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 by Paul Brinkmann Orlando FL (UPI) Dec 09, 2021
Russia's only active female cosmonaut, Anna Kikina, will make her first trip into space in fall 2022 as the first Russian to fly on a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, Russia's space agency announced Wednesday on Twitter. Dmitry Rogozin, director general of Russia's Roscosmos agency, said his program has pledged a seat of a Russian Soyuz capsule to an American astronaut in return. Rogozin did not specify SpaceX in his statement, saying only "an American spacecraft." But SpaceX's Crew Dragon is the only American spacecraft certified to carry people. The only alternative in development, Boeing Starliner, has no new launch date for its next test flight. NASA didn't immediately respond to a request for comment on Rogozin's statement. The United States paid Russia up to around $80 million per seat to fly astronauts to the International Space Station from 2011, when the shuttle was retired, to 2020. NASA didn't immediately respond to a request for comment on Rogozin's statement. The United States paid Russia up to around $80 million per seat to fly astronauts to the International Space Station from 2011, when the shuttle was retired, to 2020. That's when SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule first flew astronauts to the space station, launching from Florida. SpaceX since has launched 12 more astronauts to the space station on three missions. NASA's Mark Vande Hei was the last U.S. occupant of a Russian Soyuz capsule, which was launched April 9. Source: United Press International
SpaceX successfully launches latest Starlink fleet from Florida Washington DC (UPI) Dec 02, 2021 SpaceX on Thursday launched 48 Starlink spacecraft from Florida as part of its plans to develop a second generation of communications satellites. The Falcon 9 rocket successfully lifted off from Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at about 6:12 p.m. EST. SpaceX was also able to successfully land the first stage booster for the ninth time, its 89th successful recovery of a Falcon9 first stage booster overall. The launch was originally set to take place on Wednesday but was ... read more
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