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Crew Dragon explosion probe to ‘take time’: NASA

Crew Dragon explosion probe to ‘take time’: NASA

San Francisco: Even as an investigation into the Crew Dragon engine failure in a test last week has started, finding out the root cause of the problem may take time, a top NASA official has said. The SpaceX Crew Dragon is designed to carry humans to the International Space Station (ISS). The spacecraft completed a successful uncrewed journey to the ISS in March. "SpaceX is leading the investigation with active NASA participation," Patricia Sanders, Sanders, Head of NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP), was quoted as saying by CNET. "The investigation will take time before the root cause analysis is completed,"…
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NASA to launch first-ever mission to study neutron stars

NASA to launch first-ever mission to study neutron stars

Washington: NASA is set to launch the world's first mission devoted to studying rapidly spinning neutron stars, the densest objects in the universe. The US space agency plans to launch the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer, or NICER, aboard SpaceX CRS-11, a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station, now rescheduled to be launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on Saturday. The SpaceX cargo resupply mission was earlier scheduled for launch on Thursday. The launch was aborted due to bad weather.  About a week after its installation aboard the International Space Station as an external attached payload, this one-of-a-kind investigation will begin…
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