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NASA spacecraft rockets toward Jupiter's moon Europa in search of the right conditions for life
Read full article: NASA spacecraft rockets toward Jupiter's moon Europa in search of the right conditions for lifeA NASA spacecraft has blasted off on a quest to explore Jupiter's moon Europa and reveal whether its hidden ocean might hold the keys to life.
SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts who are stuck in space until next year
Read full article: SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts who are stuck in space until next yearSpaceX has launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station.
South Korea launches its 2nd military spy satellite amid animosities with North Korea
Read full article: South Korea launches its 2nd military spy satellite amid animosities with North KoreaSouth Korea has successfully launched its second military spy satellite into orbit, days after North Korea reaffirmed its plan to launch multiple reconnaissance satellites this year.
SpaceX launches Falcon 9 mission from Kennedy Space Center
Read full article: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 mission from Kennedy Space CenterSpaceX is targeting Saturday for Falcon 9’s launch of the EUTELSAT 36D mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
4 new astronauts head to the International Space Station for a 6-month stay
Read full article: 4 new astronauts head to the International Space Station for a 6-month staySpaceX has launched four astronauts to the International Space Station who will oversee the arrival of two new rocketships during their stint.
How to watch NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 launch, docking this week
Read full article: How to watch NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 launch, docking this weekNASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission that will send three astronauts and a cosmonaut to the International Space Station is set for launch at 12:04 a.m. Friday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
US company's lunar lander rockets toward the moon for a touchdown attempt next week
Read full article: US company's lunar lander rockets toward the moon for a touchdown attempt next weekAnother private U.S. company is taking a shot at the moon, launching a month after a rival's lunar lander missed its mark.
NASA climate satellite blasts off to survey oceans and atmosphere of a warming Earth
Read full article: NASA climate satellite blasts off to survey oceans and atmosphere of a warming EarthNASA's newest climate satellite has blasted off to survey the world's oceans and atmosphere in unprecedented detail.
Astronauts from Turkey, Sweden and Italy launch to space station on latest chartered flight
Read full article: Astronauts from Turkey, Sweden and Italy launch to space station on latest chartered flightSpaceX has launched Turkey's first astronaut along with a Swede and Italian to the International Space Station.
LIVE🚀: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 crew to International Space Station
Read full article: LIVE🚀: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 crew to International Space StationSpaceX plans to launch Falcon 9′s Axiom Space Mission 3 to the International Space Station from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The launch window is at 4:49 p.m.
SpaceX accused of unlawfully firing employees who were critical of Elon Musk
Read full article: SpaceX accused of unlawfully firing employees who were critical of Elon MuskA U.S. labor agency has accused SpaceX of unlawfully firing employees who penned an open letter critical of CEO Elon Musk and creating an impression that worker activities were under surveillance by the rocket ship company.
US military space plane blasts off on another secretive mission expected to last years
Read full article: US military space plane blasts off on another secretive mission expected to last yearsThe U.S. military has launched its secret space plane on another mission that's expected to last at least a couple of years.
No launches tonight: SpaceX, scrubs both Monday night launches, aims for Tuesday
Read full article: No launches tonight: SpaceX, scrubs both Monday night launches, aims for TuesdaySpaceX delayed the launch of its Falcon Heavy on Monday, ending its hope for a spectacular double-dip of rocket launches, the agency announced.
NASA restores contact with Voyager 2 spacecraft after mistake led to weeks of silence
Read full article: NASA restores contact with Voyager 2 spacecraft after mistake led to weeks of silenceNASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft is back in contact again, after flight controllers corrected a mistake that had led to weeks of silence.
California Science Center to start complex process to display space shuttle Endeavour vertically
Read full article: California Science Center to start complex process to display space shuttle Endeavour verticallyThe lengthy process of putting the retired space shuttle Endeavour on display in the vertical launch position will begin this month in Los Angeles.
SpaceX sends Saudi astronauts, including nation’s 1st woman in space, to International Space Station
Read full article: SpaceX sends Saudi astronauts, including nation’s 1st woman in space, to International Space StationSaudi Arabia’s first astronauts in decades are headed to the International Space Station on a chartered multimillion-dollar flight.
