Tag: SpaceX
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First Native American Woman Astronaut Set to Take Flight
Nicole Aunapu Mann will make history as the first Native American woman in space in fall 2022. If all goes according to plan, she will lead NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on October 3rd. It will mark Mann’s first spaceflight since she became an astronaut in 2013. In an interview…
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SpaceX Plans Civilian Space Mission to Raise Funds for St Jude Hospital
SpaceX recently announced plans for the first-ever all-civilian space mission, raising money for St Judes Children’s Hospital. Planned for late 2021, Jared Isaacman, a 37-year-old entrepreneur and seasoned pilot, will lead the flight. They’ve started seeking crew members to tag along. In a press release, the company said the crew would ride with Isaacman aboard…
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Elon Musk Provides Broadband Internet Access to Native American Tribe
Across the United States, there is a large gap in the availability of reliable internet services. The COVID pandemic only exacerbated this problem, as schools and jobs suddenly relied heavily upon computers and internet service. The urgent need to connect families in most rural areas became apparent. Perhaps the best solution to accommodate all these…
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Leads America Back Into Space Exploration
The SpaceX mission launched on May 30, 2020, and sent Americans back into the stars independent of other nations for the first time in decades. We watched with bated breath during takeoff. Then we cheered as the two-person crew, astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, made it to the International Space Station safely. And we…