The strict safety standards that NASA requires for its missions had to be met before the spacecraft swap was OK'd. "These thrusters had a higher life than we have flown before for commercial crew ...

including the shutdown of five thrusters—critical for manoeuvring—and a depletion of its helium supply. The spacecraft was then forced to rely on alternative fuel sources, rendering it unsafe for ...

A pair of NASA spacecraft know as the Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) to be launched to Mars by a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket. ESCAPADE will study how the "solar ...

<p>Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore flew to the International Space Station's Boeing Starliner on June 5 last year<br></p> Relearning to walk – Astronauts must retrain their bodies to stand and ...

SEE ALSO: Now you can own NASA's Golden Record on vinyl "With these thrusters that are still functional after 37 years without use, we will be able to extend the life of the Voyager 1 spacecraft ...