Mike Wall

senior space writer for Space.com

Mike Wall on KCRW

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is set to lift off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on September 15 with an all-civilian crew for the first time.

SpaceX will send 4 civilians — no astronauts — to space. What will they do on the Inspiration4 mission?

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is set to lift off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on September 15 with an all-civilian crew for the first time.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The 23-ton, 10-story long rocket is currently traveling at about 18,000 miles per hour and is expected to fall in what’s called “an uncontrolled re-entry.”

China’s 10-ton space rocket is falling uncontrollably. Chances are it won’t hit you

The 23-ton, 10-story long rocket is currently traveling at about 18,000 miles per hour and is expected to fall in what’s called “an uncontrolled re-entry.”

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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