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This week was a bit more quiet than usual coming off of the amazingly over-packed International Astronautical Congress, but there were still
to nail one key ingredient before its Crew Dragon missions can proceed apace with people on board
Actually, it has to nail quite a few, but parachutes are a crucial one, and it has been developing the parachutes that will help Crew Dragon
float back safely to Earth for years not.The third iteration is looking like the one that will be used for the first Crew Dragon missions
with astronauts, and luckily, that version three system has now completed 13 successful tests in a row
its capsule abort engines
Also, Boeing will be doing their pad abort test as early as this week as well, which sets things up nicely for a busy time next year in
crewed spaceflight.Launching stuff to space is expensive and really limits what you can do in terms of designing spacecraft and components
(ExtraCrunch subscription required)Satellite propulsion has, until very recently, been almost entirely a bespoke affair, which translates to
expensive and generally not accessible to startup companies who actually have to worry about stuff like burn rates
satellite needs.Small satellite business is booming, and Kepler wants to make sure that developers are able to figure out what they can do
Cooler than the Apple TV dev boxes that were on offer once upon a time.The ISS is getting a shipment of supplies and scientific material
courtesy of a resupply cargo capsule launched by Northrop Grumman on Saturday
One thing on board is twelve containers of read wine, courtesy of startup Space Cargo Unlimited
