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SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew successfully complete first commercial spacewalk
A tech billionaire and one other crew member stepped out for the first private spacewalk Thursday, teaming up with SpaceX on an endeavour hundreds of miles above Earth that’s been reserved until now for professional astronauts. Entrepreneur Jared Isaacman and his crew waited until their capsule was depressurized before popping open the hatch. “Back at home, we all have a lot of work to do. But from here, it sure looks like a perfect world,” said Isaacman. This spacewalk was simple and quick — less than two hours — compared withRead more
SpaceX launches, lands 4th test launch of its 37-storey Starship rocket
SpaceX’s massive Starship blasted off into the Texas sky this morning in its fourth test and appeared to reach all its test goals. The rocket lifted off from SpaceX’s Starbase at 8:50 a.m. ET, with 32 of its 33 engines functioning. Just as with SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, the first stage, or Super Heavy, is meant to be reusable and return to Earth shortly after launching. The second stage (also called Starship) would house cargo or future astronauts and also be fully reusable. Successfully landing the pair — Super Heavy in theRead more