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Mosaic of photos showing members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community at NASA.
Credits: NASA
This May, NASA celebrates the contributions of its Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) employees past and present with a variety of internal and external events and products centered around the theme: Advancing Leaders Through Purpose-Driven Service.
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders make valuable contributions to every aspect of our society, including NASAs missions and successes. This years AAPI Heritage Month brings heightened awareness and significance, given the recent violence directed against Asian Americans, said NASA Administrator Sen. Bill Nelson. The Biden-Harris Administration and NASA are committed to a culture of diversity and inclusion, where all employees are welcomed, respected, connected, and engaged. President Biden has set the tone, choosing Vice President Harris as his running mate, appointing the
AP Not yet. But SpaceX will take a significant step forward in human spaceflight with its next mission – flying what would be the first all-civilian crew in a flight scheduled for September that would orbit Earth for a few days. Called Inspiration4, the flight is being funded by billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, an accomplished jet pilot but not a professional astronaut. Nor are the other members of the crew: Haley Arceneaux, a physician assistant; Sion Proctor, a teacher and communicator; and Chris Sembroski, an engineer at Lockheed Martin. Isaacman set up the mission as a fundraiser for St. Jude Children s Research Hospital, and held what amounted to a sweepstakes competition for two of the seats.
File image: This screengrab made from SpaceX s live webcast shows the Starship SN10 prototype during the second attempted test flight of the day at SpaceX s South Texas test facility near Boca Chica Village in Brownsville, Texas, on March 3, 2021. Picture: Jose Romero/Space X/AFP.
To infinity and beyond for space travel as SpaceX turns toward flying private citizens to space
By The Washington Post
By Christian Davenport
One day, Elon Musk has said, he would like human spaceflight to be as routine as commercial airline travel, with regular flights through the atmosphere ferrying astronauts around the solar system.
That day is not here yet - not even close.
What s next? SpaceX private flight, Crew-3, Artemis mission, more
By FOX 35 News Staff
Published
SpaceX Crew Dragon ‘Resilience’ completes first nighttime splashdown
After departing from the International Space Station the night prior, SpaceX Crew-1 returned safely to Earth very early on Sunday morning.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX has successfully completed another crewed mission and they have a lot more space exploration planned for the future.
On Sunday, the SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience splashdown in darkness, parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Panama City, Florida, just before 3 a.m., ending the second astronaut flight for the space company.