Satellite News

Just another satellite weblog

 

NASA names astronauts for SpaceX’s Crew-9 mission to the ISS

Submit on Thursday, February 1st, 2024 08:11

NASA has named the four astronauts who will fly to the International Space Station on SpaceX’s Crew-9 mission, which will lift off no earlier than August.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »

Meteorites from Asteroid 2024 Bx1, which just hit Earth, may be super-rare space rocks

Submit on Thursday, February 1st, 2024 06:11

Fragments of the Asteroid 2024 BX1 that rained down on Berlin have been recovered by intrepid meteorite hunters, and it turns out the rocks may be incredibly rare.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »

NASA’S Europa Clipper gets science gear to probe ocean moon of Jupiter

Submit on Thursday, February 1st, 2024 05:11

NASA has mounted all nine science instruments on its highly anticipated Europa Clipper spacecraft, which will launch toward Jupiter’s icy ocean moon this year.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »

SpaceX gearing up to launch private moon lander in February

Submit on Thursday, February 1st, 2024 05:11

SpaceX and Intuitive Machines are making progress toward the launch of the Nova-C moon lander, which is slated to occur about two weeks from now.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »

US military eyes SpaceX Starship for ‘sensitive and potentially dangerous missions’: report

Submit on Thursday, February 1st, 2024 02:11

The U.S. Department of Defense has reached out to SpaceX to inquire about using Starship on its own, flying the massive rocket as a government-operated military vehicle.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »

Watch NASA celebrate (and mourn) its Mars helicopter Ingenuity in this free livestream today

Submit on Thursday, February 1st, 2024 01:11

NASA will hold a free livestream today (Jan. 31) today to honor the achievements and legacy of Ingenuity, which ended its mission last week after suffering rotor damage.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »

1,000 days in space! Core module of China’s Tiangong space station hits milestone

Submit on Thursday, February 1st, 2024 01:11

The core module of China’s Tiangong space station — named Tianhe, or “Harmony of the Heavens” — has now been orbiting Earth for more than 1,000 days.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »

Watch extremely rare ‘aurora curls’ ripple through the northern lights (video)

Submit on Thursday, February 1st, 2024 00:11

Watch the moment astrophotographer Jeff Dai captures Earth’s magnetosphere ‘ringing like a bell’ during a dramatic northern lights display.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »

Satellite News
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.