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Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft descends under parachutes on Dec. 22, 2019, at the conclusion of the Orbital Flight Test-1 mission. Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani Members of NASA’s independent safety advisory panel on Thursday cautioned the space agency not to rush toward a crew test flight of Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft, and voiced…

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LONDON: London’s Evening Standard on Tuesday reported a loss of £14 million ($16.61 million) for the last year, taking its total tally of losses to nearly £70 million within the past five years. Despite major cost-cutting, the daily newspaper, which relies on advertising for 90 percent of its revenue, is…

by Jason Rainbow — May 11, 2022 The U.S. government said it has provided "satellite phones and data terminals to Ukrainian government officials, essential service providers, and critical infrastructure operators." Credit: Adobe Stock TAMPA, Fla. — Elon Musk says Russian hackers are increasing efforts to take down SpaceX’s Starlink broadband…

SpaceX still envisions boots on Mars by 2030 and the rocket that will make the trip heading to orbit for the first time as soon as next month. "We should put people on the surface of Mars... in this decade," SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell told CNBC. "People on…

Home News Space.com SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk and the SpaceX team are recognized by Vice President Mike Pence at NASA's Kennedy Space Center following the launch of the company's Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station on May 30, 2020. (Image credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls) (opens in new tab)Russian…

Home News Spaceflight The aftermath of a SpaceX Starlink launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 6, 2022 sprawls across the sky before dawn in this stunning view. (Image credit: SpaceX)Space coast residents got a treat early Friday (May 6) when SpaceX's the latest Starlink satellite fleet…

Home News Spaceflight SpaceX's Crew-3 Dragon Endurance space capsule streaks through the atmosphere to return four astronauts to Earth on May 6, 2022 off the coast of Florida. (Image credit: SpaceX)That's no shooting star; it's a spacecraft. SpaceX's Crew-3 astronaut mission's return to Earth early Friday (May 6) was captured…

Home News SPACE JELLYFISHFrom today’s SpaceX launch. Beautiful pic.twitter.com/98mzIGHDOmMay 6, 2022 See more In the wee morning hours of Thursday(May 5), a camera in Waycross, Georgia witnessed a mysterious object streaking through the sky. Bright, fast and trailed by a glowing oblong aura, the object looked a bit like a…

SpaceX’s recovery team prepares to lift the Dragon Endurance spacecraft from the Gulf of Mexico early Friday. Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani Four astronauts returned to Earth from the International Space Station early Friday with a parachute-assisted splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida, the sixth crew launch…