SpaceX has made major upgrades to the Crew Dragon spacecraft to improve its safety profile, according to NASA’s Commercial Crew Program manager Steve Stich, and SpaceX’s Vice President, Build and Reliability Bill Gerstenmaier. The two shared details during a Crew 9 press conference earlier today, and now, the Dragon can fire its thrusters for a soft landing in case of an emergency. NASA and SpaceX are slated to launch Crew 9 tomorrow, with two crew members, accompanied by Boeing’s Starliner astronauts, when they return to Earth in February. SpaceX Cleans Soot From Crew Dragon Ahead Of Tomorrow’s Launch Ahead of […]
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