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in News, NASA, Space, Science, Kennedy Space Center, Lockheed Martin, Atlas V, Space Exploration, Discovery, Technology, asteroids, Jupiter, Solar System, Research, OSIRIS-REx, InSight, Mars OdysseyNASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Prepares for First-Ever Four-Billion Mile Journey to Trojan Asteroids
There have been many missions to various asteroids and comets, by NASA and other space agencies. But one group of asteroids that still hasn’t been visited is the Trojans – until now. NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will be the first to travel to these asteroids, which share an orbit with Jupiter. And now, Lucy has arrived […] More
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A Very Unique Place: Remembering the First Deep-Space EVA, Five Decades On
Fifty years ago today, astronaut Al Worden spacewalked further from Earth than any other human being. To this day, he is one of only three men in history to have spacewalked in the yawning void between Earth and the Moon. More
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Starliner Valve Issue Delays OFT-2, Next Launch Attempt TBD
@NASA & @Boeing must wait a little long to fly the many-times-delayed OFT-2 mission to @Space_Station, following a valve issue aboard Starliner. More
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Weather 60-Percent Favorable for NET Tuesday Launch of OFT-2
@NASA is aiming for no sooner than Tuesday, 3 August, to launch OFT-2 Starliner mission, with a predicted 60-percent probability of acceptable weather. More
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Rocket Lab’s Electron Booster Returns to Flight, Delivers Monolith Payload to Orbit
@RocketLab returned safely to flight early Thursday, launching the Monolith payload on behalf of @SpaceForceDoD. More
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in SpaceFalcon Heavy to Launch NASA Mission to Jupiter’s Moon Europa in 2024
NASA has awarded SpaceX a $178 million contract to launch Earth’s first-ever dedicated mission to explore Jupiter’s moon Europa, which has been a high-profile target for planetary scientists for many years now. Slated to launch in October 2024 from historic pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Europa Clipper will be the first spacecraft […] More
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in News, NASA, Mars, Space, Science, Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mars Science Laboratory, Curiosity, Mars Exploration Rovers, Atlas V, Space Exploration, Technology, Astrobiology, Solar System, Research, habitabilityNASA’s Mars Helicopter Delivers ‘Bird’s Eye’ Views from 9th Flight, Perseverance Prepares for First Sampling
To say that NASA’s Mars Helicopter, known as Ingenuity, has been successful would be an understatement. The drone-like quadcopter, specifically designed for Mars’ thin atmosphere, just completed its ninth flight on July 5. It travelled further than ever before, and the new “bird’s eye” images it took will help the Perseverance rover to locate the […] More
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in Space, Blue Origin, suborbitalNew Shepard Lifts Siblings, Youngest, Oldest Space Travelers Above Kármán Line
@BlueOrigin succeeded Tuesday in launching 4 humans beyond the 62-mile (100-km) “Kármán Line” atop New Shepard booster. More
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in SpaceStarliner Stacked Atop Rocket for Launch of Boeing’s 2nd Orbital Flight Test July 30
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is ready to launch again, following a busy weekend where crews transported it from a the company’s Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility at neighboring Kennedy Space Center to Cape Canaveral’s Launch Complex 41 Vertical Integration Facility (VIF), where the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket tasked with launching the […] More
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Atlas Rocket Stacked, Awaits Starliner’s Arrival for 2nd Orbital Flight Test July 30
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is full steam ahead at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, where the company recently completed stacking the uniquely configured Atlas V rocket which will launch Boeing’s second un-crewed Orbital Flight Test of their Starliner crew capsule under contract with NASA’s Commercial Crew Program to the International Space Station (ISS). More
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Virgin Galactic Completes First Fully-Crewed Flight to Edge of Space
@VirginGalactic has exceeded the U.S.-defined lowermost limit for the edge of space with Sunday’s successful flight of VSS Unity. More
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Landsat-9, Booster Arrive at Vandenberg, As ULA Prepares for Busy Launch Manifest
After a relatively “light” start to the year in terms of launches, @ULALaunch is gearing up for a busy 2nd half of 2021. More
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