Shifting to the realm of “real” science, one of the most interesting stories I came across today was about SpaceX’s Dragon project. The unmanned shuttle will be sent to the International Space Station on March 2nd. But, what struck me as most interesting about this story from Techspot is that the project has also been approved for a manned flight. The reason this project has been somewhat controversial is because the shuttle has no backup computer, which could endanger those already present at the Space Station. Another shocking thing was that, instead of being more cautious, NASA has been green lighting this project as almost a learning experience. I’m looking forward to hearing more as this project progresses, since good or bad, at least innovations are being addressed.
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