'What's Starlink?' Trump talks Elon Musk, Starship and SpaceX in election night victory speech (video)

SpaceX targeting Nov. 18 for next Starship launch | 'What's Starlink?' Trump talks Musk, Starship and SpaceX | Night sky for tonight: Visible planets, stars and more Created for znamenski.spacecom@blogger.com |  Web Version November 7, 2024 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   The Launchpad SpaceX targeting Nov. 18 for next Starship launch (SpaceX) SpaceX's Starship megarocket will fly for the sixth time ever less than two weeks from now, if all goes according to plan. Elon Musk's company announced today (Nov. 6) that it's targeting Nov. 18 for the next Starship test flight, which will lift off from SpaceX's Starbase site in South Texas. Full Story: Space (11/6)  'What's Starlink?' Trump talks Musk, Starship and SpaceX (Justin Merriman/Bloomberg via Getty Images) President-elect Donald Trump had high words of praise for Elon Musk and SpaceX during his election night victory speech. In his remarks broadcast on Tuesday night (Nov. 5), Trump recalled watching the most recent and fifth flight test of SpaceX's Starship rocket as well as his conversations with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk about the use of the company's Starlink satellites in North Carolina following the deadly impacts of Hurricane Helene. Full Story: Space (11/6)  Put Interest On Ice Until Nearly 2026 Did you know some credit cards can actually help you get out of debt faster? Yes, it sounds crazy. But it's true. The secret: Find a card with a "0% intro APR" period for balance transfers. Then, transfer your debt balance and pay it down as much as possible during the intro period. No interest means you could pay off the debt faster. Find out more ADVERTISEMENT Skywatching Night sky for tonight: Visible planets, stars and more (Starry Night / Jamie Carter) Look southwest after dark; you'll see a bright 37%-illuminated waxing crescent moon approaching two shining points of light due south. The upper point will be the ringed planet Saturn, and below it will be Fomalhaut, the brightest star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus, the Southern Fish, and just 25 light-years distant. At magnitude +1, it's one of the brightest stars in the night sky. Full Story: Space (8/7)  Spaceflight Satellite survives impact with object in space, takes selfie (NanoAvionics) A tiny puncture discovered in the solar panel of a small satellite orbiting Earth highlights the seriousness of the orbital clutter problem. Lithuania-based satellite manufacturer NanoAvionics discovered the 0.24-inch-wide (6-millimeter) hole in footage captured by an on-board camera of its MP42 satellite, which has been orbiting the planet since April 2022. The satellite captured the image on Oct 24, and NanoAvionics released it on X on Wednesday, Oct 30. Full Story: Space (11/5)  Science & Astronomy NASA coronagraph will measure temp., speed of solar wind (CODEX Team/NASA) We're about to learn more about the solar wind, thanks to NASA's newly launched Coronal Diagnostic Experiment (CODEX). CODEX is a solar coronagraph that arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday (Nov. 5) aboard a SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule. A coronagraph is an instrument that blocks out harsh light from the sun, to better expose regions around the sun - such as its outer atmosphere, known as the corona - for direct observation. Full Story: Space (11/6)  SpaceX Dragon is about to do something it's never done before (NASA) SpaceX will boost the space station for the first time Friday (Nov. 8), as the company prepares to eventually kill the orbiting complex. A Dragon cargo spacecraft docked to the International Space Station (ISS) will fire its engines for 12.5 minutes on Friday (Nov. 8), NASA officials said at a press conference Monday (Nov. 4). Other spacecraft have done this before, but it will be a first for a SpaceX capsule -- and an important precursor to a bigger Dragon vehicle that will one day drive the ISS to its demise. Full Story: Space (11/7)  Entertainment 'Interstellar' gets 10th anniversary collector's edition (Paramount) Christopher Nolan's sweeping outer space saga "Interstellar" turns 10 next month, and, unless your name is Neil deGrasse Tyson or Brian Cox, you might still be slightly puzzled by all the quantum entanglement plot points and time displacement narrative devices presented in that mindbending 2014 film. Nobody can argue that the movie's scope, visual effects and understanding of exoplanets and black holes made for a compelling, if not ungraspable, story of humanity's search for a habitable home after our Earth becomes barren. Full Story: Space (11/6)    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

Why can't active NASA astronauts endorse US presidential candidates?

