human spaceflight programs
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Watch Live as Boeing’s Starliner Capsule Attempts First ISS Docking
It was a picture perfect launch of a ULA rocket Thursday evening at Cape Canaveral in Florida. The payload, a Boeing Starliner spacecraft, is now en route to the International Space Station, despite a bumpy orbital insertion burn. The capsule will attempt to dock at the orbital outpost at 7:10 p.m. EDT today, and you can…
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Senate Votes Down Sanders’ Bid to Cut Funding for NASA’s Second Moon Lander
It appears that Senator Bernie Sanders has lost his latest battle against private space ventures, as the Senate has voted against a motion that would’ve cut funding for a second NASA lunar lander.
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NASA Releases Its First Equity Plan in an Overdue Effort to Be More Inclusive
Space is practically infinite, but it’s been unreasonably restrictive when it comes to inclusivity. NASA announced the release of its first-ever equity action plan to try to resolve the diversity and accessibility issues that have plagued the space agency for decades.
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Blue Origin Loses NASA Lawsuit Over Lunar Lander Contract That Went to SpaceX
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin has officially lost its lawsuit against NASA over the agency’s decision to award SpaceX a $US2.9 ($AU4) billion lunar lander contract. The ruling will likely reduce further delays that threatened to prevent NASA from achieving its goal of returning astronauts to the Moon by 2024 (a deadline that the agency already seems…