Monday, May 04, 2020
Opportunity
SpaceX has an enormous PR opportunity this month with the launch of NASA astronauts in one of its crew Dragon modules -- the first manned flight from the US in 10 years. If the journey goes off without a hitch, SpaceX can rightly crow about its technology and engineering. It will also position the company to be a regular provider of human space flight to NASA and do away with a long-term dependence on Russian rockets and capsules to maintain the space station. There is much riding on this mission for the US and for SpaceX. Both are anxious for it to come off splendidly and with checks, rechecks and checks again, there is good chance it will. However, neither NASA nor SpaceX can rest easy. The shuttle disasters are still fresh in mind. Space flight is a risk and always will be.
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