If you missed this historic moment, click on the text above. Congrats to Bob, Doug, SpaceX, and NASA for this incredible feat! Awesome!! 🙂
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NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken prepare for historic return to Earth in SpaceX capsule
SpaceX spacecraft docks with International Space Station on historic NASA mission
Space station supply ship exits, now packing 3,500 pounds of trash
Space station supply ship exits, now packing 3,500 pounds of trash
This is smart…studying how to deal with space trash. Space trash and space junk are becoming a HUGE problem. If they can find a cost-effective, efficient way to just burn a big chunk of it up in re-entry, that’d be great.
Commercial shipment arrives at space station
Commercial shipment arrives at space station
Excellent!!
NASA says Russia alone can’t end International Space Station work
NASA says Russia alone can’t end International Space Station work
Someone needs to ask Charlie Bolden to clarify his statement, “There is no single partner that can terminate the international space station.” Does that mean that IF Russia pulls out (which they’ve threatened to do already), will the U.S. continue anyway, regardless? Its critical that we secure a definitive yes or no to that question, for the record. Our NASA and over all space policy/direction has been without focus or direction from day one. And, Charlie Bolden has shown himself to be an inept director who makes poor decision after poor decision. The cancelling of the space shuttle without having a viable backup plan, and leaving our human travel in the hands of the Russians has proven to be disaster. And that’s just one of many. NASA is a very bloated and bureaucratic organization. It needs to be streamlined, given clear direction and focus, and then funded better. Space has taken on a whole new level of criticality. And, we can no longer afford to have keystone cops in charge there.
SpaceX Dragon returns to Earth from International Space Station
Ukraine crisis in space: US takes on the Russians, only this time it’s over the International Space Station
Russia to ban US from using Space Station over Ukraine sanctions
Russia to ban US from using Space Station over Ukraine sanctions
NOT good.. And it falls into the category of “see? I told you so!” I’ve been saying for several years how dumb our Obama Administration, and his NASA Administrator (Charlie Bolden) are for NOT having a backup plan for situations just like this. Each time we send an astronaut up into space, we have to stick our thumb out and hitch a ride; a ride we pay the Russians $60 MILLION dollars per astronaut. Yeah.. And, that’s when they’re willing to go along with it. Given our current friction with Vlad, they’re sticking it to us. For them its not just about money (which yes, they want). Its about national pride. And, they’re loving how they have the upper hand on us, and making us look like fools. Thanks a LOT Obama. Loser..