New LEGO exhibit provides building blocks for STEAM learning at Kennedy Space Center
Read full article: New LEGO exhibit provides building blocks for STEAM learning at Kennedy Space CenterLegos are the building blocks for STEM education. At least, that’s the case at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
From space, astronaut sounds the alarm about climate crisis
Read full article: From space, astronaut sounds the alarm about climate crisisA French astronaut has used a video call from space to sound the alarm about worsening repercussions from climate change that he can see from the International Space Station.
SpaceX delays astronaut flight until next weekend
Read full article: SpaceX delays astronaut flight until next weekendSpaceX has bumped its next astronaut flight for NASA until Saturday, first because of rough wind and waves hundreds of miles away, then due to a medical issue with one of the astronauts.
Soaring to space in same seat husband sat in adds ‘something special’ to mission for astronaut mom
Read full article: Soaring to space in same seat husband sat in adds ‘something special’ to mission for astronaut momMegan McArthur is no stranger to space flight, having spent 13 days in space aboard the shuttle on the STS-125 Hubble Space Telescope mission.
NASA completes engine test firing of moon rocket on 2nd try
Read full article: NASA completes engine test firing of moon rocket on 2nd tryWith this critical test finally finished, NASA now will send the rocket segment to Kennedy Space Center for launch preparations. (NASA via AP)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA completed an engine test firing of its moon rocket Thursday, after the first attempt in January ended prematurely. This time, the four main engines of the rocket’s core stage remained ignited for the full eight minutes. John Honeycutt, NASA's program manager for the Space Launch System or SLS rocket, said everything seemed to go well in Thursday's test firing. The SLS rocket will send an empty Orion capsule to the moon and back.
SpaceX launches last rocket of 2020 from Kennedy Space Center
Read full article: SpaceX launches last rocket of 2020 from Kennedy Space CenterCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX’s last launch of 2020 went off without a hitch Saturday morning from Florida’s Space Coast. A Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Kennedy Space Center at 9 a.m., sending a secret spy satellite owned by the National Reconnaissance Office into orbit. A few minutes after launching the NROL-108 mission, SpaceX successfully landed Falcon 9′s 162-foot first stage booster at Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Triple sonic boomsAfter liftoff, Falcon 9′s 162-foot first-stage booster will separate from the second stage, then start its descent back toward Florida. Its target: Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, which is about 9 miles south of pad 39A.
First woman, next man on moon will come from these NASA 18
Read full article: First woman, next man on moon will come from these NASA 18The first woman and next man on the moon will come from this elite group. The announcement was made at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, beneath one of only three remaining Saturn V moon rockets from the 1960s and 1970s Apollo program. Half of the NASA astronauts have spaceflight experience. Two are at the International Space Station right now: Kate Rubins and Victor Glover. The other experienced members on the list include Kjell Lindgren, Anne McClain and Scott Tingle, both former space station residents.
Double Dragons: SpaceX launches space station supplies
Read full article: Double Dragons: SpaceX launches space station suppliesThe Dragon — packed with Christmas treats and presents — should reach the space station on Monday, joining the Dragon that delivered four astronauts last month. “Dragons everywhere you look,” said Kenny Todd, NASA’s deputy space station program manager. With NASA’s commercial crew program officially under way, SpaceX expects to always have at least one Dragon capsule at the space station. The station crew watched a live broadcast of the launch, from 250 miles (400 kilometers) up. This updated cargo-carrying model — as large as the SpaceX crew capsule — will dock to the orbiting lab by itself.
SpaceX capsule with 4 astronauts reaches space station
Read full article: SpaceX capsule with 4 astronauts reaches space stationIn this frame grab from NASA TV, the SpaceX Dragon is seen after docking at the International Space Station, late Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. (NASA TV via AP)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX’s newly launched capsule with four astronauts arrived Monday at the International Space Station, their new home until spring. The Dragon capsule pulled up and docked late Monday night, following a 27-hour, completely automated flight from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. “Oh, what a good voice to hear,” space station astronaut Kate Rubins called out when the Dragon's commander, Mike Hopkins, first made radio contact. And so it will go, with SpaceX — and eventually Boeing — transporting astronauts to and from the station for NASA.
