Elon Musk is pushing to speed up plans to take down the International Space Station (ISS), arguing that its usefulness has run its course. SpaceX was awarded an $843 million contract to de-orbit the ISS by 2030, but Musk has made it clear he thinks the process should happen much sooner. His reasoning? It’s time
The world’s first 4K live stream from space captured stunning footage of a SpaceX rocket heading toward the International Space Station (ISS) to rescue two astronauts stranded for nine months. Sunita “Suni” Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore had initially planned for an eight-day mission, but technical failures with Boeing’s Starliner left them stuck in orbit.
A commercial airline passenger captured the dramatic moment Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship 8 exploded mid-flight and fell apart, scattering debris across the sky. The footage, taken at 30,000 feet, shows fiery shards tumbling through the atmosphere after the spacecraft lost contact with ground control. The March 6 test flight had initially been going as planned,
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX faced another major setback as its Starship 8 spacecraft exploded mid-flight and crashed back to Earth after losing contact with ground control. The launch, which took place on March 3 from Starbase in Texas, was SpaceX’s second attempt this year to deploy mock satellites. Initially, the mission appeared to be going smoothly,
Two NASA astronauts, who have been stranded aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for about 80 days due to technical problems with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, will be brought back to Earth on a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule. This decision follows a formal review by NASA, which determined that the Starliner, initially supposed to bring the
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