SpaceX launches 4 astronauts for NASA after private flight

  • 📰 ABC
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 59 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 27%
  • Publisher: 51%

United States Headlines News

United States Latest News,United States Headlines

SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Wednesday, less than two days after completing a flight chartered by millionaires.

The Associated Press

“This is one of the most diversified, I think, crews that we’ve had in a really, really long time," said NASA's space operations mission chief Kathy Lueders. SpaceX has now launched five crews for NASA and two private trips in just under two years. Elon Musk's company is having an especially busy few weeks: It just finished taking three businessmen to and from the space station as NASA’s first private guests.

“Our heartfelt thank you to every one of you that made this possible. Now let Falcon roar and Freedom ring,” radioed NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren, the commander. Minutes later, their recycled booster had landed on an ocean platform and their capsule was safely orbiting Earth. “It was a great ride,” he said.

She credits supportive family and mentors — including Mae Jemison, the first Black woman in space in 1992 — for “ultimately being able to live my dream.” Like Watkins, NASA astronaut and test pilot Bob Hines is making his first spaceflight. It's the second visit for Lindgren, a physician, and the European Space Agency’s lone female astronaut, Samantha Cristoforetti, a former Italian Air Force fighter pilot.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

Too bad Elon could not help us produce more domestic oil/NG to combat Putin. US has more oil/NG than any other country and Dems will not let us drill.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 471. in US

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

SpaceX, NASA launches 4 astronauts to International Space StationSpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Wednesday.
Source: nypost - 🏆 91. / 67 Read more »

Crew-4: SpaceX and NASA just launched astronauts to the International Space StationThe Crew-4 mission is SpaceX's sixth successful crewed launch to the International Space Station. Then what happened?
Source: IntEngineering - 🏆 287. / 63 Read more »

SpaceX set to launch space station's next astronaut crew for NASAElon Musk's rocket company SpaceX was due to launch the next long-duration astronaut crew to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA early on Wednesday, including a medical doctor turned spacewalker and a geologist specializing in Martian landslides.
Source: ReutersScience - 🏆 559. / 51 Read more »

SpaceX launches 4 astronauts for NASA after private flightSpaceX has launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA, less than two days after completing a flight chartered by millionaires
Source: WOKVNews - 🏆 247. / 63 Read more »

Axiom Space, SpaceX change the landscape of private spaceflight with Ax-1 missionChelsea “Foxanne” Gohd joined Space.com in 2018 and is now a Senior Writer, writing about everything from climate change to planetary science and human spaceflight in both articles and on-camera in videos. With a degree in Public Health and biological sciences, Chelsea has written and worked for institutions including the American Museum of Natural History, Scientific American, Discover Magazine Blog, Astronomy Magazine and Live Science. When not writing, editing or filming something space-y, Chelsea 'Foxanne' Gohd is writing music and performing as Foxanne, even launching a song to space in 2021 with Inspiration4. You can follow her on Twitter chelsea_gohd and foxannemusic. I discovered the biggest secret in the world, I mean The TIME not heard or seen anything about it, but did all 4 chutes deploy correctly on this return? were there any changes from the last mission? is it still seen as an issue or is it now solved for?
Source: SPACEdotcom - 🏆 92. / 67 Read more »

SpaceX launches 4 astronauts for NASA after private flightIt’s the first NASA crew comprised equally of men and women, including the first Black woman making a long-term spaceflight.
Source: WTVYNews4 - 🏆 590. / 51 Read more »