SPACE reports “NASA’s next astronaut launch will delay nearly a week to let a moon mission leave Earth first.” NASA will launch the Crew-8 astronauts on Feb. 28, to “deconflict” from the expected launch date of a robotic moon mission with agency…
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NASA SpaceX Crew-8 Mission to Launch Friday
Flying Magazine reports, “NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission is set to launch via a Falcon 9 rocket Friday, ferrying three space agency astronauts and a Roscosmos cosmonaut to the International Space Station (ISS).” The four Crew-8 members are “NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, as well as Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin.” The targeted launch time is 12:04 a.m. EST Friday, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Australian PM Scott Morrison Announces Moon Mission
The Daily Mail (UK) reports that Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has signed a deal with NASA to send an Australian-made rover to the moon after 2026. Australian businesses and research organizations “will bid for up to $50million of taxpayer cash to build the rover, with applications submitted early next year.”
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