Smithsonian Air and Space opens halls for “milestone” and “future” artifacts

The National Air and Space Museum has opened five more of its renovated galleries, including two showcasing space artifacts.

Ars Technica

April musste es sein?
Als eine Mitteldeutsche Weltraum und #Polar Regionen Erde sah
http://www.fox7austin.com/news/fram2-mission-spacex-launch-historic-first-human-flight-over-earths-polar-regions
Auslandspresse
#RabeaRogge steht auch drin

Laut Link
Dragon-Raumschiff
#Fram2
bedeutende Geschichte

Crew1
#Inspiration4
#PolarisDawn geflogen
Missionen kommerzieller #Weltraumforschung sowie des #Weltraumtourismus

SpaceX Fram2 Mission: Historic launch of first human flight over Earth’s polar regions

SpaceX successfully launched another historic mission — this time, the Fram2, which will be the first human spaceflight to the Earth’s polar regions.

FOX 7 Austin
Auf zu neuen Ufern? Der neue #Weltraum-#Tourismus von @elonmusk & Co.: Die Weltraummission #Inspiration4 wird als Aufbruch in eine neue Ära der #Raumfahrt inszeniert, die für die ganze Menschheit eine bessere Zukunft einläuten soll. (1/2)
Bluesky

Bluesky Social

#DerStandard - Rätsel der Wissenschaft:
"
Wie ungesund sind Weltraumflüge?

.. Für Menschen ist das All kein angenehmer Ort. Doch neueste Daten aus der Weltraummedizin bergen Überraschungen
"
https://www.derstandard.de/story/3000000238526/wie-ungesund-sind-weltraumfluege

#Audio: https://audio.podigee-cdn.net/1613091-m-6e46161b137a20797dd1ef129fdbf8c8.opus

2.10.2024

#DLR #Inspiration4 #Podcast #Raumfahrt #Raumfahrtmedizin #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #Strahlung #Weltraum #Weltraummedizin #Weltraumstrahlung

Wie ungesund sind Weltraumflüge?

Jetzt anhören: Für Menschen ist das All kein angenehmer Ort. Doch neueste Daten aus der Weltraummedizin bergen Überraschungen

DER STANDARD

Polaris Dawn mission blasts off with plans for first commercial spacewalk

Four astronauts have blasted out of the atmosphere as part of a privately funded five-day mission that aims to carry out the first commercial spacewalk.

#Jared #Isaacman, the American billionaire founder of the electronic payment company #Shift4, is bankrolling the #Polaris #Dawn mission and acting as commander of the crew.

It is the second trip Isaacman has charted. In 2021, he flew on the #Inspiration4 mission, the first orbital spaceflight by an #all-#civilian crew, which included a cancer survivor as well as a data engineer who won his seat in a raffle draw.

Isaacman, who has thousands of hours in various aircraft, is joined this time by a retired military fighter pilot and two employees of SpaceX, the Elon Musk-owned company that is operating the mission.

SpaceX’s #Falcon9 rocket launched from Nasa’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday morning after several delays.
A previous attempt to launch last month was postponed hours before liftoff after a small helium leak on the launchpad.
It was later pushed back further when the same make of rocket was temporarily grounded by US regulators for checks.

The trip will last about five days and take an oval-shaped orbit that travels as far as 870 miles (1,400km) from Earth’s surface

https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/sep/10/polaris-dawn-mission-blasts-off-first-commercial-spacewalk-spacex?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Polaris Dawn mission blasts off with plans for first commercial spacewalk

Privately funded five-day mission by four astronauts led by US billionaire launches on SpaceX rocket from Florida

The Guardian

Here's the update:

"Sending all the good vibes and cosmic energy for a smooth journey there and back! Cheering for a successful mission for #Inspiration4 🚀🌌"

初の黒人女性宇宙飛行士であるシアン・プロクターによる遺産について #宇宙 #歴史
https://www.space.com/sian-proctor-interview-1st-black-woman-pilot-spacecraft

Dr. Sian Proctorは、2021年にInspiration4の一環として宇宙軌道に到達し、女性やアフリカ系アメリカ人コミュニティに多大な貢献を果たしました。Proctorは51歳で初の黒人商業宇宙飛行士であり、

初の黒人女性宇宙船パイロットとしても歴史を作りました。彼女は長い道のりを経てこの使命に選ばれ、多くの挑戦を乗り越えました。
#Inspiration4 #BlackHistoryMonth #WomensHistoryMonth
Sian Proctor on her legacy of being the 1st Black woman to pilot a spacecraft

From teaching Geoscience to leading the way for African-Americans in space, Dr. Sian Proctor shares her story of breaking barriers and reaching the stars.

Space

The SpaceX Inspiration4 launch, endlessly flowing from the pad all the way to orbit.

Composite of multiple tracking telescopes using new techniques to bring out the faintest colors and finest details.

Credits: MARS Scientific

#Inspiration4 #Rocket #SpaceResearch #SpaceEngineering
#Space #Science #TheTruthIsUpThere

The SpaceX Inspiration4 launch, endlessly flowing from the pad all the way to orbit.

Composite of multiple tracking telescopes using new techniques to bring out the faintest colors and finest details.

Credits: MARS Scientific

#Inspiration4 #Rocket #SpaceResearch #SpaceEngineering
#Space #Science #TheTruthIsUpThere

@chris
Rides to space are expensive. Private companys need to make money while NASA more ore less focus on science and reputation. Even today they select some great people to become astronauts.
BUT
You ever heard of #Inspiration4 ? A #SpaceX ride chartert by a billionaire but he donated two seats to the hospital St. Jude to raise money for cancer research. Hayley Arceneaux, a former patient of St. Jude got one of the seats and was assigned as as chief medical officer. Great woman and story