donning new series of spacesuits.It marked the debut of the first-ever extravehicular activity (EVA) utilizing commercially developed equipment, innovative procedures, and the brand-new SpaceX EVA suit.“Building a base on the…
SpaceX launched its latest mission, Polaris Dawn, on Tuesday, after several weather delays sending a four-person crew of civilians on a groundbreaking journey into Earth‘s Van Allen radiation belts. The mission, which includes the first-ever commercial spacewalk, lifted off at 5.23 am. SpaceX livestreamed the event on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, owned…
SpaceX is preparing to launch its first Starships to Mars in 2026, as announced by CEO Elon Musk in a recent post on X (formerly Twitter). These initial missions, scheduled to coincide with the next Earth-Mars transfer window, will be uncrewed and aimed at testing the reliability of landing on the Red Planet.Musk outlined the…
Nasa announced on Friday that it will remove two astronauts from the upcoming crew to make space for two astronauts currently stranded at the International Space Station (ISS). Nasa astronauts Zena Cardman and Stephanie Wilson will be removed from the SpaceX flight but are expected to be included in future missions. The agency said that…
In a cosmic twist of irony, Boeing employees are feeling the heat after Nasa announced that SpaceX, the upstart rival run by Elon Musk, will be rescuing two astronauts stranded aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The predicament highlights Boeing’s recent string of missteps and has left many within the aerospace giant feeling “humiliated,” reported…
Astronauts Sunita “Suni” Williams and Butch Wilmore embarked on their journey to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft’s inaugural crewed flight test, expecting to return to Earth within a week. However, their mission took an unexpected turn when issues with their Starliner capsule arose, leading to an extension of their…
