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The toilet fan on SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission malfunctioned, setting off an alarm, and the all-civilian crew had to be coached on how to fix it
Toilets in space have fans to ensure waste goes in the right direction - but the fan on the Inspira…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk reveals 'challenges' with toilet during Inspiration4 mission, promises upgrades in future
"Definitely upgraded toilets :) We had some challenges with it this flight," Musk said in a tw…
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Elon Musk said SpaceX's first-ever civilian crew had 'challenges' with the toilet and promised an upgrade for the next flight
SpaceX CEO Musk did not elaborate on what toilet "challenges" the crew of the Inspiration4 mission …
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Elon Musk promises to donate $50 million to the Inspiration4 fundraiser for a children's hospital, helping it smash its $200 million goal
Elon Musk's pledged donation will significantly boost funds for St. Jude Children's Research Hospit…
Zahra Tayeb
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SpaceX's all-civilian crew chatted with Elon Musk and shared photos of Earth from the spaceship's glass-dome bathroom on their first full day in space
Elon Musk tweeted that he had spoken with Inspiration4 crew members, who flew to space on Wednesday…
Kate Duffy
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Jeff Bezos politely congratulated Elon Musk on SpaceX's first civilian mission. The two billionaires' companies are currently locked in a bitter feud.
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have a long history of rivalry, and recently, Musk has mocked Bezos on Twi…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Sam Adams will craft beer using hops sent into Earth's orbit on SpaceX's Inspiration4
The estimated cost to send that weight into Earth's orbit is roughly $361,000, and the resulting be…
Francis Agustin
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SpaceX's first all-civilian launch next month will be chronicled in a Netflix documentary
Netflix is giving viewers a behind the scenes look at the historic launch of the SpaceX Dragon miss…
Aleeya Mayo
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SpaceX Inspiration4 tourists share stunning photos of the earth
SpaceX Inspiration4 tourists share stunning photos of the earth
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A contest winner for SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission gave away his seat because he exceeded the maximum weight limit by 80 pounds
Kyle Hippchen gave his ticket for SpaceX's first all-civilian mission to Chris Sembroski, who said …
Sam Tabahriti
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Watch Russia beat NASA and Tom Cruise to launch the first film crew to the space station on Tuesday
Cosmonauts will help actress Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko film a movie on the space st…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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French astronaut snapped a gorgeous photo of the aurora glowing green and red from the space station
Astronauts see the aurora regularly, but the one that French astronaut Thomas Pesquet captured is e…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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SpaceX wins $152 million NASA contract to launch a series of weather satellites for an ambitious environmental mission
SpaceX's weather-satellite launch will provide advanced imagery and atmospheric measurements of Ear…
Zahra Tayeb
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NASA astronaut Megan McArthur's warning to space tourists: Spaceflight is uncomfortable and risky. It takes grit.
Astronauts compare spaceflight to a camping trip for a reason. You have to give up showers, flush t…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Elon Musk-owned SpaceX’s all-civilian spaceship to launch next week -- All you need to know about Inspiration4
SpaceX launches its first-ever all-civilian crew to space on September 15 and with the mission bein…
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SpaceX has safely landed 4 astronauts in the ocean for NASA, completing the US's longest human spaceflight
The astronauts of Crew-1 were on the International Space Station for six months. They just passed t…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Disney photographers capture truly cinematic photos of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket soaring past Disney World
Disney photographers captured breathtaking photos of the SpaceX rocket launch soaring above the Flo…
Zahra Tayeb
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SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts were 'hooting and giggling' as they rocketed into orbit
SpaceX's Crew-2 mission launched to the International Space Station on Friday. Once in orbit, the a…
Aylin Woodward,Morgan McFall-…
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Elon Musk said watching SpaceX's Friday astronaut launch was 'extremely intense' - he couldn't sleep the night before
SpaceX has now launched three astronaut missions, which makes the experience "a little bit easier" …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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LIFTOFF: SpaceX launches 4 astronauts aboard the Crew Dragon Endeavour, its first time reusing a spaceship on a crewed mission
The Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station launched aboard the same Falcon 9 rocket boos…