The Falcon 9 crew is shooting for an orbit far beyond the International Space Station — an altitude of 1400 kilometres,which surpasses the record set by NASA’s Project Gemini in 1966.
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Last week,NASA officials deemed issues with Starliner’s propulsion system too risky to bring its first crew home as planned,dealing a major blow to Boeing’s struggling space program.
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NASA deemed the capsule’s troublesome thrusters unsafe for the return journey for two astronauts,creating the latest humiliation for Boeing at the hands of Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
The mission,named Polaris Dawn,hearkens back to the earliest era of space flight,the 1960s,when pioneers pushed the boundaries of what had been accomplished in space
The astronauts have been stuck at the International Space Station since the beginning of June – and will spend more months in space before returning to Earth.
NASA now faces a difficult decision within the next week or so about the safest way to bring two US astronauts back to Earth.
Falling rocket debris in China after launches is not unheard of,but it is very rare for part of a rocket under development to make an unplanned flight.
Astronomers said they didn’t believe the Russians would have blown up their own satellite. However one remarked,“but,with the Russians these days,who knows.”
Boeing and NASA warned that because this was a test flight to and from the International Space Station,everything might not go perfectly. It hasn’t gone perfectly.