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Crew Dragon Launches Safely, Carrying First Russian From US Soil In 20 Years
Following this disaster, no more Russians would fly on the space shuttle after it returned to service. Instead, NASA focused on flying the minimum number of missions needed to complete the construction of the International Space Station. After the shuttle’s retirement in 2011, NASA would come to rely on Russia’s Soyuz vehicle as its only ride to space. NASA regained the capacity to launch its own astronauts into space in 2020, after working with SpaceX to complete the development of the Crew Dragon vehicle. Following a successful demonstration flight in May 2020 with two astronauts on board, Crew Dragon safely launched six additional times, carrying an additional two dozen people into space.
On Wednesday, Crew Dragon carried astronauts into space for an eighth time, with the fifth operational mission for NASA. This Crew-5 flight was commanded by Nicole Mann, a NASA astronaut making her first flight into space. “Whooo, that was a smooth ride uphill!” she exclaimed upon reaching orbit. Among the four Dragon riders was a cosmonaut, Anna Kikina, also making her debut flight into space. She is just the sixth Russian or Soviet female cosmonaut in the history of the program since Valentina Tereshkova flew into orbit on June 16, 1963. Kikina is also the first Russian to launch into space from the United States since Budarin, two decades ago. In addition to Mann and Kikina, Crew-5 is rounded out by NASA astronaut Josh Cassada and Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata. While the other three are rookies, this is Wakata’s fifth spaceflight. During their stay aboard the International Space Station, the astronauts will conduct more than 200 science experiments and technology demonstrations, including studies on printing human organs in space.
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Werewolf by Night’s Cast and Crew on Giving the MCU Old School Horror
Next week, Marvel Studios debuts its first ever holiday special in the form of Werewolf by Night. Directed and scored by composer Michael Giacchino, the special aims to officially take the MCU into the world of horror monsters in the supernatural by way of monster hunters Jack Russell (Gael Garcia Bernal) and Elsa…
NASA and SpaceX are studying sending a private crew to boost Hubble’s orbit
SpaceX and NASA have signed a new agreement to study the feasibility of sending a commercial crew in a SpaceX Dragon to boost the orbit of the Hubble Space Telescope. If completed, the mission could extend the operational lifespan of the telescope by as much as 20 years. NASA officials cautioned that today’s news is […]
NASA and SpaceX are studying sending a private crew to boost Hubble’s orbit by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch
Xbox Games with Gold for October are Windbound and Bomber Crew Deluxe Edition
Microsoft has announced the games Xbox Gold and Game Pass Ultimate members will be handed in October.
This coming month’s Xbox Games with Gold lineup is a bit sparce, due to the fact Xbox 360 games are no longer part of the program.
On Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S, Windbound and Bomber Crew Deluxe Edition will be made available.