A NASA astronaut and two Roscosmos cosmonauts are set to launch to the International Space Station on Friday, Sept. 15. The U.S. space agency will provide full coverage of launch and crew’s arrival at the microgravity laboratory.
Read MoreFrank Rubio Breaks NASA’s Single Spaceflight Record
In this image from July 24, 2023, astronaut Frank Rubio completes a session on the Surface Avatar Remote Control Terminal, which investigates how haptic controls, user interfaces, and virtual reality could command and control surface-bound robots from long distances.
Read MoreNASA, Partners Clear Axiom Space’s Third Private Astronaut Crew
NASA and its international partners approved the crew for Axiom Space’s third private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, launching from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida no earlier than January 2024.
Read MoreNASA Receives Decadal Survey on Biological, Physical Sciences Research
A new study report may help NASA define and align biological and physical sciences research to uniquely advance scientific knowledge, meet human and robotic exploration mission needs, and provide benefits for all over the next decade.
Read MoreNASA to Release, Discuss Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Report
NASA will host a media briefing at 10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Sept. 14, at the agency’s headquarters in Washington to discuss the findings from an unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team it commissioned in 2022.
Read MoreAstronaut’s Record-Setting Mission Helps NASA Plan Deep Space Journeys
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio contributed to several human health studies while living in space for more than a year during his record-breaking mission.
Read MoreIndia, NASA to cooperate on human spaceflight and planetary defense
India plans to build off its recent space successes and become an even bigger player in the final frontier. The nation recently landed on the moon for the first time, acing the first-ever touchdown near the lunar south pole with its Chandrayaan-3 mission. And India now has a solar probe aloft — Aditya-L1, which launched on Sept. 2 to investigate some of the sun’s biggest mysteries. U.S. President Joe Biden congratulated Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the scientists at the engineers at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), for…
Read More1 year after launch failure, Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket remains grounded
It has now been a full year since Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital vehicle last left the ground. New Shepard last launched on Sept. 12, 2022, on an uncrewed research mission from Blue Origin‘s site in West Texas. About 65 seconds after liftoff, the vehicle’s reusable first-stage booster suffered a problem and crashed hard onto the desert floor. New Shepard’s capsule engaged its emergency escape system and landed safely under parachutes, its 36 research payloads intact. In March, Blue Origin announced the results of its anomaly investigation: The nozzle on…
Read MoreSpaceX launches 21 new Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites early Tuesday (Sept. 12) and landed the returning rocket on a ship at sea. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 21 Starlink craft from California’s foggy Vandenberg Space Force Base on Tuesday at 2:57 a.m. EDT (0657 GMT; 11:57 p.m. Sept. 11 local California time). The Falcon 9’s first stage returned to Earth as planned for a landing in the Pacific Ocean, on the SpaceX droneship Of Course I Still Love You, about 8.5 minutes after launch. Related: Starlink satellite train:…
Read MoreNASA Leadership to Call Agency’s Record-Breaking Astronaut in Space
During an Earth-to-Space call at 12:05 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Sept. 13, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy will speak with agency astronaut Frank Rubio about his record-breaking mission aboard the International Space Station.
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