Baby Yoda catches ride on SpaceX Crew Dragon into orbit with astronauts
Read full article: Baby Yoda catches ride on SpaceX Crew Dragon into orbit with astronautsKENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – Following the tradition of bringing a “gravity indicator” on their spaceflight, astronauts in the Dragon Capsule selected “Baby Yoda” for their journey to the ISS. The crew kept “The Child” a secret until they reached zero-gravity. NASA and SpaceX also did not reveal the identity of the fifth passenger until all astronauts were ready. The character, as fans know, is part of the Disney Spin-Off Star Wars series “The Mandalorian.”Click here to read more.
SpaceX flying ex-football players, flight controller, Scout
Read full article: SpaceX flying ex-football players, flight controller, ScoutNASA astronauts, from left, Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, and Michael Hopkins and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi leave the Operations and Checkout Building on their way to launch pad 39A for the SpaceX Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. (Photo/John Raoux)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX’s second crew has two military officers who played college football, a former space shuttle flight controller, and the first person in decades to launch aboard three kinds of rocketships. The three Americans and one Japanese should reach the International Space Station late Monday for a five- to six-month stay, following Sunday's liftoff from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. A brief look at each:
Liftoff! SpaceX launches 4 astronauts on 6-month journey
Read full article: Liftoff! SpaceX launches 4 astronauts on 6-month journeyIt is due to reach the space station late Monday and remain there until spring. NASA policy at Kennedy Space Center requires anyone testing positive for coronavirus to quarantine and remain isolated. Even the two astronauts on the first SpaceX crew flight stayed behind at Johnson Space Center in Houston. “I didn’t start breathing until about a minute after it took off,” Pence said during a stop at SpaceX Launch Control to congratulate the workers. The four astronauts will be joining two Russians and one American who flew to the space station last month from Kazakhstan.
Crew climbs aboard SpaceX with 50/50 chance of launch this evening
Read full article: Crew climbs aboard SpaceX with 50/50 chance of launch this eveningNASA and SpaceX will have to thread the needle to launch the SpaceX Crew-1 Sunday evening. The SpaceX launch that was supposed to take place Saturday evening was pushed back 24 hours due to strong onshore winds. The mission, called Crew-1, will launch aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft on an 8.5-hour trip to the International Space Station. It will be the first fully-crewed SpaceX launch since the inaugural May 2020 SpaceX demonstration mission that sent astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken to the International Space Station aboard a Crew Dragon capsule. NASA selected Boeing and SpaceX in September 2014 to transport crew to the International Space Station from the United States.
SpaceX crew flight delayed; Musk gets mixed COVID-19 results
Read full article: SpaceX crew flight delayed; Musk gets mixed COVID-19 resultsFriday’s postponement news came after SpaceX chief Elon Musk disclosed he had gotten mixed test results for COVID-19 and was awaiting the outcome of a more definitive test. “So ‘Elon Musk Tests Negative for Covid’ is an equally correct title,” he tweeted. Four astronauts — three Americans and one Japanese — are scheduled to rocket to the International Space Station on Sunday night. The upcoming crew flight comes just three months after the end of the test flight with Hurley and Bob Behnken, both NASA astronauts. NASA and SpaceX are especially eager to retrieve this first-stage booster; it will be used for the next crew launch.
New engines set to blast the next astronauts to International Space Station
Read full article: New engines set to blast the next astronauts to International Space StationThe mission, called Crew-1, will see a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch a Crew Dragon spacecraft on an 8.5-hour trip to the International Space Station. Weather permitting, liftoff is set for Saturday evening at 7:49 p.m.For NASA, this flight marks a start of regular crew rotations to the International Space Station by private companies ferrying the astronauts. This flight will double the number of crew members from the Demo-2 test flight earlier this year. Glover, Hopkins, Walker, and Noguchi will be joining three astronauts already on board the space station. The Japanese space agency is sending one of its veteran astronauts on his third flight to the ISS.
NASA’s historic human launch to Space Station Saturday
Read full article: NASA’s historic human launch to Space Station SaturdayThis Saturday three American astronauts and a Japanese astronaut will blast off to the International Space Station from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a SpaceX rocket. This will be the first fully-crewed SpaceX launch since the inaugural May 2020 SpaceX demonstration mission that sent astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken to the International Space Station aboard a Crew Dragon capsule. The goal is to have safe, reliable and cost-effective access to and from the International Space Station and to foster commercial access to other potential low-Earth orbit destinations. NASA selected Boeing and SpaceX in September 2014 to transport crew to the International Space Station from the United States. The company plans a second unpiloted test flight in a couple of months; the first one suffered so many software problems that the Starliner capsule failed to reach the space station.
