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The launch of four civilians on a privately chartered spaceflight — the Polaris Dawn, featuring the first commercial spacewalk — is on track for early Wednesday after a 24-hour delay to resolve a helium leak in a launch pad umbilical system. Jared Isaacman, the flight’s billionaire commander, former F-16 pilot Scott Poteet and two SpaceX
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Polaris Dawn crew to make history with all-civilian spacewalk – CBS News Watch CBS News Four civilian astronauts are preparing for a historic mission to new heights above Earth. SpaceX is launching Polaris Dawn, which will also feature the first commercial spacewalk. Mark Strassman has details. View CBS News In Be the first to know
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NASA astronauts to remain in space until 2025 after Boeing Starliner delays – CBS News Watch CBS News NASA astronauts Sunny Williams and Butch Wilmore were supposed to spend 8 days in space, but now they will remain there until February due to issues with the Boeing Starliner. With their return delayed, they must wait
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Jared Isaacman, a billionaire adventurer and philanthropist who chartered the first commercial flight to orbit aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon in 2021 plans to blast off with three crewmates on an even more daring flight Tuesday, this one featuring the first commercial spacewalks. Wearing innovative SpaceX-designed suits and connected to their spacecraft by 12-foot-long umbilicals
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After weeks of debate, NASA has ruled out bringing two astronauts back to Earth aboard Boeing’s Starliner capsule because of lingering concerns about multiple helium leaks and degraded thrusters, both critical to a successful re-entry, officials said Saturday. Despite successful tests of the Starliner’s maneuvering thrusters, detailed analyses and confirmation the known propulsion system helium
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NASA leaders to decide return plans for Starliner astronauts – CBS News Watch CBS News It’s decision day for NASA as leaders of the space agency meet in Houston today to decide whether Boeing’s Starliner will return to Earth with or without its two astronauts. The spacecraft experienced problems with its propulsion system on its
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NASA engineers met Friday to review test results and make recommendations on whether to bring two astronauts back to Earth aboard Boeing’s Starliner ferry ship or keep them in orbit an additional six months and bring them home aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and other senior agency managers planned to
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Inside SpaceX’s “Polaris Dawn” mission to attempt first commercial spacewalk – CBS News Watch CBS News Four astronauts are set to launch on Tuesday for a groundbreaking six-day mission, “Polaris Dawn,” aiming to reach a record orbit 870 miles above Earth — three times higher than the International Space Station. The mission will also feature
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World gets glimpse of blue supermoon World gets rare blue supermoon in the sky 02:16 A rare spectacle began Sunday night as an August supermoon blue moon rose into the sky. The first of 2024’s four consecutive supermoons, the blue moon – also known as the Sturgeon Moon – was expected to reach peak illumination
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The next full moon is a rare supermoon blue moon, also nicknamed the sturgeon moon The next full moon is a rare supermoon blue moon, also nicknamed the sturgeon moon 00:46 August’s supermoon blue moon, the first of 2024’s four consecutive supermoons, will appear full from Sunday through Wednesday, giving astronomy fans a rare show
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