Four new astronauts are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on Friday as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. Crew-8NASA’s eighth operational commercial crew mission will lift off on March 1 at 12:04 EST (0504 GMT). Kennedy Space Center Using in Florida SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavor spacecraft Falcon 9 rocket. Crew Dragon The… Read More »
In February, Uruguay became the 36th country to sign the Artemis Accords, a non-binding set of principles for initiating responsible actions on the moon. The agreements were formulated in 2020 by NASA in coordination with the US State Department. Since then, there has been a steady stream of countries signing the Artemis Accords, a set… Read More »
A new group of astronauts is ready for the launch of the International Space Station. SpaceX is preparing to launch four new astronauts aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station before March 1 for Crew-8, NASA’s eighth operational commercial crew mission. Crew-8 includes NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick (commander), Michael Barratt (pilot) and… Read More »
Ground-based radar systems can play a unique role in planetary defense; It could help humanity protect Earth by detecting asteroids and comets on potentially devastating collision courses with our planet. This was the conclusion reached by the National Academies in their 2023-2032 Decadal Survey of Planetary Science and Astrobiology. Currently, only one radar system on… Read More »
Japan’s moon landing error caused its robot to land upside down (left), while Israeli nonprofit SpaceIL’s error caused its lander to crash (right).JAXA/Takara Tomy/Sony Group Corporation/Doshisha University; NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University; Business Content Intuitive Machines’ uncrewed Odysseus moon landing nearly failed due to a single safety switch. Other moon landing attempts have crashed or burned due… Read More »
Scientists have discovered that the target asteroid in NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) may have been reshaped by the impact. A new study of the impact’s aftermath found that the asteroid, the smaller component of the binary asteroid system, exhibited a loose “rubble” composition. DART crashed into the moonlet Dimorphos orbiting the larger space… Read More »
by Steve Gorman and Joey Roulette (Reuters) -Flight control engineers expected to lose contact with the private U.S. lunar lander Odysseus on Tuesday morning and abort the mission five days after a sideways landing, Intuitive Machines, the company behind the spacecraft, said on Monday. It is not yet known how much scientific data may be… Read More »
Odysseus passes over the near side of the moon on February 21, 2024, the day the Intuitive Machines discover a major error that nearly ends the mission.Intuitive Machines The CEO of Intuitive Machines said a safety switch in the lander’s navigation was accidentally left on. This carelessness turned the historic lunar landing of Odysseus’ lander… Read More »
Intuitive Machines’ lunar lander Odysseus is descending faster than expected and moving slightly to one side. landing moment It was caught on a lunar surface and toppled sideways on Thursday, officials said Friday. Telemetry indicates that the top of the spacecraft may be resting on a rock or that the lander may have tipped over… Read More »