The Space Race Is Still On
It’s crucial to keep in mind that space exploration isn’t over yet. Indeed, SpaceX’s most recent Demo-2 test plane launch was a spectacular success. A commercial spacecraft visited the International Space Station for the first time. Engineers worked hard to avoid any potential danger while developing the task, as you might expect. Unfortunately, as the mission advanced, even the most brilliant brains were unable to identify a definite threat. This was, after all, a potentially catastrophic miscalculation.
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The Space Race Is Still On
A Mission Of Many Firsts
It was a mission that shattered numerous records. The Gulf of Mexico was used as a landing location for the first time by an American space mission. Aside from that, it was the first time since 2011 that American astronauts had launched into space from their homeland. The United States stopped its space shuttle program that year. Its most significant achievement, in our opinion, was its business component. It was most likely a factor in the risks the astronauts encountered on their descent to Earth.
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A Mission Of Many Firsts