Can NASA astronauts endorse US presidential candidates? | Parker Solar Probe to glimpse Venus' surface today | Satellites can now spot plastic trash from space (photo) Created for znamenski.spacecom@blogger.com |  Web Version November 6, 2024 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   The Launchpad Can NASA astronauts endorse US presidential candidates? (NASA) Yes, NASA astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) or on other spaceflight missions have voted in U.S. elections throughout the agency's history, and this year is no exception. The four NASA astronauts currently on the ISS have either voted early or are able to vote through casting special absentee ballots using NASA's Near Space Network network of satellites and ground stations. And because most NASA astronauts live in Texas near the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas passed a law in 1997 officially allowing astronauts to vote from space, according to NASA. Full Story: Space (11/5)  Parker Solar Probe to glimpse Venus' surface today (NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben) On Wednesday (Nov. 6), NASA's Parker Solar Probe will complete its seventh swing past Venus - the spacecraft's final maneuver around the amber planet that will nudge it onto a trajectory that will take it within 3.8 million miles of the sun's surface. That will be the closest that any human-built object has come to our star. Full Story: Space (11/5)  Tackle your credit card debt with 0% interest until nearly 2026 Pay no interest until nearly 2026 with some of the best hand-picked credit cards this year, all with no annual fee. Experts identified these top credit card of 2024 offering 0% intro APR until nearly 2026. Find out more ADVERTISEMENT Spaceflight Satellites can now spot plastic trash from space (photo) (RMIT University/Maxar Technologies) Plastic littered across the world's beaches can now be detected from space. Researchers from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in Australia developed a new satellite imaging technique that can spot plastics on beaches by measuring differences in reflected light from the debris compared to the surrounding sand, water or vegetation, according to a statement from the university. Full Story: Space (11/5)  Science & Astronomy Astronomers spot unusually synchronized star formation' (ESO/ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/A. Prieto et al./Fornax Deep Survey) Astronomers have spotted thousands of young stars huddled around the center of an ancient galaxy, all of which formed nearly simultaneously 4 million years ago. This observation marks the first time such synchronized star formation has been spotted in an old galaxy, and challenges the idea that star formation declines as galaxies age. Full Story: Space (11/5)  SpaceX Dragon capsule arrives at ISS on 31st resupply mission (NASA) The space station received a new shipment of supplies this morning (Nov. 5). A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft laden with 6,000 pounds (2,700 kilograms) of food, equipment and experiments completed docking with the International Space Station (ISS) at 10:04 a.m. EST (1404 GMT), about 11 minutes ahead of schedule. Full Story: Space (11/4)  Technology 1st wooden satellite arrives at ISS for orbital test (STR/JIJI PRESS/AFP via Getty Images) This new spaceflight tech has a very retro feel. The world's first wooden satellite, a tiny Japanese spacecraft called LignoSat, arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) today (Nov. 5) aboard a SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule. LignoSat measures just 4 inches (10 centimeters) on each side, but it could end up having a big impact on spaceflight and exploration down the road. Full Story: Space (11/5)  Entertainment 'The Man Who Loved UFOs' explores how hoaxes go viral (Netflix) "The Man Who Loved UFOs" is a satirical foreign film that just landed on Netflix and hailing from Argentina that takes a nostalgic approach to the subject of flying saucers and the hysteria, fear, and misinformation these sightings spawn. It might not be on your immediate radar, but it demands a viewing for its semi-comedic examination of the nature of hype, media fabrications, and the need to believe. Full Story: Space (11/5)    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