3-D printer carries NASA toward on‑orbit repairs
NASA plans to send a 3-D printer from Made in Space to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX Dragon, enabling astronauts to print spare parts on demand. The project, part of a larger cargo haul, aims to reduce dependence on Earth resupply and eventually support habitats on Mars.
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Aiken Standard Wins Space Contract Amid Falcon 9 Mission
The Aiken Standard claimed a major contract to deliver US astronauts to the space station. A Falcon 9 rocket with an unmanned Dragon is set to launch at 1:52 a.m. Sunday with improved weather forecasts. The payload includes a mouse X-ray machine and 20 mice, 30 fruit flies, metal plating samples for golf club research, and a $30 million instrument to measure surface wind over Earth's oceans for better hurricane forecasting.
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Lava flow on Hawaii’s Big Island slows near communities
Scientists from the US Geological Survey say lava advancing from Puʻu ʻOʻo crater toward Pāhoa on Hawaii’s Big Island has slowed noticeably over the past day. The flow front sits about 1.4 miles upslope from Pāhoa, having traveled more than 10 miles from its source since it began on June 27, with smoke decreasing.
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