Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander tipped over on the moon during 'spicy' lunar landing

Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lunar lander tipped over | This Week In Space podcast: Episode 99 | February's Full Snow Moon lights up the night sky (photos) Created for znamenski.spacecom@blogger.com |  Web Version February 26, 2024 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   The Launchpad Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lunar lander tipped over (NASA TV) The private Odysseus lander is down on the lunar surface, in more ways than one. The 14-foot-tall (4.3 meters) Odysseus, which was built by Houston company Intuitive Machines, apparently settled on its side during its historic touchdown yesterday (Feb. 22), mission team members said. But don't panic - the pioneering spacecraft is still very much alive. Full Story: Space (2/23)  This Week In Space podcast: Episode 99 (TWIS) On Episode 99 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss Moonshots, Falling Satellites & Starships! So far, we've had a partially successful private lunar landing -- the first for the United States since 1972 -- massive satellites hurtling out of orbit, more news on SpaceX's upcoming Starship activity, what's up with Blue Origin and New Glenn, the weirdest quasar story ever, and there's gold in them stars, says the James Webb Space Telescope. Full Story: Space (2/24)  Skywatching February's Full Snow Moon lights up the night sky (photos) (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu/Getty Images) February's full moon, the Snow Moon, rose over Earth on Saturday, Feb. 24, with skywatchers braving the frosty weather to catch stunning images of the second full moon of 2024. Full Story: Space (2/26)  Spaceflight Artemis 2 astronauts Canadian treats around the Moon (Chris Hadfield/CSA/X) Canadian cereal, curry and maple cream cookies are all flying to the moon. The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) recently revealed the food that will be flying on board Artemis 2, the first human moon mission in 53 years, when it lifts off in September 2025 or so. Full Story: Space (2/25)  Science & Astronomy JWST finds ancient galaxy threatening to upend cosmology (JWST NIRCAM) The galaxy, called ZF-UDS-7329, contains more stars than the Milky Way, despite having formed only 800 million years into the universe's 13.8 billion-year life span. This means they were somehow born without dark matter seeding their formation, contrary to what the standard model of galaxy formation suggests. Full Story: Space (2/25)  SpaceX SpaceX, NASA 'go' to launch Crew-8 mission to ISS March 1 (SpaceX) SpaceX and NASA are officially go to launch their next astronaut mission to International Space Station (ISS) this week, with its four-person crew arriving at their Florida launch site on Sunday (Feb. 25). Full Story: Space (2/25)  Technology Why a VR headset on the ISS 'really makes a difference' (NASA / ESA) A virtual reality (VR) headset paired with a new exercise bike lets International Space Station (ISS) astronauts experience their favorite cycling routes on Earth. Denmark's Andreas Mogensen, for example, has five routes to choose from in locations ranging from Copenhagen to Svanninge Bakker. Full Story: Space (2/23)  Search for Life India plans to include a helicopter on its next Mars mission (NASA/JPL-Caltech) India's next Mars mission could include a helicopter that follows in the footsteps of NASA's pioneering Ingenuity drone. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is currently working on the concept, which would fly along with an Indian Mars lander sometime around the start of the 2030s. Full Story: Space (2/24)  Entertainment ULA and KSP bring rocket science down to Earth (exclusive) (@Space_Peacock) The makers of Kerbal Space Program (KSP) paired up with real-life rocket company United Launch Alliance (ULA) and their CEO Tory Bruno to challenge the internet to recreate ULA's new Vulcan Centaur rocket in the Kerbal universe. They sat down with Space.com to talk about the future of ULA's new Vulcan rocket, and KSP2 updates that are coming this year. Full Story: Space (2/23)    Sign Up  |    Update Profile  |    Unsubscribe Privacy Policy  |    Cookies Policy  |    Terms and Conditions CONTACT US: FEEDBACK  |    ADVERTISE Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036

