Weather permitting, the last-ever NASA shuttle launch will take place today at 11:26am EST. There is currently a70 percent chance that thunderstorms will delay blastoffof space shuttle Atlantis from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, until Saturday. But despite the gamble, NASA...
The Artemis 2 moon crew during a launch simulation at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Sept. 20, 2023. They stand on the crew access arm at Launch 39B, which will one day bring them to the waiting Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft. From left: NASA astronaut and pilot Victor...
NASA wants to launch rockets into northern lights to study 'black auroras' Electric spacecraft propulsion may soon take a leap, thanks to new supercomputer Scientists discover exoplanet with supersonic winds — the fastest in the known universe ...
It was maybe the mid 1990s that things really started to kick into overdrive again, with the launch of the Pathfinder and Sojourner Mars mission and new Shuttle missions that renewed interest and faith in the space program. But unfortunately tragedy struck once more with the Shuttle...
Space exploration Nasa to launch first mission to metal-rich asteroid Eight-year expedition to Psyche aims to shed light on Earth’s origins September 24 2023 Space exploration Nasa spacecraft brings samples from asteroid to Earth Scientists hope rocks and dust taken from 4.7bn-year-old Bennu wil...
Roughly 10 million people watched Crew Dragon’s launch online and on television, as the event was livestreamed and carried by all the major TV news networks. In 2019, over 100,000 people had traveled to Cape Canaveral in Florida for the prior, uncrewed demonstration f...
“I don’t know exactly when my launch to space will be, but I know that I will get there,” Cardman said from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, where she took part in the launch livestream. Hague acknowledged the challenges of launching with half a crew and returning with two astronauts ...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch moon landers built by Firefly Aerospace and the Japanese company ispace early Wednesday (Jan. 15), and you can watch it live. Launches & Spacecraft The most memorable space shuttle missions By Clara Moskowitz last updated January 14, 2025 The milestone...
Ultimately, she earned a bachelor’s in astrophysics and a masters in space systems. Later in life, her parents overcame their addictions, though her mother passed away earlier this year. “This necklace that I’m wearing is made with her ashes,” Jones said on NASA’s livestream. “...
Uses of the software; Comments from NASA senior scientist Doctor Robert Mah; Objective of the simulation project at NASA; Computerized joystick control that guides the simulated docking of the space shuttle.SchmitzBarbaraM.Computer-Aided Engineering...