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ISRO successfully launches Test Flight Abort Mission for project Gaganyaan
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully executed the Test Flight Abort Mission, for …
ANI
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ISRO pads up to make India's manned mission into space a reality
The Crew Escape System is what comes before actual human flight and the launch pads that facilit…
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SpaceX is about to launch a doomed rocket for NASA - and that's a good thing. Here's what you need to know about Saturday's explosive and crucial in-flight abort test.
About 4 minutes and 30 seconds after launch, two small drogue shoots will pop out of the capsule's …
Dave Mosher
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SpaceX's biggest rivals are about to test-launch a new astronaut space taxi for the first time
A few months later the same Crew Dragon exploded during a ground test meant to try out the vehicle'…
Dave Mosher
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A NASA official says the explosion of SpaceX's ship during a test 'was a huge gift' for making the vehicle safe to fly
Initial data reviews indicated that the anomaly occurred approximately 100 milliseconds prior to ig…
Dave Mosher
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If SpaceX's rocket fails, an advanced emergency escape system for the spaceship could save the lives of astronauts onboard
When SpaceX and NASA tested the emergency system, Elon Musk said "it went as well as one could poss…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Dave Mo…
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SpaceX may launch its new spaceship for NASA in March - a vital test that will show it can safely fly astronauts
SpaceX's experimental launch, which won't carry people, was originally scheduled to fly in December…
Dave Mosher
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NASA just made sure its astronauts will be safe if the 2024 Artemis mission to the Moon fails
And, if you plan to push humans into space aboard a rocket, it’s best to have a fail safe in pla…
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Virgin Galactic aborts first crewed flight of its rocket-powered spaceship in New Mexico
Virgin Galactic on Saturday aborted a crewed launch of its Unity spaceship, which would have been a…
Kevin Shalvey
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'I'm super fired up': Elon Musk and NASA are ecstatic after acing a 'risky' safety test of SpaceX's new Crew Dragon spaceship for astronauts
NASA originally hoped to end its American spaceflight gap as soon as 2015, but a government-designe…
Dave Mosher
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Elon Musk told NASA astronauts' kids ahead of the SpaceX launch, 'We've done everything we can to make sure your dads come back OK'
NASA has estimated a 1-in-276 chance that the astronauts on the SpaceX rocket could die during the …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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SpaceX delayed its NASA astronaut launch because a red 'nail polish' material was plugging part of its rocket engines
SpaceX's Crew-1 launch is now set for November 14 after the company checked tiny holes in its rocke…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is taking another shot at space after a mid-flight snafu grounded it for 15 months
Blue Origin will try again to launch its New Shepard rocket. It'd be a step forward in the billiona…
Lakshmi Varanasi
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Elon Musk says he's embarrassed after a simple electrical fault scuppered his latest SpaceX launch
Starhopper stands about 60-feet tall, and has been affectionately dubbed a "water tower" by Musk be…
Isobel Asher Hamilton,Isobel …
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Virgin Galactic jumps 21% after it schedules test flight window for February
The test flight of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Unity comes two months after the company had to a…
Matthew Fox
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NASA says a clock error sent Boeing's new astronaut spaceship veering wildly off-course during its maiden voyage
The Starliner had no people on board - just cargo and a crash-test dummy named Rosie - when it lift…
Dave Mosher
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SpaceX is about to launch a female mannequin to the space station for NASA. It's named 'Ripley' after the character in the 'Alien' movies.
Crew Dragon is part of NASA's roughly $8 billion Commercial Crew Program, which was created to rest…
Dave Mosher
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SpaceX and NASA are finally talking about Thursday's fiery rocket explosion - here are their statements
"To identify the root cause of the [explosion], SpaceX began its investigation immediately after th…
Dave Mosher
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NASA calculated how risky SpaceX's first launch of humans could be, and the astronauts flying the space mission say they're 'very comfortable' with those odds
NASA estimates a 1-in-276 chance the flight could be fatal and a 1-in-60 that a problem would cause…