SpaceX is preparing to launch its next private mission towards the end of the month, and it will feature the first attempt by astronauts to step into space. The Polaris Dawn mission, the first of three flights that billionaire and Shift4 founder Jared Isaacman has purchased from SpaceX in 2022 for its human spaceflight effort… Read More »
SpaceX engineer Anna Menon is preparing to travel further into the cosmos than any astronaut has gone in decades as part of this summer’s groundbreaking Polaris Dawn mission. Courtesy of Polaris Dawn Anna Menon with her husband Anil and children James and Grace.” src=”https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/SEPIe9UfIfFu.BPkvd4PaQ–/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTkyMA–/https://media .zenfs.com/en/people_218/dacd21d0a1d68faf6922e9854552a220″ class=”caas-img”/> Courtesy of Polaris Dawn Anna Menon with her husband… Read More »
Anil Menon is a former SpaceX medical director, flight surgeon, and a newly appointed NASA astronaut. But his most important (and challenging) job, he said, is being a father to his two young children. Menon encourages parents: If you can be a parent, you can be an astronaut, he said. Anil Menon is one of… Read More »