The following are statements from Sen. Bill Nelson and acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk on Thursday’s U.S. Senate confirmation of Nelson as the 14th administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Read MoreMonth: April 2021
See the ‘Super Pink Moon’ of 2021 shine in these stunning photos
The Super Pink Moon is seen over Stonehenge in Amesbury, England, during the early morning of April 27, 2021. (Image credit: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images) April’s full moon, called the “Super Pink Moon,” wowed skywatchers on Monday (April 26) as it shone brightly in the night sky. The Super Pink Moon rose Monday night and reached full phase at 11:32 p.m. EDT (0332 GMT on Tuesday, April 27), lighting up the sky with its big, bright glow until dawn on Tuesday. Skywatchers around the world, from Italy to England and the…
Read MoreBiden-Harris Administration Shows Strong Support for NASA in First 100 Days
In the first 100 days of the Biden-Harris Administration, NASA has taken bold steps to expand America’s exploration and scientific frontiers, advancing the nation’s commitment to build back better through innovation, combat climate change, re-establish America’s standing abroad, and inspire the next generation.
Read MoreMars helicopter Ingenuity misses takeoff for 4th flight on Red Planet
NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity was supposed to get a real workout this morning (April 29), but things didn’t go as planned. The 4-lb. (1.8 kilograms) chopper was scheduled to lift off from the floor of Mars’ Jezero Crater today around 10:12 a.m. EDT (1412 GMT), kicking off its fourth flight on the Red Planet. That didn’t happen. “Aim high, and fly, fly again. The #MarsHelicopter’s ambitious fourth flight didn’t get off the ground, but the team is assessing the data and will aim to try again soon. We’ll keep you…
Read MoreChina Launches First Section of Its New Space Station
China has launched the first section of its modular space station Tiangong 3, which will take shape over the coming year. The post China Launches First Section of Its New Space Station appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreTop Things to Know about Space Station Crew Handovers
With new flights to the International Space Station on U.S. commercial spacecraft through NASA’s Commercial Crew program, the station is transitioning from indirect to direct crew handovers. What does this mean?
Read MoreSpace Launch System Core Stage Arrives at the Kennedy Space Center
After its journey from NASA’s Stennis Space Center aboard the Pegasus barge, the core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket arrived at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center on April 27, 2021.
Read MoreYou can watch SpaceX launch new Starlink satellites on a used rocket tonight
[embedded content] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX will launch a new set of Starlink internet satellites into space on Wednesday (April 28) and you can watch it all live online. The Hawthorne, California-based company will load a full stack of 60 Starlink satellites on its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket, which will blast off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station here in Florida at 11:44 p.m. EDT (0344 April 29 GMT). You’ll be able to watch the launch live here and on the Space.com homepage, courtesy…
Read MoreNASA Sets Briefing to Discuss Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Next Steps
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter team will discuss plans for the rotorcraft’s remaining flight campaign during a virtual media briefing at 12:30 p.m. EDT (9:30 a.m. PDT) Friday, April 30.
Read MoreWith Goals Met, NASA to Push Envelope with Ingenuity Mars Helicopter
Now that NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has accomplished the goal of achieving powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on the Red Planet, and with data from its most recent flight test, on April 25, the technology demonstration project has met or surpassed all of its technical objectives.
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