Category: NASA & Space News

SpaceX Scheduled to Launch Falcon 9 Rocket Wednesday Carrying Starlink Satellites from Cape Canaveral

SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, April 17 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. […]

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Hubble Space Telescope Captures Galaxy Hidden in a Dark Cloud 100 Million Light-Years Away

The subject of this image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is the spiral galaxy IC 4633, located 100 million light-years away from us in the constellation Apus. IC 4633 is a galaxy rich in star-forming activity and also hosts an active galactic nucleus at its core. […]

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Space Shuttle Columbia Lifts Off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in 1981

Forty years ago, on April 12, 1981, NASA’s Space Shuttle Columbia, attached to an external tank and twin solid rocket boosters, lifted off on the first shuttle mission, STS-1, at 7 a.m. Eastern, from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. […]

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WATCH LIVE: SpaceX Will Launch Falcon 9 Rocket Friday Carrying Starlink Satellites from Cape Canaveral

SpaceX is targeting Friday, April 12 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. […]

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SpaceX Set to Launch Falcon 9 Rocket Friday Carrying Starlink Satellites from Cape Canaveral

SpaceX scheduled to launch a Falcon 9 rocket with 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, April 12. […]

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WATCH: SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 Rocket Carrying Starlink Satellites from Cape Canaveral

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket early Wednesday morning around 1:40 a.m. ET to carry 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. […]

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NASA Astronaut Loral O’Hara to Discuss Six Month International Space Station Mission

After spending six-and-a-half-months aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara will participate in a news conference at 10:45 a.m. EDT Monday, April 15, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. […]

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Space is Busy – and Only Getting Busier: NASA’s Latest Strategy Envisions Sustainable Future for Space Operations

To address a rapidly changing space operating environment and ensure its preservation for generations to come, NASA released the first part of its integrated Space Sustainability Strategy, on Tuesday advancing the agency’s role as a global leader on this crucial issue. […]

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PHOTO GALLERY: Marking the End of an Era, ULA Successfully Launches Final Delta IV Heavy Rocket

The Delta program, spanning 60 years, came to a close with the launch of the final Delta IV Heavy rocket by United Launch Alliance (ULA) on April 9 at 12:53 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. […]

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SpaceX Set to Launch Falcon 9 Rocket Tonight Carrying Starlink Satellites from Cape Canaveral

SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, April 10 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. […]

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NASA Hubble Telescope Peers at Pair of Interacting Galaxies 160 Million Light-Years Away

This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features Arp 72, a very selective galaxy group that only includes two galaxies interacting due to gravity: NGC 5996 (the large spiral galaxy) and NGC 5994 (its smaller companion, in the lower left of the image). […]

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PHOTO OF THE DAY: NASA Highlights the Gateway Space Station’s HALO Module

The Gateway space station’s HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost) module, one of two of Gateway’s habitation elements where astronauts will live, conduct science, and prepare for lunar surface missions, is one step closer to launch following welding completion in Turin, Italy. […]

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WATCH LIVE: 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Happening Now on Monday

On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. A total solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun. […]

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WATCH LIVE: SpaceX Ready to Launch Bandwagon-1 Mission from Kennedy Space Center at 7:16 p.m. ET

SpaceX is targeting Sunday, April 7 at 7:16 p.m. ET for a Falcon 9 launch of the Bandwagon-1 mission to orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. […]

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NASA Astronaut Loral O’Hara, Crewmates Return Via Soyuz from Six-Month Research Mission Aboard Space Station

NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara returned to Earth after a six-month research mission aboard the International Space Station on Saturday, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and Belarus spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya. […]

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NASA Astronaut Loral O’Hara, Crewmates Return from International Space Station

NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara returned to Earth after a six-month research mission aboard the International Space Station on Saturday, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and Belarus spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya. […]

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PHOTO OF THE DAY: NASA Astronauts Will Protect Their Eyes During Solar Eclipse on Monday

While visiting NASA Headquarters in Washington on March 19, 2024, astronauts Stephen Bowen, left, Frank Rubio, Warren Hoburg, and UAE astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, right, posed for a photo wearing solar viewing glasses. […]

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