People have been dreaming of going into space for a long time. From the many space movies to iconic television shows and books, civilian space travel has been an ongoing topic for a while. The first civilians may finally be able to enter space in 2021.
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This mission will use the same Dragon vehicle that was successfully docked at the International Space Station with four professional astronauts in late 2020.
Sports fans watching Super Bowl LV on February 7, 2021, may recall seeing a 30-second commercial from Inspiration4 and its leader, Jared Isaacman. Jared Isaacman is the commander and benefactor. He is an accomplished pilot with experience flying commercial and military aircraft. Isaacman also flies in the charitable Black Diamond Jet Team.
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NASA Backed Ideas That Could Change Space Exploration | IE
NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts program has been funding several projects throughout the past decade.
Initially founded in 1998 under the name the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts, the NIAC is an organization dedicated to changing what's possible in space. As mentioned, they back innovative space concepts that could enable and transform future missions. Researchers, both young and old, from businesses to leading universities, submit their futuristic aerospace ideas to NIAC.
HPE, Microsoft to launch AI capabilities to space station with Spaceborne Computer-2 | Space
Microsoft will connect its cloud computing Azure Space platform to the Spaceborne Computer-2, a Hewlett-Packard Enterprise product promising to "deliver edge computing and [artificial intelligence] capabilities to the International Space Station (ISS)."
Spaceborne Computer-2 will launch to space Feb. 20 aboard a Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo craft that will also deliver tons of other supplies, experiments and food for the station's Expedition 64 astronauts. An Antares rocket will launch the Cygnus NG-15 cargo mission from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia.
Space, Electric Vehicles, or Air Travel Stocks: Which Is the Best Buy Now?
For most of the last century stocks of companies that work to get you from point A to point B were in the stodgy, slow-growth category, but times change. In 2020 we saw electric vehicle companies and their suppliers shoot higher, and companies that want to get cargo and people to space have been front of mind so far in 2021. Meanwhile, an old standby, airline stocks, are beaten down from the pandemic and have the potential to gain altitude in the quarters to come.
Those are three very different types of stocks, with different risks and different potential rewards. Which subsector offers the best options for investors?
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NASA’s Mars Mission Could Be Powered by Fish | Observer
BOSTON – FEBRUARY 5: A diver swims upside down in the big tank seen from his fins as fish swims past at one of the New England Aquarium’s exhibits in Boston. David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images
SpaceX built a true commercial space line for fun, profit and a good cause | TheHill
So far, the program has succeeded with that goal brilliantly with the advent of the SpaceX Crew Dragon. The commercial spacecraft has already conducted two flights to the ISS with astronauts on board. The first, Commercial Crew Demo-2 , took two astronauts to the space station in May 2020. The second, Crew-1 , began regular crew rotations to the ISS in November 2020. SpaceX plans more contracted NASA flights to the space station in 2021.
The other, almost unstated goal of the Commercial Crew Program was to enable a truly commercial space transportation industry, one in which private customers would travel to and from low Earth orbit. The goal has started to be met thanks to a number of flights that have been recently announced.
Space travel goals: Astronaut shares picture of Japan’s Mt Fuji | Times of India Travel
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“I love talking about inspiration and everything we hope to accomplish with this really awesome mission,” Isaacman told Aubert in the interview.
The SpaceX flight will see Isaacman pilot the first-ever fully commercial, non-government spaceship into orbit by the end of the year, using the company's four-seat Crew Dragon capsule for the journey.
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“In the ’60s when they went to the moon, humanity went with them, and we’re going back so it’s exciting to be part of it.”
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