NASA and SpaceX Postpone Crew-9 Launch to September 28 Amid Weather Worries
Because of anticipated tropical storm conditions in the region, NASA and SpaceX teams have rescheduled the next chance for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission to launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida to no sooner than 1:17 p.m. EDT on Saturday, September 28. “Teams can now wrap up practicing launch day procedures with the…
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Record-breaking Cosmonauts and a NASA Astronaut Return to Earth on September 23
On Sept. 23 at 4:37 a.m. ET, Soyuz MS-25 is expected to undock from the International Space Station. On Monday, September 23, two record-breaking Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut will make their way down to Earth. You can watch their homecoming live. On Monday at 4:37 a.m. EDT (0837 GMT), Russia’s Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft…
“NASA Invites Space Enthusiasts to ‘Observe the Moon Night’ on September 14: Check Details”
Every year in September or October, when the moon is about in its first quarter, there are fantastic viewing possibilities along the terminator as the shadows accentuate the cratered topography of the moon. This event is known as the International Observe the Moon Night. This year, on September 14, moon aficionados and inquisitive people from…
Polaris Dawn astronauts accomplish the first-ever commercial spacewalk
Scientific Asia: Billionaire Jared Isaacman and SpaceX’s Sarah Gillis step out of the capsule in streamlined spacesuits, hundreds of miles above Earth. In one of the riskiest endeavors to date to push the limits of commercially sponsored spaceflight, two astronauts have undertaken the first commercial spacewalk and tested scaled-down SpaceX spacesuits. At 10.52 am GMT…
NASA astronaut Don Pettit embarks on his fourth mission to the International Space Station
Scientific Asia:On Wednesday, an astronaut and ardent photographer made their fourth space mission. Don Pettit, a NASA astronaut, visited the International Space Station for the first time as part of Expedition 6 in November 2003 and returned on July 1, 2012, after his most recent visit. On September 11, Pettit, together with fellow cosmonaut Ivan…
The Polaris Dawn crew will be launched by SpaceX on a risky mission into Earth’s radiation belts.
Scientific Asia: The countdown to SpaceX’s most recent mission, a daring and dangerous journey into Earth’s Van Allen radiation belts by a four-person civilian crew hoping to do the first-ever commercial spacewalk, is finally starting. Polaris Dawn was scheduled to launch on Tuesday as early as 3:38 a.m. ET. However, due to adverse weather at…
NASA Drops ESCAPADE from Debut New Glenn Mission
WASHINGTON – Concerned that the rocket might not be ready in time, NASA decided not to launch two Mars-bound smallsats on Blue Origin’s first flight of New Glenn in October. NASA announced on September 6 that it will suspend pre-launch preparations for the twin Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) smallsats, which were…