On May 6, 1968, NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong almost met his fate while simulating a lunar landing. This was a little over a year before he would become the first person to walk on the moon. Armstrong was flying in a machine called the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle at Ellington Air Force Base in Houston …
On This Day in Space: May 6, 1968: Neil Armstrong Narrowly Escapes Fiery Crash. Read More »
Starliner will send its first astronaut crew to space as early as Monday (May 6), and Mission Control plans one last big test to get ready for the event. NASA and Boeing Starliner officials worked together at the government agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on an hours-long prelaunch test on Sunday (May 5). A …
The first Hispanic woman to launch into space is now the second female astronaut to be awarded the United States’ highest honor. Ellen Ochoa, who later directed NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, was bestowed with the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a ceremony at the White House on Friday (May 3). Ochoa is the …
NASA Astronaut And Director Ellen Ochoa Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom. Read More »
XMM-Newton, a European Space Agency and NASA-operated space telescope, has imaged a vast cosmic “Cloverleaf” to uncover its mysterious origins. The Cloverleaf is an example of an “odd radio circle,” or ORC. These objects are strange bubbles of radio light that are so huge they can be thousands of times the width of the Milky …
X-ray Spacecraft Reveals Odd ‘Cloverleaf’ Radio Circle In New Light. Read More »
The new Starliner spacecraft is “go” for its first-ever astronaut launch on Monday (May 6), Boeing and NASA officials announced today (May 3). Barring bad weather or any last-minute technical issues, Starliner was cleared to send two veteran NASA astronauts and former U.S. Navy test pilots to the International Space Station (ISS). On board this …
Boeing Starliner Spacecraft ‘Go’ For 1st Astronaut Launch On May 6, NASA Says. Read More »
Virgin Galactic will fly again next month, if all goes according to plan. The company announced on Wednesday (May 1) that it’s targeting June 8 for its seventh commercial spaceflight, a suborbital jaunt called, fittingly enough, Galactic 07. It will be Virgin Galactic‘s second spaceflight of the year, after the Galactic 06 mission on Jan. …
Virgin Galactic To Launch 7th Commercial Spaceflight On June 8. Read More »
It has been 38 years since Halley’s Comet last passed through the inner solar system. This famous comet takes roughly 75 years to circle the sun. But if you’re 42 years old or younger, you probably have little or no memory of the 1986 appearance of this famous cosmic vagabond (your next chance will come in …
The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) hosted the Earth Observation (EO) for Climate Change stakeholder engagement workshop on 29 April 2024. The objective of the workshop was to showcase some of the Earth observation and Earth intelligence activities that are currently being undertaken in the country in support of national or regional climate change …
Lúnasa Space, a UK-based startup focused on next-gen autonomous navigation systems for in-space vehicles, announced today a contract worth €611k with the European Space Agency (ESA), under the NAVISP Element 2 programme. Lúnasa will further develop its novel high-precision, COTS-based, Relative Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) solution, enabling critical in-orbit satellite services and docking missions, …
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites on Thursday (May 2), on the second half of a spaceflight doubleheader. A Falcon 9 rocket topped with 23 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 10:37 p.m. EDT (0237 GMT on May 3). The Starlink launch was SpaceX’s second of …
SpaceX Launches 23 Starlink Satellites In 2nd Half Of Spaceflight Doubleheader. Read More »
