NASA warns Space X

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NASA warns SpaceX over safety issues after astronaut hospitalization | Popular Science

NASA is concerned SpaceX is prioritizing its mission schedule over safety after a recent ocean landing resulted in the brief hospitalizations of all four astronauts. Former astronaut Kent Rominger admonished the company during an October 31 meeting of the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, citing a list of recent problems involving both SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule. 

“Both NASA and SpaceX need to maintain focus on safe Crew Dragon operations and not take any ‘normal’ operations for granted,” said the ASAP committee member on Thursday, as first reported by SpaceNews. Rominger also argued that safety requires increased attention on aging hardware, especially as “the pace of operations increases.”

SpaceX has documented multiple equipment malfunctions and setbacks since at least July when a Falcon 9 rocket’s second stage failed to ignite its second burn, causing it to explode roughly an hour after launch.

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I wonder why they won't release the cause for hospitalizing the astronaut?  I'm STILL upset with myself for missing that return.  I'm only a half hour - in traffic - from that hospital they mentioned.  I saw the one that re-entered in '23.  If came blazing through the sky while I was out walking that night.  It was like the world's brightest meteor  

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OFF TOPIC here but could not find a better place.

This is about to happen, T-5 minutes.

 

Edited November 5 by AZDZ