Arizona Senate race could impact confirmation of new justice
Read full article: Arizona Senate race could impact confirmation of new justiceFILE - In this May 16, 2011, file photo, former NASA astronaut STS-134 commander Mark Kelly, front, waves a he leaves the Operations and Checkout Building with fellow crew members, including Mike Fincke, for a trip to Launch Pad 39-A, and a planned liftoff on the space shuttle Endeavour at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. A Kelly victory would shrink the GOP's Senate majority at a crucial moment and complicate the path to confirmation for President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
Space Curious: The origin story of the International Space Station
Read full article: Space Curious: The origin story of the International Space StationThat means most college students today have never known a day without an astronaut orbiting above them on the International Space Station. The International Space Station, or ISS, is just shy of the same length as an American football field and the largest spacecraft ever built. “I felt as an International Space Station, we needed to enter as an international crew.”AdCabana and Krikalev went into the ISS at the same time. “Sergei and I enter side by side, so there was no first person to enter the International Space Station,” Cabana said. Hosted by space reporter Emilee Speck, each episode is designed to inspire everyone, from the space curious to the space fanatics.
On a space high? Tune in to this outer space playlist
Read full article: On a space high? Tune in to this outer space playlistLet’s be serious, we’re all in a space mood after watching NASA astronauts launch from Kennedy Space Center last month. Whether you’re taking your shuttle out for a Sunday drive, taking a road trip, or blasting off to the stars -- a playlist is absolutely necessary to make the trip memorable. NASA Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley made a playlist for their 3-mile ride to Launch Complex 39A before liftoff. You’ll hear melodies like “Space Oddity”, “Rocket Man” as well as “A Sky Full of Stars” made famous by Coldplay. Buckle up and don your space suit -- or whatever NASA apparel you have close by, as we dive into our space jams.
Countdown to launch: Live views of SpaceX Falcon 9, Crew Dragon
Read full article: Countdown to launch: Live views of SpaceX Falcon 9, Crew DragonAs we near todays second attempt to launch of SpaceXs Demo-2 with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, were providing multiple live views of the Falcon 9 rocket on historic Pad 39A of Kennedy Space Center. On our Launch America Live page (snapshot below), were pulling live feeds from NASA and our own cameras to show several angles in the run-up to and beyond the scheduled 3:22 p.m. launch. We start with just a few camera angles in the morning and add more as more feeds come online as the launch window nears. MORE ONLINE: Launch America Special SectionCountdown to LaunchStarting at 3 p.m., you can also watch News4Jaxs extended launch coverage on Channel 4 and streaming on all our digital platforms. You dont have to pick between the choose your own experience on our Live Launch page or our live broadcast coverage.
Who makes the call? The 45th Space Wing Weather Squadron
Read full article: Who makes the call? The 45th Space Wing Weather SquadronA team of meteorologists and military officers and enlisted personnel and civilians working at Patrick Air Force Base can’t control the weather either. But it’s the job of the 45th Space Wing Weather Squadron job to let launch managers know if it is safe to sen men (and often women) into space. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joshua Conti)Detachment 11 of the 2nd Weather Squadron became the 45th Weather Squadron under the 45th Operations Group when the 45th Space Wing was activated in November 1991. Despite its name, the unit monitored the collection and analysis of all weather data pertinent to space launch operations. The 45th gives better odds of favorable weather on Sunday afternoon, with only a 40% chance of weather that would violate launch rules.
How to watch the historic astronaut launch with your children: There’s an invaluable lesson here
Read full article: How to watch the historic astronaut launch with your children: There’s an invaluable lesson hereIf it goes off as planned, this will mark the first mission involving astronauts from U.S. soil since 2011. Still, NASA astronaut Bob Behnken has said he and Doug Hurley are “really comfortable” with the risks. So you’re making educated guesses, at best.”It seems there’s just more uncharted territory when it comes to space travel. “The first astronauts really started out as test pilots,” Garfinkle said. But assuming this launch goes well, “It would be great for kids to see a successful, triumphant moment of science,” Fink said.