Rocket Lab plans to launch its Electron vehicle for the 50th time today (June 20), and you can watch the milestone moment live. An Electron rocket topped with five small satellites for the French Internet of Things (IoT) company Kinéis is scheduled to lift off from Rocket Lab‘s New Zealand site today at 2:13 p.m. …
Watch Rocket Lab Launch Its Electron Vehicle For The 50th Time Today. Read More »
Researchers have teased out the details of how sound behaves at various times and places on Mars — and the results are very different from what we are used to on Earth. NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars carries several microphones. These devices, intended to study the properties of materials on the Red Planet, have picked …
The Speed of Sound On Mars Is Constantly Changing, Study Finds. Read More »
China has selected 10 new astronauts for training as part of its goal to put a crew on the moon by 2030, the country’s human spaceflight agency announced last week. The latest batch includes eight pilots and two payload experts, according to the China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO). They are set to receive about …
China Selects 4th Batch Of Astronaut Candidates As Part Of 2030 Moon Landing Goal. Read More »
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink broadband satellites from California on Tuesday night (June 18), ending a 10-day spaceflight drought for the company. A Falcon 9 rocket topped with 20 Starlink spacecraft, including 13 with direct-to-cell capabilities, lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Tuesday at 11:40 p.m. EDT (8:40 p.m. local California …
SpaceX Launches 20 Starlink Satellites From California. Read More »
A Falcon 9 rocket is now scheduled to launch Luxembourg-based telecom company SES’ Astra 1P satellite from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday (June 20) during a nearly three-hour window that opens at 5:35 p.m. EDT (2135 GMT). The liftoff had originally been scheduled for Tuesday, but elevated winds at the launch site …
SpaceX To Launch European TV Satellite On June 20 After Weather Delays. Read More »
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) GOES-R series constellation is expected to be complete in space soon, pending a successful launch of its GOES-U satellite at the end of June. The mission will be historic for many reasons, including the fact it will mark the first time a NOAA satellite will be transported to …
The GOES-U Satellite Will Catch A Ride To Space On SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy Rocket. Read More »
NASA has picked a new date for the spacewalk that was postponed last weekend due to “spacesuit discomfort.” NASA astronauts Tracy Dyson and Matt Dominick were set to perform the International Space Station’s (ISS) 90th extravehicular activity (EVA 90) on June 13, and had already been outfitted with the majority of their spacesuits when the …
NASA Reschedules ISS Spacewalk After Astronaut Experiences ‘Spacesuit Discomfort’. Read More »
