Archive for the ‘space travel’ category: Page 273
Aug 4, 2020
Bored Inside Their Spacecraft, NASA Astronauts Made Prank Calls to Pass the Time
Posted by Alberto Lao in category: space travel
Aug 3, 2020
Crew Dragon Returns to Earth | The State of Science
Posted by TJ Yoo in categories: business, science, space travel
On August 2nd, the SpaceX crew dragon that launched on May 30th returned to Earth with the two NASA astronauts it brought to the ISS. With the first American space launch complete, the US has now advanced tremendously in its manned spaceflight capabilities.
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Aug 3, 2020
A Hydrogen Iceberg from a Failed Star Might Have Passed through Our Solar System
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: space travel
The interstellar visitor ‘Oumuamua, discovered in 2017, may represent an entirely new type of astrophysical object, two astronomers say.
Aug 3, 2020
Virgin Galactic partners with Rolls-Royce as it looks to build an aircraft for supersonic air travel
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: space travel
Space tourism venture Virgin Galactic announced it signed an agreement with Rolls-Royce to develop an aircraft for supersonic travel, giving a first look on Monday of the coming vehicle’s design.
Supersonic travel is a long-term bet for Virgin Galactic, which has been developing reusable spacecraft capable of sending people on short trips to the edge of space for more than a decade.
Virgin Galactic said it completed a mission concept review alongside NASA of its supersonic vehicle design and now will work with the Federal Aviation Administration to create a framework for certifying the aircraft for flight. Previously Boeing’s venture arm invested $20 million in Virgin Galactic, specifically toward helping the company build a supersonic aircraft.
Aug 2, 2020
SpaceX Brings Astronauts Home Safely in a Historic First
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: space travel
That’s a wrap on SpaceX’s crewed demo mission, which clears the way for the company to regularly launch astronauts for NASA.
Aug 2, 2020
LIVE: Tracking SpaceX Crew Dragon’s splashdown near Pensacola
Posted by Lon Anderson in category: space travel
WATCH: Administrator post-splashdown news conference at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
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WATCH: WKRG News 5 is covering the historical SpaceX Return in the Gulf Coast.
Crews are in position to capture this memorable event near Pensacola. The splashdown is scheduled around 1:40 PM.
Aug 2, 2020
SpaceX to return NASA astronauts to Earth for the 1st time today. You can watch it live
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: space travel
A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft will make its first splashdown with NASA astronauts today in the Gulf of Mexico. Watch it live.
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Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are returning to Earth after two months at the ISS
We will follow the NASA coverage of the SpaceX Dragon capsule undocking and splashdown.