Stranded astronaut duo
Boeing's spacecraft returns — empty
There will be no astronauts aboard Boeing's ill-fated Starliner spacecraft when it returns at midnight on Friday, Swedish time. This is reported by TT.
The reason is that it is considered too risky.
The two stranded astronauts Barry Wilmore and Suni Williams - who have been in space since June - will not return to Earth until February, Nasa has previously announced. The astronauts would actually have been back after eight days.
Boeing's spacecraft returns — empty
There will be no astronauts aboard Boeing's ill-fated Starliner spacecraft when it returns at midnight on Friday, Swedish time. This is reported by TT.
The reason is that it is considered too risky.
The two stranded astronauts Barry Wilmore and Suni Williams - who have been in space since June - will not return to Earth until February, Nasa has previously announced. The astronauts would actually have been back after eight days.
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The new space race
Dangerous and ground-breaking trip to space - will see how radiation affects
Space X's Polaris Dawn space expedition, scheduled to launch Monday, Sept. 9, is expected to be riskier than any previous private spaceflight. This is reported by several media.
The crew consists of four private individuals, headed by billionaire Jared Isaacman. It is hoped that the trip will be the first time private individuals wear NASA's extravehicular space suit, the first time private individuals complete a spacewalk, and the first time Starlink's laser-powered communications will be tested in space.
Polaris Dawn is expected to travel towards the Van Allen belts in the Earth's magnetosphere, where the level of radiation is so high that there is considered to be a risk to the spacecraft's electronics. One purpose of the trip is to test how astronauts' health is affected by the radiation, Gizmodo writes.
Dangerous and ground-breaking trip to space - will see how radiation affects
Space X's Polaris Dawn space expedition, scheduled to launch Monday, Sept. 9, is expected to be riskier than any previous private spaceflight. This is reported by several media.
The crew consists of four private individuals, headed by billionaire Jared Isaacman. It is hoped that the trip will be the first time private individuals wear NASA's extravehicular space suit, the first time private individuals complete a spacewalk, and the first time Starlink's laser-powered communications will be tested in space.
Polaris Dawn is expected to travel towards the Van Allen belts in the Earth's magnetosphere, where the level of radiation is so high that there is considered to be a risk to the spacecraft's electronics. One purpose of the trip is to test how astronauts' health is affected by the radiation, Gizmodo writes.
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