CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A launch pad problem prompted SpaceX to delay a flight to the International Space Station on Wednesday to replace NASA’s two stuck astronauts. The new crew needs to get to the International Space Station before Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams can head home after nine months in orbit. Concerns over…
In an ironic twist of cosmic problem-solving, Chinese researchers have transformed a lingering Nasa headache – the stranded Boeing Starliner astronauts – into a revolutionary propulsion breakthrough that could redefine modern warfare and space travel. As a result, helium, the ultralight gas used to pressurise liquid rocket fuel, has become an emblem of engineering frailty….
The SpaceX vehicle that next year will ferry the Starliner astronauts back to Earth is preparing to finally depart for the International Space Station as early as this weekend. Aboard the company’s Dragon capsule will be two Crew-9 astronauts embarking to the orbital outpost for a six-month rotation to perform a slew of research and…