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Following Flight 7 SpaceX line up future Starships

SpaceX continues to press forward with preparations for Flight 8 of Starship, ranging from vehicle… The post Following Flight 7 SpaceX line up future Starships appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com..

6 NASA Experiments on Materials, Benefitting Space and Earth

Did you know that NASA conducts ground-breaking research in space on materials like metals, foams, and crystals? This research could lead to next-generation technology that both enables deep-space exploration and benefits humanity.   Here are six studies scientists have conducted on the International Space Station that could have profound implications for future space travel and also […].

Geyser Season on Mars

This Oct. 29, 2018, image from the HiRISE camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captures geysers of gas and dust that occur in springtime in the South Polar region of Mars. As the Sun rises higher in the sky, the thick coating of carbon dioxide ice that accumulated over the winter begins to warm and […].

Muestra de la NASA del asteroide Bennu revela un ‘caldo’ con los ingredientes de la vida

Read this release in English here. Los estudios de las rocas y el polvo del asteroide Bennu que fueron traídos a la Tierra por la nave espacial de la misión Orígenes, Interpretación Espectral, Identificación de Recursos y Seguridad – Explorador de Regolito (OSIRIS-REx, por sus siglas en inglés) de la NASA han revelado moléculas que, en […].

NASA’s Asteroid Bennu Sample Reveals Mix of Life’s Ingredients

Studies of rock and dust from asteroid Bennu delivered to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security–Regolith Explorer) spacecraft have revealed molecules that, on our planet, are key to life, as well as a history of saltwater that could have served as the “broth” for these compounds to interact and combine. […].

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch SpainSat New Generation 1 satellite on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center

The SNG 1 satellite is designed to provide protected communications capabilities to Spain and its allies during its 15-year operating life. Liftoff from pad 39A is set for 8:34 p.m. EST (0134 UTC), the opening of a two-hour window..

ESA actively monitoring near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4

The European Space Agency (ESA) Planetary Defence Office is closely monitoring the recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a very small chance of impacting Earth in 2032..

AstroForge announces asteroid target for upcoming mission

Space mining company AstroForge has revealed the destination of its next asteroid prospecting mission and has signed a launch contract with Stoke Space. The post AstroForge announces asteroid target for upcoming mission appeared first on SpaceNews..

Satellite backlog emerges as key constraint at the nation’s busiest spaceport

Space Force official warns there is not enough room to prep satellites as commercial and government missions ramp up The post Satellite backlog emerges as key constraint at the nation’s busiest spaceport appeared first on SpaceNews..

York unveils M-Class satellite for 1,000-kilogram payloads

York Space Systems new M-Class platform is designed for payloads as large as 1,000 kilograms. The post York unveils M-Class satellite for 1,000-kilogram payloads appeared first on SpaceNews..