The mission of Sławosz Uznański threatened?
The conflict between Elon Musk and Donald Trump escalated. Both of them switch with various threats. The American president threatened to cancel government contracts for Muska. What he replied that if Trump puts the case, then SpaceX will immediately start withdrawing from the service of its Dragon spacecraft. And this is important news for the Polish interest, because this rocket as part of the AX-4 mission is to take Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski to the International Space Station (ISS). A few hours after this declaration, Elon Musk cooled down and withdrew from his announcement.
There is unofficial information
Spacex has not yet issued an official statement, but the Polish Press Agency unofficially found out that The words of Elon Musk will not affect the AX-4 mission And everything will take place as planned. TVN also confirmed that the mission is not threatened, although you have to keep your finger on the pulse. The probability of flight is increased by the fact that this is a mission implemented by the private company Axiom Space. NASA does not organize it, although the start will take place from the Kennedy Space Center space port, belonging to the American Space Agency.
The Pole flies into space
The space mission, in which the Polish astronaut will participate, probably It will start on June 10 at 14:22 time in force in Poland. This start has been translated many times, which is why uncertainty hangs over this date. In addition to Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, the crew consists of astronauts from India and Hungary. The mission is commanded by American Peggy Whitson. Engineering, medical, biological and biotechnological experiments will conduct the Pole's role during the mission. In total, within two weeks, during which the crew will stay at the ISS, is to carry out 60 experiments.
Cosmos will be a victim of the conflict?
“The easiest way to save money in our budget, billions and billions of dollars is to end Elon's government subsidies and contracts. I was always surprised that Biden did not do it!” Donald Trump said. If he kept his word, then It would hit a large extent on the space industry. Since 2008, SpaceX has received over $ 20 billion in government contracts, mainly from NASA and the Defense Department. Currently, Elona Muska is responsible for using the Dragon spacecraft to send astronauts to an international space station and back.
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Sources: Tvn, OnetIAR, The Guardian