Saturday's astronaut liftoff comes after SpaceX endured several setbacks, from catastrophic engine failures and malfunctioning parachutes to safety concerns about fueling boosters on the ground for the first time with astronauts on board
To reach Saturday’s astronaut liftoff, Elon Musk and his engineering team overcame a string of failures and swift design changes that generated years of skepticism inside NASA, their biggest customer.
During the roller-coaster program to replace NASA’s geriatric space shuttles, SpaceX endured several setbacks, from catastrophic engine failures and malfunctioning parachutes to safety concerns about fueling boosters on the ground for the first time with astronauts on board. When he took over as head of the National Aeronautics...
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