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SpaceX wins NASA agreement to launch Earth science mission

10Feb

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SpaceX wins NASA agreement to launch Earth science mission

NASA awarded an agreement to SpaceX Feb. 4 for the launch of an Earth science mission has successfully staved off cancellation a few times. NASA declared it selected SpaceX to launch the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) spacecraft on a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in December 2022. The organization said the agreement is valued at $80.4 million, covering the launch and related services. SpaceX independently said the launch will utilize a "flight-proven" Falcon 9, one where the rocket's first stage has previously propelled at least one mission. “SpaceX is honored to continue supporting NASA’s critical scientific observational missions by launching PACE, which will help humanity better understand, protect and preserve our planet,” Gwynne Shotwell, president ...

Boeing’s crew capsule proclaimed prepared for first space flight

The renewed space race is prepared for the next step. Boeing's Starliner team container is prepared for its first trip. NASA and Boeing managers on Thursday consented to a Dec. 20 liftoff for its first test flight to the International Space Station. "Hopefully, we should all be getting an early Christmas present this year," said Phil McAlister, director of NASA's commercial spaceflight development. Only a few technical issues stay to be finished, he noted. Nobody will be on board, only a mannequin named Rosie. Three astronauts will strap in for the second test flight of a Starliner at some point one year from now. SpaceX likewise plans to launch astronauts for NASA one year from now. The organization led a test flight without a crew back in March. NASA went to th...

SpaceX’s Starlink satellites are now messing with astronomical research however there are thousands more arranged

Elon Musk's plan to station a huge number of satellites over the Earth is as of now beginning to bother cosmologists. Starlink is the project propelled by Elon Musk's space investigation organization SpaceX which intends to set up to 42,000 satellites in orbit with the point of carrying high-speed internet to even the most remote corners of the globe. In spite of the fact that only 120 of the satellites are up and running, they're now wreaking havoc with astronomical research. The brightness of the satellites implies that when they cross a piece of the sky being viewed by a telescope, they leave splendid streaks that obscure stars and other celestial objects. A week ago astronomer Clarae Martínez-Vázquez of the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) in Chile tweeted...