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☆ SpaceX cleared to launch Falcon 9 rocket after rare failure
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket — the most prolific launch vehicle in the world — is ready to return to flight after suffering a mission-ending failure during a routine journey earlier this month. On its website, SpaceX has already revealed that it will put the Falcon 9 back to work as soon as Saturday, launching a batch of Starlink internet satellites. If successful, the launch could put SpaceX back on track to returning to its routine but crucial work launching astronauts to the International Space Station. What happened to Falcon 9The Falcon 9, which is the smallest vehicle among SpaceX’s fleet of rockets, is the linchpin of the US rocket industry. A Falcon 9 had launched a group of Starlink satellites out of California on July 11 shortly before the mishap occurred.

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☆ Spacewalk spacesuits are aging rapidly, but NASA just canceled plans for new ones
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The iconic puffy white suits that astronauts have donned for decades as they step outside the International Space Station are rapidly aging — but NASA is now without concrete plans to replace them. Astronauts currently wear spacesuits — called Extravehicular Activity, or EVA, suits — designed more than 40 years ago when conducting spacewalks. Collins Aerospace’s Next-Gen spacesuit, intended for use at the International Space Station, is seen during the design process. NASA plans to retire the space station sometime within the next several years. But Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, has only guaranteed its participation through “at least 2028.”

Persons: —, Collins, Trent Sugg, Tracy Dyson, It’s, Jared Isaacman, Elon, ” Organizations: CNN, NASA, Collins Aerospace, RTX Corporation, Raytheon Technologies, SpaceX, International, Polaris, Space Locations: Houston, Russian

☆ 'Quiet vacationing' shows how sad America's work culture has become
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. In today's big story, we're looking at why the rise of "quiet vacationing" shows the depressing state of America's work culture . If you're unfamiliar with the distinction, let me introduce you to a new workplace phrase: quiet vacationing . But Business Insider's Emily Stewart argues workers feeling too stressed to fully take time off is a sad example of America's work culture. The irony is that quiet vacationing could arguably put you in a worse position for your job these days.

Persons: —, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, Slack, Emily Stewart, Martin Barraud, Wally Pipp, Pipp, Lou Gehrig, Wally Pipped, Alyssa Powell, Steve German, Arizona's, Mohamed El, Erian, China's, Brooks Kraft, They've, Dan DeFrancesco, Jordan Parker Erb, Hallam Bullock, George Glover, Annie Smith, Amanda Yen Organizations: Service, Business, New York Yankees, American League, Yankees, Getty, Partners, Alfa Bank, YouTube, Foo Fighters, BI, Amazon, Bain & Company, Brooks Kraft LLC, Harvard, Hollywood . Media, Dell Locations: Arizona, Miami, China, Beijing, Shanghai, Russia, Hollywood, New York, London

☆ A NASA astronaut, former SpaceX flight surgeon, and father of 2 says parenting is by far his hardest job
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Ellyn Lapointe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewAnil Menon is one of NASA's newest astronauts and former SpaceX flight surgeon, but none of that compares to, what he said, is his hardest job: being a dad. Anil and Anna Menon pose together in their respective NASA and SpaceX astronaut jumpsuits. But when both parents work in space flight, unique challenges arise like conflicting schedules and time management. Anil Menon uses the problem-solving skills he gained from astronaut training to help him juggle parenting challenges. During astronaut training, Anil spent two months away from home in Florida learning how to fly a T-6 aircraft for pilot training.

Persons: —, Anil Menon, Anna Menon, Anil, Anna, James Blair, we've, James, Grace, Anil Menon Anil Organizations: Service, SpaceX, Polaris, Business, NASA Locations: Houston, LA, Florida

☆ SpaceX says it plans to sell satellite laser links commercially
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

SpaceX President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell introduces the first four NASA astronauts assigned to fly on board the Crew Dragon SpaceX spacecraft at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, U.S. August 13, 2018. SpaceX has started selling satellite lasers, which are used for speedy in-space communications, to other satellite firms, company President Gwynne Shotwell said at a conference on Tuesday. Shotwell, speaking on a panel at the Satellite industry conference in Washington, said SpaceX as a supplier will sell that technology to other companies. Space companies have opted to sell spacecraft components to diversify revenue and shore up cash to fund bigger capital-intensive projects. "We generally don't sell components, so this is a little bit of a new thing for us," Shotwell told Reuters after the panel discussion.

Persons: Gwynne Shotwell, Shotwell Organizations: SpaceX, NASA, Satellite, Polaris, Reuters Locations: Hawthorne , California, U.S, SpaceX's, Washington

☆ NASA, SpaceX to study boosting Hubble telescope to higher orbit
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Officials at NASA have signed a Space Act Agreement with SpaceX to investigate the benefits and risks of having a private mission provide service to NASA’s nearly 33-year-old Hubble Space Telescope, boosting it to a higher orbit to extend its life, the space agency announced Thursday. Launched in 1990, the space observatory has had several servicing missions during NASA’s space shuttle era, with the last mission carried out in 2009. But the space agency retired the space shuttle in 2011, and no spacecraft has been back since. NASAThe effort to send a private mission to Hubble could be a part of a previously announced, privately funded SpaceX program called Polaris. Zurbuchen added that is all part of what SpaceX and NASA will explore as part of this Space Act Agreement.

☆ Polaris commander breaks down Dawn mission to attempt first-ever commercial spacewalk
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailPolaris commander breaks down Dawn mission to attempt first-ever commercial spacewalkJared Isaacman, Shift4 founder and CEO, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss the details behind the Polaris Dawn mission, what they plan on accomplishing, and more.

Astronauts love fighter jets, and billionaire founder Jared Isaacman is no different. Isaacman, who founded payments company Shift4, is deep into training with his team for the first spaceflight of the Polaris Program, announced earlier this year, in partnership with Elon Musk's SpaceX. Isaacman's crew of four is using fighter jets — including aircraft from his personal fleet — to prepare for flying to orbit on the first mission, called Polaris Dawn. "We can't go to space very often [and there] is a lot of planning that goes into a mission," Isaacman told CNBC's Morgan Brennan at an airfield in Bozeman, Montana. "We want to use as much time leading up to [the launch] for training as possible," Isaacman said, adding that "using fighter aircraft is a great analog" to spaceflight.

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