Michael Wall is a Senior Space Writer with Space.com and joined the team in 2010. He primarily covers exoplanets, spaceflight and military space, but has been known to dabble in the space art beat. His book about the search for alien life, 'Out There,' was published on Nov. 13, 2018.
Jam packed issues filled with the latest cutting-edge research, technology and theories delivered in an entertaining and visually stunning way, aiming to educate and inspire readers of all agesSpaceX has temporarily grounded its Falcon 9 rocket after the vehicle experienced an issue on the Crew-9 astronaut launch for NASA.
Crew-9 is sending Hague and Gorbunov to the ISS for a roughly five-month stay. The duo will return to Earth in February along with NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who arrived at the orbiting lab in June aboard Boeing's Starliner capsule.; the capsule had suffered thruster issues in orbit, and NASA ultimately deemed a crewed return to Earth with the spacecraft too risky.
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