-
White mountain peaks on Pluto not caused by snow
Laurel KornfeldOctober 24th Images captured by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft during its July 2015 Pluto flyby reveal the small planet to be the only place in the solar system other than Earth to have white-capped mountains.
-
Boeing wins contract award for next generation SATCOM satellites
Cullen DesforgesOctober 24th In a press release earlier this month, Boeing announced the award of a developmental contract for the next generation communications satellite on behalf of the United States Space Force.
-
SLS Mobile Launcher moves to launch pad for final tests
Theresa CrossOctober 23rd On October 20, 2020, the Mobile Launcher (ML) for NASA’s Space Launch System rocket rolled to Kennedy Space Center’s Pad 39B for the first time since December 2019.
-
ISS Expedition 63 crew returns home safely
Cullen DesforgesOctober 22nd On October 21, 2020, the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft carrying the Expedition 63 crew members departed the International Space Station, successfully returning NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, and Russian Cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner back to planet Earth at a landing site in Kazakhstan.
-
GHGSat releases PULSE, an online tool to visualize worldwide methane gas concentration
Sean CostelloOctober 21st Accessible at no-cost for public and community use, GHGSat’s newly released PULSE project brings methane gas concentration data within reach of anyone seeking to explore their interactive, online worldwide map. In this screenshot taken by the author during a tour of the PULSE platform, Dr. Sarah Gallagher with the Canadian Space Agency is explaining how […]
-
Booster B1051 welcomed home for a sixth time
Sean CostelloOctober 21st The Falcon 9 first stage booster used to lift the most recent batch of Starlink satellites has entered Port Canaveral, arriving in the early morning light of October 21, 2020.
-
Inter-satellite laser communications improving Starlink performance, as SpaceX expands constellation
Theresa CrossOctober 18th SpaceX launched its fourteenth batch of Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral’s LC-39A, at 8:25 a.m. EDT, October 18, 2020, flying into blue Florida skies atop a Falcon9 booster flying for its sixth time.
-
Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson resigns from Starliner test flight
Cullen DesforgesOctober 16th On Wednesday October 7, Boeing Astronaut Chris Ferguson announced that he has removed himself from the first crewed test flight of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.
-
ISS Expedition 64 crew launches to ISS in record time
Cullen DesforgesOctober 16th On Wednesday, October 14 at 1:45 AM EDT, three astronauts and their Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft left the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to begin a six month mission to the International Space Station.
-
Weather clears, allows famed Falcon 9 to lift a thirteenth batch of Starlink satellites
Theresa CrossOctober 6th Early Tuesday morning, SpaceX launched another batch of Starlink satellites, flying from LC-39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
-
Weather continues to wreak havoc, SpaceX forced to scrub Starlink launch
Sean CostelloOctober 5th At 7:26 a.m. EDT, SpaceX tweeted that they were calling a scrub on their latest attempt to launch the thirteenth batch of Starlink satellites, with no likelihood for the current weather systems to clear the area. “We are standing down from today’s Starlink mission due to weather violations on the Range. The team is setting […]
-
Remnants of ancient subsurface ocean observed on Ceres
Laurel KornfeldOctober 5th The bright spots in Ceres’s Occator Crater, which mystified scientists when first observed by the Dawn spacecraft in 2015, indicate the dwarf planet may harbor remnants of what was once a global subsurface ocean.
-
SLS Mobile Launcher moves to launch pad for final tests
Theresa CrossOctober 23rd On October 20, 2020, the Mobile Launcher (ML) for NASA’s Space Launch System rocket rolled to Kennedy Space Center’s Pad 39B for the first time since December 2019.
-
ISS Expedition 63 crew returns home safely
Cullen DesforgesOctober 22nd On October 21, 2020, the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft carrying the Expedition 63 crew members departed the International Space Station, successfully returning NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, and Russian Cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner back to planet Earth at a landing site in Kazakhstan.
-
GHGSat releases PULSE, an online tool to visualize worldwide methane gas concentration
Sean CostelloOctober 21st Accessible at no-cost for public and community use, GHGSat’s newly released PULSE project brings methane gas concentration data within reach of anyone seeking to explore their interactive, online worldwide map. In this screenshot taken by the author during a tour of the PULSE platform, Dr. Sarah Gallagher with the Canadian Space Agency is explaining how […]
-
Booster B1051 welcomed home for a sixth time
Sean CostelloOctober 21st The Falcon 9 first stage booster used to lift the most recent batch of Starlink satellites has entered Port Canaveral, arriving in the early morning light of October 21, 2020.
-
Inter-satellite laser communications improving Starlink performance, as SpaceX expands constellation
Theresa CrossOctober 18th SpaceX launched its fourteenth batch of Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral’s LC-39A, at 8:25 a.m. EDT, October 18, 2020, flying into blue Florida skies atop a Falcon9 booster flying for its sixth time.
-
Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson resigns from Starliner test flight
Cullen DesforgesOctober 16th On Wednesday October 7, Boeing Astronaut Chris Ferguson announced that he has removed himself from the first crewed test flight of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.
-
ISS Expedition 64 crew launches to ISS in record time
Cullen DesforgesOctober 16th On Wednesday, October 14 at 1:45 AM EDT, three astronauts and their Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft left the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to begin a six month mission to the International Space Station.
-
Weather clears, allows famed Falcon 9 to lift a thirteenth batch of Starlink satellites
Theresa CrossOctober 6th Early Tuesday morning, SpaceX launched another batch of Starlink satellites, flying from LC-39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
-
Weather continues to wreak havoc, SpaceX forced to scrub Starlink launch
Sean CostelloOctober 5th At 7:26 a.m. EDT, SpaceX tweeted that they were calling a scrub on their latest attempt to launch the thirteenth batch of Starlink satellites, with no likelihood for the current weather systems to clear the area. “We are standing down from today’s Starlink mission due to weather violations on the Range. The team is setting […]
-
Northrop Grumman successfully launches NG-14 Cygnus spacecraft
Sean CostelloOctober 2nd It was an on-time departure from Wallops Island tonight, as a Northrop Grumman Antares booster lifted the NG-14 payload aloft at 9:16 p.m. EDT.
