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SpaceX, NASA 'go' for 1st astronaut launch to ISS from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station pad
SPACE.com - 28 Sep 2024 03:36
NASA and SpaceX cleared their Crew-9 astronaut flight to the International Space Station for launch, a Sept. 28 liftoff that will help return two Boeing Starliner astronauts home.
NASA Astronaut Nick Hague Boosts Human Health Research in Space
NASA Breaking news - 28 Sep 2024 23:59
NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov will soon dock with the International Space Station as part of the agency's SpaceX Crew-9 mission, a venture which will enhance scientific research and...
Xona scales up LEO navigation constellation plans in Canada
Space News - 28 Sep 2024 23:57
California-based Xona Space Systems is expanding to Canada ahead of deploying the first in a proposed constellation of small navigation satellites in low Earth orbit next year. The post Xona scales up LEO navigation cons...
Liftoff! NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 Launches to International Space Station
NASA Breaking news - 28 Sep 2024 22:03
The two crew members of NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 mission launched at 1:17 p.m. EDT Saturday, for a science expedition aboard the International Space Station. This is the first human spaceflight mission launched from Space La...
SpaceX launches Crew-9 astronauts from upgraded Florida pad to return Boeing Starliner crew home
SPACE.com - 28 Sep 2024 22:00
SpaceX launched a NASA astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut toward the ISS today (Sept. 28), on a mission unlike any other the company has flown.
Falcon 9 sends new crew to ISS on first crewed launch from SLC-40
Space News - 28 Sep 2024 21:31
A Falcon 9 launched a NASA astronaut and Russian cosmonaut to the International Space Sept. 28 on the first crewed mission from a historic Cape Canaveral pad. The post Falcon 9 sends new crew to ISS on first crewed launc...
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 130 --Dogs on Mars, Snakes on the Moon
SPACE.com - 28 Sep 2024 17:23
On Episode 130 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Jim Bell about the Mars Sample Return program and VIPER mission to the moon.
Observations explore the nature of transitional millisecond pulsar PSR J1023+0038
Phys.org - 28 Sep 2024 16:50
Using the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC), astronomers from Italy and Spain have carried out high-temporal-resolution optical spectroscopic observations of a transitional millisecond pulsar designated PSR J1023+0038. Resu...
Precise locations of more than 1 million galaxies revealed
Phys.org - 28 Sep 2024 16:20
The Physics of the Accelerating Universe Survey (PAUS), an international collaboration across 14 institutions, has covered a sky area of 50 square degrees, similar to approximately 250 full moons.
Anduril lands $25 million contract to upgrade aging space surveillance network
Space News - 28 Sep 2024 15:26
The company will modernize data integration and communications for the U.S. military's Space Surveillance Network (SSN) used to track space objects and missile launches The post Anduril lands $25 million contract to upgr...
Europe en route for moon with new simulator, says astronaut Pesquet
Phys.org - 28 Sep 2024 14:20
Europe has embarked on the mission to put humans back on the moon with a new lunar simulator launched in Germany, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet told AFP.
Watch SpaceX launch Crew-9 astronaut mission to the ISS today
SPACE.com - 28 Sep 2024 14:00
SpaceX will launch two astronauts toward the International Space Station today (Sept. 28), and you can watch the action live.
BlackSky to equip its future satellites with military-compatible laser terminals
Space News - 28 Sep 2024 13:43
The company won a U..S. Navy contract to study the compatibility of its Gen-3 satellites with military ground terminals The post BlackSky to equip its future satellites with military-compatible laser terminals appeared f...
Asteroid Ceres is a former ocean world that slowly formed into a giant, murky icy orb
Phys.org - 28 Sep 2024 13:17
Since the first sighting of the first-discovered and largest asteroid in our solar system was made in 1801 by Giuseppe Piazzi, astronomers and planetary scientists have pondered the make-up of this asteroid/dwarf planet....
Watch spectacular Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS rise during the early hours of Sept. 28 with this free livestream
SPACE.com - 28 Sep 2024 02:03
Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will reach perihelion -- and if it survives its close call with the sun, we may be in for a real treat.