SPACE reports a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 19 Starlink satellites from California’s central coast today (July 31), then came back to Earth for a landing on “the SpaceX drone ship named ‘Of Course I Still Love You.'”
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from California (Liftoff at 14:56)
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Update 12:16 p.m. EDT
NASA and SpaceX delayed the Crew-11 launch to the ISS at T-minus one minute before liftoff due to weather concerns. The next launch opportunity is scheduled for Friday, August 1, at 11:43 a.m. EDT.
Spaceflight Now reports, “A group of astronauts and a cosmonaut originally slated to fly on other missions are finally getting their ticket to ride. The quartet, led by NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, will head to the International Space Station beginning with a launch scheduled for Thursday afternoon. The SpaceX Crew-11 mission will launch onboard the Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft atop a Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is scheduled for 12:09 p.m. EDT (1609 UTC).”
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Crew-11 Scheduled for Launch at 12:09 p.m. EDT
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FROM THE INSTITUTE
A group of experts from NASA and industry put to rest several myths regarding artificial intelligence (AI) certification during AIAA AVIATION Forum in Las Vegas. Key points raised by the aviation experts included the need for clear requirements and traceability to reduce human error, the importance of functional hazard assessments, and the role of probabilistic requirements in guiding hardware and software architecture.
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