Intuitive Machines lands on moon in nail-biting descent of private Odysseus lander, a 1st for US since 1972

SpaceBalloon ready to fly to the edge of space (exclusive) | Intuitive Machines lands on moon in nail-biting descent | Soundscapes Project to record eclipse impact on nature Created for znamenski.spacecom@blogger.com |  Web Version February 23, 2024 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   The Launchpad SpaceBalloon ready to fly to the edge of space (exclusive) (Space Perspective) Ever wanted to see the cosmos, but not too keen on buckling-up for a rocket's high-g, explosively-controlled ascent into space? You're in luck: Space Perspective will bring you there in a balloon. "We're going to be taking unprecedented numbers of people to space." Full Story: Space (2/23)  Intuitive Machines lands on moon in nail-biting descent (Intuitive Machines) It was a landmark moment for space exploration: No private spacecraft had ever soft-landed on the moon before, and an American vehicle hadn't hit the gray dirt softly since NASA's crewed Apollo 17 lander did so in December 1972. "What a triumph! Odysseus has taken the moon," NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said in a video message the agency aired just after confirmation of a successful touchdown. "This feat is a giant leap forward for all of humanity. Stay tuned!" Full Story: Space (2/22)  Total Solar Eclipse 2024 Soundscapes Project to record eclipse impact on nature (NASA/Robert Lea) While humans will enjoy the majesty of the total solar eclipse as it sweeps across several states in the U.S. on April 8, 2024, the celestial event will also be experienced by flora and fauna. That's why the NASA-funded Eclipse Soundscapes Project will observe and collate the sights and sounds of the total solar eclipse to allow humanity to better understand how such events can impact wildlife. The agency is also urging the public to join in on this effort. Full Story: Space (2/22)  Skywatching What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2024 (NASA) Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the night sky. Some nights when we look up at the moon, it is full and bright; sometimes it is just a sliver of silvery light. These changes in appearance are the phases of the moon. As the moon orbits Earth, it cycles through eight distinct phases. Full Story: Space (2/22)  Spaceflight Private Varda Space capsule returns to Earth (Varda Space Industries) A California startup's first in-space manufacturing effort is in the books. The capsule from Varda Space Industries' W-1 mission landed in northern Utah this afternoon (Feb. 21), bringing down to Earth crystals of an antiviral drug that were grown in orbit. The success makes Varda just the third company to recover an intact spacecraft from orbit. The other two are aerospace giants SpaceX (with its Dragon vehicles) and Boeing (with its Starliner capsule). Full Story: Space (2/22)  Science & Astronomy The Kuiper belt could be way bigger than we thought (NASA/SOFIA/Lynette Cook) NASA's New Horizons mission, which encountered Pluto in 2015 is now riding through the deepest depths of the Kuiper Belt, is encountering a cosmic dust storm that hints there may be more going on in the outermost reaches of the solar system than we imagine. Full Story: Space (2/23)  SpaceX SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches for record-tying 19th time (SpaceX) SpaceX tied its rocket-reuse record on Thursday night. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 of SpaceX's Starlink broadband satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Thursday at 11:11 p.m. EST (8:11 p.m. local California time; 0411 GMT on Feb. 23). It was the 19th mission for this Falcon 9's first stage, according to a SpaceX mission description, tying a mark the company set on a Starlink launch this past December. Full Story: Space (2/22)  Technology Radio signals from Orion nebula reveal new 'JuMBOS' data (Gemini Observatory/Jon Lomberg) Last year, using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers made the startling discovery of some free-floating, planetary-mass objects in the Orion nebula that threw their ideas of planet and star formation into doubt. And now, new research has further deepened the mystery around these so-called Jupiter-mass binary objects, or JuMBOs. Full Story: Space (2/22)    Sign Up  |    Update Profile  |    Unsubscribe Privacy Policy  |    Cookies Policy  |    Terms and Conditions CONTACT US: FEEDBACK  |    ADVERTISE Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036