SpaceX launched another big batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit today (Aug. 19) and also aced a rocket landing at sea. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 53 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida today at, appropriately enough, 3:21 p.m. EDT (1921 GMT). About nine minutes into the mission, the Falcon 9‘s first stage came back to Earth for a vertical touchdown on the SpaceX droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas, which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean off the Florida coast. Related:…
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Winners of First NASA TechLeap Challenge Take Flight
Winners of the first NASA TechLeap Prize launched their technologies this summer on high-altitude balloon flights to test them at stratospheric heights.
Read MoreSpace Station Science Highlights: Week of August 15, 2022
Crew members aboard the International Space Station conducted scientific investigations during the week of Aug 15 that included examining soil microbial communities in space, tracking how the human body adapts to microgravity, and demonstrating a tool to test hearing in noisy environments.
Read MoreLa NASA identifica regiones candidatas para un alunizaje humano
Mientras la NASA se prepara para enviar astronautas a la Luna con el programa Artemis, la agencia ha identificado 13 regiones candidatas para aterrizar cerca del polo sur lunar.
Read MoreNASA Identifies Candidate Regions for Landing Next Americans on Moon
As NASA prepares to send astronauts back to the Moon under Artemis, the agency has identified 13 candidate landing regions near the lunar South Pole.
Read MoreMoon Over New Orleans
A paddlewheeler makes its way up the Mississippi River as the moon rises over New Orleans on Sunday evening, Aug. 22, 2021.
Read MoreKentucky, Oklahoma Students to Hear from NASA Astronaut in Space
Students from Kentucky and Oklahoma will have the opportunity next week to hear from NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins aboard the International Space Station.
Read MoreNASA Sets Launch Coverage for Artemis Mega Moon Rocket, Spacecraft
NASA will provide coverage of prelaunch, launch, and postlaunch activities for Artemis I, the first integrated test of NASA’s Orion spacecraft, Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, and the ground systems at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Read MoreNASA, USDA Forest Service Fly Next Generation of Moon Tree Seeds on Artemis I
In a nod to the legacy of Apollo 14, and a celebration of the future of space exploration, NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement’s Next Gen STEM project and the USDA Forest Service are partnering to fly a special payload aboard Artemis I, NASA’s first flight test of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft.
Read MoreNASA Selects Proposals to Study Stellar Explosions, Galaxies, Stars
NASA has selected four mission proposals submitted to the agency’s Explorers Program for further study.
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