-
NROL-44 remains grounded following second hot-fire abort
Sean CostelloOctober 1st With just 7 seconds remaining in the count, ULA’s Delta IV Heavy Terminal Count Sequencer Rack (TCSR) aborted the September 30, 2020 launch attempt, which was scheduled for 23:43 p.m. EDT.
-
Weather systems prevail, ULA forced to scrub NROL-44
Sean CostelloSeptember 28th At 6:32 p.m. this evening, ULA tweeted that weather was responsible for the scrub of their planned NROL-44 launch attempt, scheduled to have occurred at 12:02 a.m. early Tuesday morning.
-
Weather scrubs SpaceX launch of Starlink satellites, NROL-44 still set to fly tonight
Sean CostelloSeptember 28th Weather has forced the scrub of the next launch of Starlink satellites, abandoning SpaceX’s plans for a September 28, 2020 liftoff.
-
Northrop Grumman prepares to launch next Cygnus re-supply to ISS
Cullen DesforgesSeptember 28th Northrop Grumman is preparing to launch its next Antares Rocket and Cygnus re-supply spacecraft from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The mission, dubbed NG-14, will send the Cygnus spacecraft loaded with supplies and science experiments to the International Space Station.
-
ULA announces new launch date for NROL-44
Cullen DesforgesSeptember 19th United Launch Alliance has set September 27, 2020 as the target date for the third launch attempt of the NROL-44 payload aboard their Delta IV Heavy Rocket, due to launch at 12:10 a.m. EDT. The launch window will last for approximately 90 minutes.
-
NASA seeking commercial proposals for lunar sample collection
Theresa CrossSeptember 16th Over the next four years, NASA will pay for private companies to harvest rocks and soil from the moon, as the agency takes the initial steps to field sustainable lunar exploration.
-
White mountain peaks on Pluto not caused by snow
October 24th
Images captured by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft during its July 2015 Pluto flyby reveal the small planet to be the only place in the solar system other than Earth to have white-capped mountains. -
Boeing wins contract award for next generation SATCOM satellites
October 24th
In a press release earlier this month, Boeing announced the award of a developmental contract for the next generation communications satellite on behalf of the United States Space Force. -
Remnants of ancient subsurface ocean observed on Ceres
October 5th
The bright spots in Ceres’s Occator Crater, which mystified scientists when first observed by the Dawn spacecraft in 2015, indicate the dwarf planet may harbor remnants of what was once a global subsurface ocean. -
NASA town hall shares updates on science missions
October 2nd
At a community town hall which was broadcast live on September 10, NASA’s Science Mission Directorate provided updates on the agency’s many ongoing and upcoming science missions. -
First segment of Orion capsule delivered for assembly ahead of Artemis III mission
September 10th
Lockheed Martin takes delivery and begins production of the Artemis III Orion capsule, as the first parts of the pressure vessel are delivered to the Michoud Assembly Facility in Louisiana. -
Morning update: delayed Starlink mission set to fly in less than an hour
September 3rd
SpaceX is poised to launch their next batch of Starlink satellites aboard a Falcon 9 today, currently scheduled to liftoff at 8:46 a.m. EDT. -
Following schedule adjustment, Starlink now set to launch September 3
September 1st
SpaceX has officially shifted Tuesday’s planned launch of 60 Starlink internet satellites from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Representatives from SpaceX wrote on Twitter, “Now targeting Thursday, September 3 at 8:46 a.m. EDT for launch of Starlink from Launch Complex 39A, pending Range acceptance — team is using additional time for […] -
SpaceX confirms back-to-back Sunday launch plans.
August 28th
SpaceX has confirmed their intent to proceed with back-to-back Falcon 9 launches on Sunday, August 30, from each of their two launch facilities on Florida’s Space Coast. -
NROL-44 slips to Saturday, weather remains 80% go
August 27th
The launch of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy NROL-44 mission is now set for Sat., Aug. 29. -
Pluto’s glaciers change with its seasons
August 26th
Using data returned by NASA’s New Horizons mission’s July 2015 Pluto flyby, a group of researchers discovered evidence that the dwarf planet’s glaciers expand and grow in response to seasonal changes. -
Commercial spaceflight advocate outlines revolution in the field
July 7th
Bruce Pittman of NASA’s Space Portal Office, a 35-year advocate for commercial spaceflight, outlined his vision of the endeavor over the next 42 months in a June webinar run by NASA’s Night Sky Network. -
Pluto’s subsurface ocean may date back to planet’s formation
June 29th
Scientists who recently studied the detailed images of Pluto’s surface returned by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft in July 2015 have found evidence that the dwarf planet’s subsurface ocean may have been around since Pluto’s formation over four billion years ago. -
New Horizons parallax experiment observes an alien sky
June 14th
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, now over 4.3 billion miles (6.9 billion km) from Earth, successfully imaged two nearby stars displaced from the locations in the sky where they are seen from Earth in its April stellar parallax experiment. -
President Trump delivers remarks after Demo-2 launch
June 6th
President Donald J. Trump gave a speech inside of NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building after the successful launch of astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft. -
SOFIA data sheds new light on endurance of Pluto’s atmosphere
June 1st
Data captured by the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), an airborne observatory that studied Pluto’s atmospheric hazes just two weeks before New Horizons‘ 2015 flyby, indicates the hazes in Pluto’s atmosphere are regularly replenished.
