SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission: why it matters and how to watch the launch

SpaceX is getting ready to set out on its historic Polaris Dawn mission, which will send four astronauts into orbit aboard its Crew Dragon capsule. The five-day journey through the Van Allen radiation belts will include the first spacewalk done by private astronauts. If you’re curious about the mission, here’s what you should know and…

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NASA will bring the Starliner astronauts home next year on SpaceX’s Crew-9 mission

NASA administrator Bill Nelson announced today that US astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore will return next February with the SpaceX Crew-9 mission after spending more than 80 days aboard the International Space Station (ISS). According to NASA Commercial Crew Program manager Steve Stich, “As we got more and more data over the summer and…

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