Visionary Quest to Asteroid Vesta: Arrival July 16
Standby for up-close looks at the large asteroid Vesta! This object resides in the main asteroid belt and is the target of NASA’s Dawn spacecraft. Spacecraft controllers are ready to go into orbit around Vesta on July 16. Once on duty, scientists will begin gathering...Going…Going…Gone! Atlantis Liftoff, Shuttle Finale
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida – Record-breaking crowds have gathered here this morning for the hoped for flight of space plane Atlantis – the last shuttle out of town. It may be group optimism, but this morning the sky seems more agreeable than first predicted. As for...Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle to Enter Extensive Test Period
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida – The Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) is being pursued as the way to explore beyond low Earth orbit – back to the Moon, out to asteroids, and eventually to Mars. Regarding the decision to press ahead with Orion, Lori Garver, NASA...Atlantis: The Last Shuttle Out of Town
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida – Thousands upon thousands of people are expected to arrive here to witness the final NASA space shuttle mission – the flight of Atlantis. So far, the only bit of negative news is the increasing prospect of foul weather delaying the...NASA Readies an Exploration Threesome – Bound for Jupiter, Earth’s Moon and Mars
Now in prep status, a trio of NASA interplanetary missions that will be dispatched from Florida – headed for Jupiter, Earth’s Moon and Mars. First departure in early August is the Juno spacecraft that is targeted for giant Jupiter. Following a five-year cruise to...China’s Space Station Module Moves to Launch Site
The next step in China’s space program is launch of that country’s first space station module. The Tiangong-1module has been transported to the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu Province. Now on site, the hardware is slated to undergo final tests before its...Moon Swoon! Dramatic Views of Tycho Crater
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) continues to crank out scads of data and imagery of Earth’s Moon. The Moon-circling spacecraft was launched on June 18, 2009. It has been busy providing new scientific information about our celestial neighbor in gravitational...Anniversary of the First Nuclear Space Flight
This day…50 years ago! The Earth-orbiting Transit IV-A became the first flight test of a nuclear power source developed for use in spacecraft. Transit IV-A was powered both by solar cells and a radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG) using Plutonium 238 for fuel....Space Talk
LIVE: Watch as the unpiloted Progress 95 resupply spacecraft docks to the @Space_Station after a successful liftoff on April 25. Docking is set for 8pm ET (0000 UTC April 28).
@NASA @NASAArtemis Watch a livestream of the unloading and transporting of the core stage to the VAB beginning at approximately 8 a.m. April 28:
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The Exp 74 crew worked eye checks, vein scans, and new medical tech as a Progress 95 cargo spacecraft packed with food, fuel, and supplies orbits Earth toward the station for a docking at 8 p.m. EDT on Monday, April 27. More... https://go.nasa.gov/3QO3ubT
That feeling when your package finally shows up. 📦🚀
After a 900-mile trip from Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, @NASA's Pegasus barge has arrived at Kennedy with the @NASAArtemis III SLS (Space Launch System) core stage aboard.
Tomorrow, teams begin offloading and