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⋅ August 24, 2024
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CNN

Polaris Dawn mission will send crew on a wild, risky ride
CNN
Polaris Dawn crew members — including (from left) Anna Menon, Scott “Kidd” Poteet, Jared Isaacman and Sarah Gillis — are seen inside a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule. SpaceX.
CNN

Perseverance rover is making a steep ascent to reach unexplored Martian territory
CNN
The Perseverance rover has begun a long climb up the steep rim of Jezero Crater on a quest to discover some of the most ancient rocks on Mars — and the potential for environments that may have once hosted life on the red planet.
Spaceflight Now

Live coverage: NASA to announce final determination on how to conclude Starliner Crew Flight Test
Spaceflight Now
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, Boeing’s Crew Flight Test Commander and Pilot respectively, inspect safety hardware aboard the International Space Station. Image: NASA. NASA is at a crossroads when it comes to the conclusion of the …
Space.com

SpaceX’s private Polaris Dawn mission will set altitude record for female astronauts
Space.com
Polaris Dawn’s four-person crew includes female mission specialists Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon, both of whom are SpaceX engineers, as well as male pilot Scott “Kidd” Poteet. The highest-flying woman before …
CNN

Boeing Starliner’s astronauts have been in limbo for months. NASA may soon make a decision on their return from space
CNN
The Boeing Starliner spacecraft with astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore aboard approaches the International Space Station on June 6. NASA/AP. Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory …
The New York Times

NASA to Say if Boeing Starliner Astronauts Will Stay Longer on Space Station
The New York Times
The agency’s leaders are meeting on Saturday to decide whether Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore can safely fly home to Earth on the vehicle that carried them to orbit.
NPR

NASA’s long-awaited decision on Starliner is imminent
NPR
A couple of NASA astronauts have spent more than two months orbiting Earth on the International Space Station, and NASA is finally nearing a decision on whether it’s OK to bring them home in the same spaceship that took them up there.
Smithsonian

Groundbreaking Mission Will Attempt the First Private Astronaut Spacewalk Next Week
Smithsonian
Polaris Dawn is set to be the farthest humans have traveled from Earth since the Apollo program and will test new technology in a “radiation belt” surrounding our planet. Will Sullivan. Daily Correspondent. August 23, 2024 5:33 p.m. …
Iowa City Press Citizen

Miller-Meeks makes UI visit as physics department receives $1.5M grant from NASA
Iowa City Press Citizen
The University of Iowa’s Physics and Astronomy Department has received a nearly $1.5 million grant from NASA to continue to advance scientific research and study of space equipment. The federal funds will help connect and draw more students into the …
Florida Today

‘This is more than just a trip,’ tourists travel to watch SpaceX Polaris Dawn launch
Florida Today
In the early hours of Tuesday, billionaire Jared Isaacman, pilot Scott “Kidd” Poteet and SpaceX employees, Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon, launch on their daring journey to fly higher than American astronauts have since the end of the Apollo program and …