NASA decided to pick another partner to take its astronauts in outer space. Until recently, the Russian Space Agency handeled the task, but because of the latest event taking place in Crimea, the collaboration will stop. NASA decided to end the dependence on Russian services and picked two private contractors instead. The U.S. space shuttle fleet was retired and NASA was paying $70 million per … [Read more...]
SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket launched successfully
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was successfully blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday, defying a bleak weather forecast. “The rocket flight was perfect as far as we could tell,” SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk told mediaperson soon after the launch. Ending a series of delays that was caused due to several technical issues, the rocket finally launched at 3:25 p.m. … [Read more...]
