NASA will award funding to more than 200 small business teams to develop new technologies designed to protect the health of astronauts, lower risk of collision damage to spacecraft, and more. The new awards from NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program invests in a diverse portfolio of A
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Review Board: NASA-JPL Psyche Progress Outstanding, Launch on Track
Steps taken by NASA, the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California, and Caltech, to put the Psyche mission on track for an October 2023 launch have been outstanding, according to an independently appointed review board. NASA and JPL convened the board last summer after the Psyche mission team requested to delay the spacecraft’
Read MoreNASA, SpaceX Launch Solar Arrays, Cargo to Space Station
Following a successful launch of NASA’s SpaceX 28th commercial resupply services mission, two new solar arrays, science investigations, and supplies are on their way to the International Space Station.
Read MoreNASA Names New Agency General Counsel
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Monday the selection of Iris Lan as the agency’s new general counsel, effective immediately. She succeeds Sumara Thompson-King, who retired from NASA last December.
Read MoreChina’s Shenzhou 15 capsule lands safely with 3 Tiangong space station astronauts (video)
China’s Shenzhou 15 astronauts returned to Earth with a smooth and safe weekend landing after completing a six-month mission to the country’s space station. Astronauts Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu touched down in their Shenzhou 15 spacecraft return capsule at the Dongfeng landing site at 6:33 p.m. EDT on Saturday, June 3, (2233 GMT; or 6:33 a.m. on June 4 Beijing Time), according to the China Manned Space Agency. The Shenzhou 15 crew launched from Jiuquan in northwest China on Nov. 29 and were part of the first-ever…
Read MoreSpaceX launch 22 Starlink ‘V2 mini’ satellites into orbit, lands rocket at sea (video)
SpaceX launched a fleet of new Starlink internet satellites into orbit early Sunday (June 4) in a stunning morning liftoff. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 of SpaceX’s new “V2 Mini” internet satellites for its Starlink communications constellation lifted off 8:20 a.m. EDT (1220 GMT) on Sunday from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Eight minutes later, the Falcon 9’s first stage booster returned to Earth to land on SpaceX’s drone ship Just Read The Instructions. in the Atlantic Ocean. The smooth launch and…
Read MoreWatch SpaceX launch 22 Starlink ‘V2 mini’ satellites early Sunday
SpaceX is set to launch a new batch of Starlink satellites on Sunday (June 4). A Falcon 9 rocket will launch 22 of SpaceX’s new “V2 Mini” internet satellites for its Starlink communications constellation Sunday from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Launch is scheduled for 5:56 a.m. EDT (0956 GMT). SpaceX will aim to recover the Falcon 9 first stage booster by landing it on the drone ship named A Shortfall of Gravitas out in the Atlantic Ocean. You can watch the action…
Read MoreSee the Full Strawberry Moon of June share the sky with Mars and a half Venus tonight
June’s full moon, also known as the Strawberry Moon, rises tonight (June 3) and will flaunt its glory throughout the weekend. Skywatchers in New York City will see the moon fully illuminated by the sun tonight at 11:42 p.m. ET (0342 GMT on June 4). It will be visible all night in the constellation Scorpius and set at 5:24 a.m. local time, according to In The Sky. The moon, which will rise at 8:21 p.m. local time just a minute shy of sunset, will be visible about 10 degrees above…
Read MoreWatch SpaceX launch Dragon cargo mission to space station Monday after 2-day delay
Updated on June 4: SpaceX has delayed the launch of its CRS-28 cargo mission to no earlier than today at 12:12 p.m. EDT (1612 GMT) due to bad weather and vehicle checks. The launch will now occur just 4 hours after another SpaceX Falcon 9 launch of 22 V2 Starlink satellites from a nearby pad at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. That launch is set for 8:20 a.m. EDT (1220 GMT) and has also been delayed by bad weather. SpaceX will launch its 28th cargo mission to the International…
Read MoreWatch SpaceX launch Dragon cargo mission to space station Sunday after one-day delay
Updated on June 3: SpaceX has delayed the launch of its CRS-28 cargo mission to no earlier than Sunday, June 4, at 12:12 p.m. EDT (1612 GMT) due to bad weather and vehicle checks. SpaceX will launch its 28th cargo mission to the International Space Station for NASA Sunday (June 4) after a one-day weather delay and you can watch the action live. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is now scheduled to launch a robotic Dragon cargo capsule toward the orbiting lab Sunday at 12:12 p.m. EDT (1612 GMT) from…
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