Published 17:33 IST, August 7th 2020
Sonam Kapoor calls SpaceX and NASA's missions in the future to be 'Exciting'
Sonam Kapoor recently took to her Instagram and shared a video showcasing NASA-SpaceX's joint efforts and called it 'Exciting'. Read more details.
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Sonam Kapoor recently took to her Instagram and shared her excitement over the future of SpaceX and NASA's missions together in the future after the successful splashdown landing of astronauts Bob and Doug recently. The historic successful space mission in collaboration between NASA and SpaceX has opened doors for many other projects between the two space exploration giants in the near future. Sonam Kapoor took to her Instagram stories and wrote, 'This Sounds So Exciting' along with a video from Unilad which posts similar viral content on social media. Check out Sonam Kapoor's reaction to the collaboration between NASA and SpaceX below -
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Sonam Kapoor excited over NASA - SpaceX collaboration
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Now that the crew test mission has come to an end, it is being hailed as a success and NASA and SpaceX have already started working on their next mission titled Crew-1. Jim Bridenstine, a NASA administrator had spoken during the post-splashdown briefing stating that what people have witnessed now marks the beginning of what will be a 'whole lot more' activity in space in the future. The Crew-1 mission, which has left space enthusiasts excited will mark the first operational commercial crew mission. SpaceX has signed a $2.6 million contract with NASA which states that the company will be flying a total of six missions to the International Space Station (ISS). Crew-1 will mark the first in these series of flights.
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The commercial crew program has been designed by NASA to stop relying on Russia's Soyuz Capsule to reach the ISS, costing $90 million per head. Flying with SpaceX is reportedly costing NASA cheaper by almost $30 million. The Crew-1 mission will launch will be taking place in late September. Four astronauts this time around are scheduled to carry out a six-month mission at the ISS. The astronauts will continue to do maintenance work at the space station, perform experiments, and conduct multiple series of spacewalks.
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Astronauts in the Crew-1 mission have been busy training at SpaceX's California facility where they are working to get familiarized with the suits designed by Musk's space exploration company. The Crew-1 capsule, which will board the four astronauts has also been going through a series of tests. It is expected to be shipped to Florida by the second or third week of August.
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17:32 IST, August 7th 2020