As Artemis II zooms to the Moon, everything seems to be going swimmingly
The cabin was colder on Thursday, but the crew has been able to adjust the temperature.
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Live coverage: ULA’s Atlas 5 rocket to launch its heaviest payload ever with next Amazon Leo mission
Liftoff from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for Saturday at 1:45 a.m. EDT (0545 UTC), weather permitting.
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NASA Sets Coverage for Northrop Grumman’s CRS-24 Resupply Launch
NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 8:49 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 8, for the next launch delivering science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. Filled with approximately 11,000 pounds of cargo, the Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL spacecraft, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, will launch from Space […]
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Meet NASA’s New Artemis II Science Officers
NASA’s first Artemis II science officers—Kelsey Young, Trevor Graff, and Angela Garcia—are pioneering a new era of mission operations by integrating advanced lunar science directly into Mission Control. Their work will shape how future Artemis crews observe, analyze, and deepen our understanding of the Moon.
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Italy’s Argotec plans to scale Florida satellite facility to meet rising US demand
Italy’s Argotec has officially opened its first U.S. satellite production facility, cementing a foothold near Kennedy Space Center in Florida to join other foreign space firms pursuing growing demand from American programs. The post Italy’s Argotec plans to scale Florida satellite facility to meet rising US demand appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, born April 3, 1926, in Mitchell, Indiana. As one of NASA’s first seven astronauts, he became America’s second astronaut to fly in space when he launched aboard the Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft on July 21, 1961, just weeks after Alan Shepard’s historic […]
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Tianlong-3 | Demo Flight
Space Pioneer Mission Type Test Flight
Orbit Polar Orbit
Pad Tianlong-3 Launch Pad, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Meridian-M No.21L
Russian Space Forces Mission Type Communications
Orbit Elliptical Orbit
Pad 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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Atlas V 551 | Amazon Leo (LA-05)
United Launch Alliance Mission Type Communications
Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Pad Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Artemis II Daily Mission Status Briefing (April 2)
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NASA provides daily Artemis II mission status briefings from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston beginning Thursday, April 2, except for April 6, due to lunar flyby activities.
Artemis II Live Downlink Event (April 2)
Press Event
The Artemis II crew will participate in live conversations throughout the mission, known as downlink events.
Artemis II Daily Mission Status Briefing (April 3)
Press Event
NASA provides daily Artemis II mission status briefings from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston beginning Thursday, April 2, except for April 6, due to lunar flyby activities.
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International Space Station
Founded: 1998-11-20
The International Space Station (ISS) is a space station, or a habitable artificial satellite, in low Earth orbit. Its first component was launched into orbit in 1998, with the first long-term residents arriving in November 2000. It has been inhabited continuously since that date. The last pressurised module was fitted in 2011, and an experimental inflatable space habitat was added in 2016. The station is expected to operate until 2030. Development and assembly of the station continues, with several new elements scheduled for launch in 2019. The ISS is the largest human-made body in low Earth orbit and can often be seen with the naked eye from Earth. The ISS consists of pressurised habitation modules, structural trusses, solar arrays, radiators, docking ports, experiment bays and robotic arms. ISS components have been launched by Russian Proton and Soyuz rockets, and American Space Shuttles.
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Mir
Founded: 1986-02-20
Mir was a space station that operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, operated by the Soviet Union and later by Russia. Mir was the first modular space station and was assembled in orbit from 1986 to 1996. The station served as a microgravity research laboratory in which crews conducted experiments in biology, human biology, physics, astronomy, meteorology and spacecraft systems with a goal of developing technologies required for permanent occupation of space.
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Skylab
Founded: 1973-05-14
Skylab was a United States space station launched and operated by NASA, and occupied for about 24 weeks between May 1973 and February 1974 – the only space station the U.S. has operated exclusively. In 1979 it fell back to Earth amid huge worldwide media attention. Skylab included a workshop, a solar observatory, and other systems necessary for crew survival and scientific experiments. It was launched unmanned by a modified Saturn V rocket, with a weight of 170,000 pounds (77,000 kg). Lifting Skylab into low earth orbit was the final mission and launch of a Saturn V rocket (famous for carrying the manned Moon landing missions). Three missions delivered three-astronaut crews in the Apollo command and service module (Apollo CSM), launched by the smaller Saturn IB rocket. For the final two manned missions to Skylab, a backup Apollo CSM/Saturn IB was assembled and made ready in case an in-orbit rescue mission was needed, but this backup vehicle was never flown.
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