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Polaris Dawn: Billionaire astronaut and crew return to Earth after first private spacewalk | World News
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A billionaire astronaut and his crew have returned to Earth after taking part in the first private spacewalk. Polaris Dawn, operated by SpaceX on behalf of billionaire Jared Isaacman, splashed down at 8.37am today in the Gulf of Mexico near Florida’s Dry Tortugas in the predawn darkness. Carrying four private citizens, including SpaceX engineers Anna…
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SpaceX Polaris Dawn: Billionaire Jared Isaacman becomes first person to take part in private spacewalk | Science & Tech News
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An American billionaire has become the first person to take part in a private spacewalk – against the spectacular backdrop of the Earth. A spacewalk is considered one of the most dangerous activities an astronaut can do in orbit. SpaceX Polaris Dawn spacewalk – live updates Image: Jared Isaacman outside the Dragon capsule. Pic: SpaceX…
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SpaceX blasts off billionaire and three other private astronauts for ‘risky’ first-ever spacewalk | Science & Tech News
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SpaceX has blasted off a crew of four private astronauts for the first-ever private spacewalk. A billionaire entrepreneur, a retired military fighter pilot and two SpaceX employees are using the company’s new spacesuits and a redesigned spacecraft for the mission which launched on Tuesday morning from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Image: Pic: SpaceX…
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Moon landing seemingly doomed after private company’s Peregrine spacecraft suffers ‘critical’ fuel leak | Science & Tech News
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The first US moon landing mission in more than 50 years appears to be doomed after a private company’s spacecraft developed a “critical” fuel leak just hours after it launched. Private firm Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic Technology estimated the Peregrine lander would start losing power in about 40 hours. The company had managed to orient it towards…
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First private moon landing appears to have failed | Science & Tech News
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An attempt to land the first privately-funded spacecraft on the moon appears to have failed. Japan’s ispace Inc hoped its Hakuto-R lander would touch down in the moon’s Atlas crater after a 100-day journey. But after completing its final orbit of the moon, and decelerating from 6000 kilometres per hour to a walking pace a…
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Twitter account which tracked Elon Musk’s private jet is suspended | Science & Tech News
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A Twitter account which tracked Elon Musk’s private jet has been suspended. The automated bot, dubbed @ElonJet, was set up by a university student in Florida to chart the live location of the Tesla and SpaceX founder‘s aircraft. Earlier this year, before he had launched his takeover of the platform, Musk requested that it be…