NASA astronaut Don Pettit embarks on his fourth mission to the International Space Station
Scientific Asia:On Wednesday, an astronaut and ardent photographer made their fourth space mission. Don Pettit, a NASA astronaut, visited the International Space Station for the first time as part of Expedition 6 in November 2003 and returned on July 1, 2012, after his most recent visit. On September 11, Pettit, together with fellow cosmonaut Ivan…
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The Polaris Dawn crew will be launched by SpaceX on a risky mission into Earth’s radiation belts.
Scientific Asia: The countdown to SpaceX’s most recent mission, a daring and dangerous journey into Earth’s Van Allen radiation belts by a four-person civilian crew hoping to do the first-ever commercial spacewalk, is finally starting. Polaris Dawn was scheduled to launch on Tuesday as early as 3:38 a.m. ET. However, due to adverse weather at…