Avatarchrisflipped into Pushing the envelopeSpaceX SpaceX's Crew Dragon splashes down in the Gulf of Mexico, completing a historic NASA mission verified_publisherCNBC - Michael Sheetz SpaceX safely returned NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to Earth on Sunday afternoon, concluding a two month test that was historic for …
Space.comflipped into SpaceXSpaceX Starship SpaceX launches Starship SN6 prototype test flight on heels of Starlink mission space.com - Tariq Malik A gleaming SpaceX Starship prototype launched into the sky above southern Texas Thursday (Sept. 3) in a brief uncrewed test flight of a rocket …
Roald Bøeflipped into Light, Atoms, Space & TimeTianwen-1 China’s successful launch of Mars mission seals global era in deep-space exploration nature.com - Smriti Mallapaty Tianwen-1 is the second of three spacecraft set to take off this month for the red planet. A Chinese spacecraft is on its way to Mars after launching …
Drt Road Soulflipped into SpaceSpacecraft China's Chang'e 5 returns to Earth loaded with moon rocks verified_publisherCNET - Eric Mack The spacecraft has landed in Inner Mongolia, returning a sample of the lunar surface to our planet for the first time in decades.
Kevin Beachusflipped into Tesla And SpaceXSpaceX Watch this sped-up launch-to-landing footage of a recent SpaceX mission verified_publisherDigital Trends - Trevor Mogg SpaceX has posted a cool new video showing a recent mission from launch to landing. The sped-up footage (below) came via a camera attached to a Falcon …
Avatarsandra oppflipped into Space, UFOS, And The UniverseSpacecraft Barack Obama welcomes astronauts, calls NASA-SpaceX mission symbol of 'American ingenuity' republicworld.com - Brigitte Fernandes Barack Obama welcomed Bob Behnken and Col. Doug Hurley back on Earth, and said this historic mission is a symbol of what American ingenuity can …
AvatarValkorflipped into Out There: Space ExplorationNASA NASA mission finds water on the sunlit surface of the moon verified_publisherCNN(CNN) — There may be more water on the moon than previously believed, including on its sunlit surface. This water could be used as a resource during upcoming missions -- like NASA's return of humans to...
JBflipped into Space UnitesOSIRIS-REx Daring NASA mission touches asteroid, awaits confirmation of scooped sample verified_publisherNational Geographic - Michael GreshkoThe historic attempt to sample the asteroid Bennu could provide clues to the origins of our solar system—and of life itself. In one of the most ambitious games of tag in human history, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx...
archwizardflipped into Science FractionsFalcon 9 SpaceX is replacing two engines on its Falcon 9 rocket ahead of next crewed mission verified_publisherThe Verge - Loren GrushSpaceX is replacing two engines on its Falcon 9 rocket that will soon carry four astronauts to the International Space Station. The change is being made after SpaceX found a substance in the engines that...
CNNflipped into FeaturedNASA Boeing spacecraft commander abruptly pulls out of test flight mission verified_publisherCNNNew York (CNN Business) — Former NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson says he no longer plans to command the first-ever crewed mission of the Boeing Starliner, the spacecraft he's spent the last decade helping...
Kevin Beachusflipped into Things Of InterestSpace Meet Calypso, a daredevil mission concept to explore the surface of Venus space.com - Paul Sutter Of all the rocky, inner worlds of the solar system, Venus is the most challenging to explore. With surface temperatures reaching a bewildering 867 …
News18.comflipped into News18 Latest NewsSpacecraft Missions to Venus: As Signs of Life Found, ISRO’s Shukrayaan-1 in Race for Next Trip to Hell-Like Planet news18.com - News18 Carl Sagan once said that Venus is the planet in our solar system most like hell. So when are we going back Astronomers on Monday reported the …
CNETflipped into Living in the FutureTianwen-1 NASA asteroid hunter captures lucky view of China's Mars mission verified_publisherCNET - Amanda Kooser Serendipity in space as Tianwen-1 photobombs a search for hazardous asteroids.
The Independentflipped into Life & StyleChina China positions rocket ahead of ambitious mission to the moon independent.co.uk - Via AP news wire China on Tuesday moved a massive rocket into place in preparation for launching a mission to bring back materials from the moon for the first time in …
Ars Technicaflipped into Ars TechnicaNASA NASA’s next Mars mission has now burned nearly half of its launch window verified_publisherArs Technica - Eric Berger The $2.1 billion rover has a limited amount of time to launch this summer. NASA says it will be forced to delay the launch of its multibillion-dollar …
archwizardflipped into Science FractionsStarlink Ground systems issue scrubs 12th operational Starlink launch [Updated] verified_publisherArs Technica - Eric Berger This would have been the company's 11th Starlink mission so far in 2020. Oct. 1, 9:55am ET: Thursday morning's launch attempt of a Falcon 9 rocket got …
The Vergeflipped into The VergeMoon Missions A Canadian astronaut will fly around the Moon on the first crewed mission of NASA’s new rocket verified_publisherThe Verge - Ian Carlos CampbellOne of Canada’s astronauts will be sent around the Moon as part of a partnership between NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), NASA announced today. The two organizations have formally agreed to collaborate...
Samflipped into Personal InterestsNASANASA operates a fleet of Gulfstream private jets used to shuttle astronauts and conduct research missions – take a closer verified_publisherBusiness Insider - Thomas PalliniWhen they're not in space, NASA astronauts fly around the world in style. As the leading US private jet manufacturer, Gulfstream is very popular with the US government. Not only does the US Air Force nearly...
Forbesflipped into InnovationNASA Venus: Will NASA Send Its 63-Minute Mission To Find Phosphine And ‘Proof Of Life?’ Forbes - Jamie CarterYou’ve probably read the astonishing news that traces of phosphine—thought of as a biosignature for life—have been found in the cloud-tops of Venus. It very well may not be life, and it certainly isn’t...
CNBCflipped into Top NewsSpacecraft China declares first solo Mars mission launch a success days ahead of U.S. attempt to reach the Red Planet verified_publisherCNBC - Arjun Kharpal The U.S. is the only other country that has landed and operated a rover on Mars, so if China's mission is successful, it would be a big feat. China …
Business Insiderflipped into Tech InsiderSpace Station SpaceX just launched its longest and most ambitious NASA mission to date. Here's how the rest of the journey will go. verified_publisherBusiness Insider - Morgan McFall-JohnsenSpaceX launched its most important NASA mission yet on Sunday: Elon Musk's rocket company catapulted four astronauts into Earth's orbit on its Crew Dragon spaceship. Crew-1, as the flight is called, will...
Business Insiderflipped into Tech InsiderRocket LabRocket Lab just launched its first spacecraft, transforming a leftover piece of its rocket into a satellite that can carry verified_publisherBusiness Insider - Morgan McFall-JohnsenRocket Lab — a private rocket company — quietly launched its own satellite for the first time this week. Rocket Lab has been launching other firms' satellites aboard its Electron rocket since 2018, but...
Mattflipped into Science and spaceSpace Luna 3: The 1959 photographic space mission that totally changed our perceptions of the moon redsharknews.com - Neil Oseman Sending a probe to photograph the far side of the moon sounds easy now. But what if you're using 1950's tech and have no prospect of bringing the …
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