‘GuinGuin,’ the flying penguin, revealed as SpaceX Crew-2 zero-g indicator

“GuinGuin,” the flying penguin, floats weightless on board SpaceX’s Crew Dragon “Endeavour” as the Crew-2 astronauts’ chosen zero-g indicator on Friday, April 23, 2021.  (Image credit: NASA TV) The astronauts on board SpaceX’s first twice-launched Crew Dragon spacecraft revealed another first after they entered orbit: a flying penguin. Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur of NASA, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Pesquet and Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) introduced their normally-flightless companion during a video tour of their “Endeavour” capsule following their launch on Friday (April…

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The purge of the HI-SEAS habitat — Commander’s report: lunar day 2

Dr. Michaela Musilova is the director of the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) program, which conducts analog missions to the moon and Mars for scientific research at a habitat on the volcano Mauna Loa. Currently, she is in command of the two-week Selene III lunar mission and contributed this report to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Commander’s report for the Selene IV moon mission at HI-SEAS Lunar day 2 (March 14, 2021) Something old, something new. This rhyme is going through my head as I’m taking in…

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SpaceX’s Crew-2 astronaut mission for NASA: Live updates

Refresh 2021-04-22T22:01:14.311Z 2021-04-22T22:01:10.810Z SpaceX launch may be visible from the US East Coast (Image credit: Eduardo R. ) (Image credit: Joe Rao/Space.com) SpaceX’s Crew-2 astronaut launch will liftoff from Florida’s Space Coast before sunrise on Friday, April 23, and there’s a chance for observers along the U.S. East Coast to see the rocket’s ascent into orbit.  According to Space.com columnist Joe Rao, skywatchers with clear skies have a chance to see the second stage of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket as it streaks toward space. Exactly when the Falcon 9 will…

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