Jeppe Kastrup
To Infinity and Beyond.
Set to launch no earlier than September 24 atop a Falcon-9 is SpaceX's ninth Commercial Crew Program mission and will become the company's 15th crewed flight when it launches. Every crewed mission is special, but this mission will be a little more interesting than usual. The
Aug 29, 2024 5 mins
One thing is going to space; another is coming back. The art of entering the Earth's atmosphere is something scientists and engineers are still working on perfecting, as temperatures from the hot plasma hitting the vehicle can reach up to 3800°C (7000°F), although in most cases
Aug 17, 2024 13 mins
Polaris Dawn is coming up and will take humans farther than we have been since 1972, when Apollo 17, the last crewed mission to the Moon, took place. Now the Polaris Dawn crew will travel to an apogee of ~1,400 km on a 5-day journey where they too will
Aug 3, 2024 5 mins
With the International Space Station being at the end of its lifetime, SpaceX has been selected as the provider for the United States Deorbit Vehicle (USDV) that will deorbit the 25-year-old station. Such an operation has never been done before, so how will SpaceX perform it? On July 17th, NASA
Jul 17, 2024 2 mins