An uncrewed Russian cargo spacecraft came crashing back to Earth today (May 28) as planned. The Progress 86 freighter undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) today at 4:39 a.m. EDT (0839 GMT) and headed back down to Earth. Progress 86 gave up the ghost a few hours later, burning up as planned over the …
Robotic Russian Cargo Ship Leaves The ISS, Burns Up In Earth’s Atmosphere. Read More »
A new Earth-observation mission made it to space today (May 28). A Falcon 9 rocket from SpaceX lifted off with the Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer satellite, or EarthCARE for short, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California today at 6:20 p.m. EDT (2220 GMT or 3:20 p.m. local time in California). It was the …
SpaceX Launches Earth-Observing Satellite To Orbit On 2nd Leg Of Doubleheader. Read More »
Two Chinese astronauts just set a new spacewalking record for the country. Ye Guangfu and Li Guangsu, two members of China’s three-person Shenzhou 18 mission, spent about 8.5 hours working outside the Tiangong space station today (May 28). That’s longer than any previous Chinese spacewalk, or extravehicular activity (EVA), according to the nation’s state-run Xinhua …
Chinese Astronauts Perform Record-Breaking Spacewalk Outside Tiangong Space Station. Read More »
Earth orbit is becoming increasingly polluted. NASA estimates that at least 500,000 pieces of debris 1 cm or greater circle our planet; ESA estimates more than 1 million. As the number of spacecraft we launch into orbit or beyond grows, so too does the amount of debris we leave in their wake. Uncontrolled debris is …
The four zebrafish China sent to its space station are thriving after spending almost a month in orbit. Launched on April 25 alongside three astronauts aboard the Shenzhou-18 spacecraft, the zebrafish and four grams of goldfish algae are currently in good condition in their aquatic habitat on China’s Tiangong space station, the Xinhua News Agency …
Zebrafish Doing Fine In Zero Gravity On China’s Tiangong Space Station. Read More »
United States officials condemned North Korea’s latest attempt to put a reconnaissance satellite in orbit, according to a report. North Korea attempted to send a spy satellite into space on Monday (May 27). However, the rocket carrying that satellite exploded, according to multiple media sources quoting the state-controlled Korean Central News Agency. The country successfully …
US Condemns Failed North Korean Rocket Launch As Breach Of International Security. Read More »
