News Archive / Tagged: The Range
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New mission given the go-ahead to search for beginning of universe and possibly life
Laurel KornfeldFebruary 17th, 2019A new space probe designed to observe hundreds of millions of galaxies to gain a better grasp on how the universe evolved has just been given the greenlight. This new spacecraft is also being developed to search for water and organics, the elements necessary for life as we know it.
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Florida Space Day Returns to Tallahassee on February 18-19
Press ReleaseFebruary 14th, 2019CAPE CANAVERAL SPACEPORT, Fla. (February 13, 2019) – Since the 1960s, when the nation watched Alan Shepard become the first American in space, Florida has been the leader in space exploration. And as this year marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, it is a chance to reflect on Florida’s aerospace legacy and look toward modernizing and re-purposing that legacy to handle a new commercial space future. To promote those efforts, Florida Space Day returns to Tallahassee on February 18-19.
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MAVEN spacecraft to be moved to a lower Mars orbit
Laurel KornfeldFebruary 14th, 2019NASA's MAVEN orbiter is being prepared to act as a communications relay with the Mars 2020 rover, which is set to launch in 2020 and land in February 2021.
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RS-25 engine goes through another test
Jason RhianFebruary 13th, 2019One of the leftover rocket engines used during the Space Shuttle program was tested again Feb. 13, 2019, at NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.
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ESA’s ExoMars rover named after Rosalind Franklin
Jim SharkeyFebruary 12th, 2019The European Space Agency announced that its ExoMars rover will be named Rosalind Franklin. It and a Russian lander are scheduled for a July 2020 launch.
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New Horizons’ departure images shed new light on Ultima Thule’s shape
Laurel KornfeldFebruary 11th, 2019A new set of New Horizons flyby images taken on New Year's Day 2019 reveals Ultima Thule is shaped more like a flat object.
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Last Kepler images capture numerous planetary systems
Laurel KornfeldFebruary 10th, 2019Numerous planetary systems are visible in the final images taken by NASA's Kepler telescope on Sept. 25, 2018, just before it ran out of fuel.
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Survey shows ‘hundreds of impacts’ on ESA’s Columbus module
Derek RichardsonFebruary 8th, 2019Each ISS module is designed with micrometeoroid debris protection. A recent survey of the Columbus module shows the importance of that shielding.
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NASA remembers its fallen astronauts in annual ceremony
Mike HowardFebruary 7th, 2019Today, NASA paused to reflect and remember those that gave the ultimate sacrifice in pursuit of space exploration in its annual Day of Remembrance ceremony.
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MarCO CubeSats no longer communicating with Earth
Laurel KornfeldFebruary 7th, 2019Twin tiny satellites launched with NASA's Mars InSight lander have been out of touch with mission controllers on Earth for slightly over a month.
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Notes on the Run: Put on your tinfoil hat because here we go…
Jason RhianFebruary 3rd, 2019CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – “Have you seen UFOs? Are aliens real?” My response to this line of questioning is almost always the same and, usually, not suitable for print.
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Curiosity measures gravity of Mount Sharp
Laurel KornfeldFebruary 3rd, 2019NASA's Curiosity rove has measured the gravity on Mount Sharp in much the same way Apollo 17 astronauts measured the Moon's gravity in 1972.
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Blue Origin inks deal to launch satellite internet constellation
Jason RhianFebruary 2nd, 2019Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket has been selected by Telesat to send a fleet of satellites into orbit to help improve web services around the globe.
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe begins 2nd orbit of the Sun
Jim SharkeyJanuary 31st, 2019Parker Solar Probe is pulling back the curtains of our parent star and is well on its way to rewriting humanity's understanding of how stars work.
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Rocket Lab aiming to launch mission for DARPA
Jason RhianJanuary 30th, 2019One of the first flights on Rocket Lab's 2019 launch manifest is a satellite for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
