https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8AuTU8Yvdg SpaceX is targeting Thursday, December 8 for a Falcon 9 launch of the OneWeb 1 mission to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 5:27 p.m. ET (22:27 UTC). The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched CRS-24, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F, and one Starlink mission. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Thanks for watching – why not support this channel and help us grow.…
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NASA’s Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft set for return to Earth on Dec. 11
The end is in sight for NASA’s historic Artemis 1 mission. Artemis 1‘s uncrewed Orion capsule is scheduled to return to Earth on Sunday afternoon (Dec. 11), wrapping up its nearly 26-day deep-space trek with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California. Orion has been performing very well to date, and Artemis 1 team members are confident the success will extend through Sunday. But they’re not taking anything for granted. “We are not letting our guard down,” Artemis mission manager Mike Sarafin said during a…
Read MoreSpaceX launches 40 OneWeb satellites into orbit, aces rocket landing
SpaceX launched a big batch of OneWeb internet satellites into orbit Thursday evening (Dec. 8) on a mission that supports a megaconstellation competitor after OneWeb’s own launch plans were derailed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 40 OneWeb satellites launhed from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida Thursday at 5:27 p.m. EST (2227 GMT), soaring into orbit in a dazzling sunset liftoff. Cameras on the ground captured stunning views of the Falcon 9 as its first stage separated, then returned to Earth to make a…
Read MoreJapanese billionaire unveils the 8 artists he’ll fly to the moon on SpaceX’s Starship dearMoon flight
A Japanese billionaire picked his crewmates for the first-ever artist-centered mission. Yusaku Maezawa, who made his fortune as an online fashion retailer, announced the eight people who would be flying with him on the dearMoon mission, which aims to use a SpaceX Starship to fly around the moon as soon as next year. “I hope each and every one will recognize the responsibility that comes with leaving the Earth, travelling to the moon and back,” Maezawa says in the video in Japanese, with a translation provided in-video. The previously-announced 2023 launch…
Read MoreMichigan Students to Hear from Current NASA Space Station Astronaut
Students in Charlevoix, Michigan, will have an opportunity next week to hear from a NASA astronaut living and working aboard the International Space Station.
Read MoreNASA Selects Eastern Region Protective Services Contractor
NASA has selected Chenega Global Protection, LLC. of Chantilly, Virginia, to receive the NASA Protective Services – Eastern Region contract. The
Read MorePioneer 10 Flies by Jupiter
In this illustration by Rick Giudice from August 1973, the Pioneer 10 spacecraft passes by the gas giant planet Jupiter.
Read MoreNASA Taps Collins Aerospace to Develop New Space Station Spacesuits
NASA has awarded a task order to Collins Aerospace to deliver a spacewalking system for potential use outside the International Space Station.
Read MoreNASA loses contact with ICON atmosphere-studying satellite in Earth orbit
NASA recently lost contact with an atmosphere-studying satellite working beyond its design lifetime. NASA’s Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) fell out of contact on Nov. 25, and the mission team has not been able to hail the spacecraft in the weeks since, agency officials wrote in a brief statement (opens in new tab) on Wednesday (Dec. 7). “The team is currently still working to establish a connection,” NASA officials wrote. “Working with the Department of Defense’s Space Surveillance Network, the team has verified that ICON remains intact.” In pictures: NASA’s Ionospheric…
Read MoreNASA’s new moon lander contest heats up with Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman
The latest NASA moon lander competition round saw a huge team shakeup. In the second-ever Human Landing Systems (HLS) bidding process, former collaborators Northrop Grumman and Blue Origin are now on different teams vying for future astronaut moon transportation in the Artemis program. And this time, SpaceX is not among the bidders. The $10 billion HLS contract that closed Tuesday (Dec. 6) (opens in new tab) aims to provide a means for astronauts to land on the moon’s surface. NASA has already secured transportation from SpaceX for Artemis 3 and…
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