[New post] How SpaceX and Boeing plan to keep NASA astronauts safe

sskarthik posted: "Nearly a month after SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket disintegrated en route to the International Space Station, CEO Elon Musk announced what brought the vehicle down: a faulty steel strut, just 2 feet long and 1 inch thick. Fortunately, no astronauts were a" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on SKarthik.info How SpaceX and Boeing plan to keep NASA astronauts safe by sskarthik Nearly a month after SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket disintegrated en route to the International Space Station, CEO Elon Musk announced what brought the vehicle down: a faulty steel strut, just 2 feet long and 1 inch thick. Fortunately, no astronauts were aboard the doomed vehicle — only food, water, and cargo were lost. SpaceX and Boeing are currently developing crew transportation modules that will ferry US astronauts to and from the ISS. Read more... sskarthik | August 13, 2015 at 6:38 pm | Categories: Computers and Internet | URL: http://wp.me/p1eKZE-3eUr Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from SKarthik.info. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://sskarthik.wordpress.com/2015/08/13/how-spacex-and-boeing-plan-to-keep-nasa-astronauts-safe/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com