Boeing's Starliner tests thrusters at ISS as NASA reviews options for astronauts' return to Earth

Rocket Lab launching Earth-observing radar satellite today | Space Quiz! What happens when overdense patches form in massive clouds of interstellar gas and dust? | Boeing's Starliner tests thrusters docked at the ISS Created for znamenski.spacecom@blogger.com |  Web Version July 30, 2024 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   The Launchpad Rocket Lab launching Earth-observing radar satellite today (Rocket Lab) Rocket Lab will launch a private Earth-observing radar satellite today (July 30), and you can watch it live. An Electron vehicle is scheduled to lift off from Rocket Lab's New Zealand site today during a two-hour window that opens at 12:15 p.m. EDT (1615 GMT; 4:15 a.m. on July 31 New Zealand time). Full Story: Space (7/30)  Space Quiz! What happens when overdense patches form in massive clouds of interstellar gas and dust? Learn the answer here! A star is born Supernova A black hole erupts A planet forms Boeing's Starliner tests thrusters docked at the ISS (NASA) The first Boeing Starliner to fly astronauts to space performed a crucial in-space test Saturday (July 27) as the next mission faces a months-long delay. Engineers tested Starliner's reaction control system (RCS) thrusters to prepare for a wider agency review that will evaluate the spacecraft's readiness for landing NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams sometime in August, if all goes to plan. Full Story: Space (7/29)  Skywatching See the moon meet Mars, and meteors in the sky this week (bjdlzx via Getty Images) From the broad peak of the annual Southern Delta Aquariids meteor shower and views of the crescent moon to the rise of Venus and the Milky Way, there is much to see this week (July 29 to August 4) using just your naked eye. Full Story: Space (7/29)  Spaceflight Atlas V rocket launches its final national security mission (ULA) United Launch Alliance's (ULA) venerable Atlas V rocket flew its final national security mission on Tuesday morning (July 30). The Atlas V launched from Florida's Canaveral Space Force Station on Tuesday at 6:45 a.m. EDT (1045 GMT), on a classified mission for the U.S. Space Force called USSF-51. Full Story: Space (7/30)  SpaceX SpaceX fires up Starship spacecraft ahead of 5th test flight (SpaceX) SpaceX ignited the engines on its newest Starship spacecraft recently to gear up for a coming test flight, which could be just a few weeks away. The company performed a "static fire" with the 165-foot-tall (50 meters) Starship upper stage on Friday afternoon (July 26) at its Starbase facility, near the South Texas city of Brownsville. Full Story: Space (7/29)  Search for Life Building blocks of life can form rapidly around young stars (ESO/L. Calçada) Scientists have long queried how the complex molecules needed for life could have formed around the tumultuous and violent environment of the sun in its youth. A family of meteorites called "chondrites" is theorized to have delivered the right stuff for life to Earth. But the question is, how did complex organic molecules containing elements like carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen come to be sealed in these meteorites in the first place? Full Story: Space (7/30)  Entertainment 'Futurama' stars Billy West and Lauren Tom: Exclusive (Hulu) Good news, everyone! Celebrating its 25th anniversary since first debuting on the Fox Network back on March 28, 1999, "Futurama" returns today on the Hulu streaming platform for a 10-episode 12th season of weird and wild exploits in the 31st century. Full Story: Space (7/29)  Star Trek 'Lower Decks' Season 5 launches crew on one last mission (Paramount+) Parting is such sweet sorrow, and that'll certainly be the case when Paramount+'s "Star Trek: Lower Decks" rolls out its fifth and final season starting on Oct. 24, 2024. We'll totally miss "Lower Decks'" zany outer space hilarity enjoyed for the past four seasons and its colorful cast of low-ranking ensigns aboard the U.S.S. Cerritos. Full Story: Space (7/29)    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

This Week In Space podcast: This Week In Space podcast: Episode 121 — An Exploding Star Near You!

Andre Douglas joined Artemis 2 backup crew (exclusive) | Space Quiz! When was the Chandra telescope first proposed to NASA? | This Week In Space podcast: An Exploding Star Near You! Created for znamenski.spacecom@blogger.com |  Web Version July 29, 2024 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   The Launchpad Andre Douglas joined Artemis 2 backup crew (exclusive) (NASA/Josh Valcarcel) Andre Douglas' first three months as a NASA astronaut have taken him from training in Arizona to readying for a moon mission. Douglas, who became eligible for NASA spaceflight assignments in March, was named a backup for the highly anticipated Artemis 2 mission just weeks after he passed two years of basic astronaut training. His experience with early developmental programs in space was likely a factor, especially his time building spacecraft missions for the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab (APL). Full Story: Space (7/29)  Space Quiz! When was the Chandra telescope first proposed to NASA? Learn the answer here! 1989 1994 1976 2001 This Week In Space podcast: An Exploding Star Near You! (TWiS) On Episode 121 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss a star about to go nova with astrophysicist Dr. Carlos Badenes. A nova is a star that periodically sheds mass in a huge flare-up of light and energy. This nova will be visible in the night sky for about 6-7 days! T Corona Borealis (TCrB) is a binary system comprising two stars in the constellation Corona Borealis that bursts into magnitude 2 (as seen from Earth) about every 80 years--and should do so again by mid-September! Join us. Full Story: Space (7/28)  Skywatching Geomagnetic storm could spark auroras in US and Europe (Rob Schultz via Getty Images) Strong solar activity has prompted the National Oceanic and Atmospheric (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) to issue a geomagnetic storm warning for July 30. If the predicted G3 conditions are reached, auroras could be visible across mid-latitudes around 50°. Previous geomagnetic storms at this magnitude have triggered auroras as low as Illinois and Oregon, according to NOAA SPWC. Full Story: Space (7/29)  Spaceflight 'Wonderlab' host Emily Calandrelli will fly to space (Greg Doherty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images) The Space Gal is headed to the final frontier, as part of Space for Humanity's Citizen Astronaut Program. Emily Calandrelli, known for her Emmy-nominated Netflix science series "Emily's Wonder Lab," was selected to launch to suborbital space as a citizen astronaut ambassador with Blue Origin, though the launch date has not yet been set. Full Story: Space (7/26)  Science & Astronomy What it takes to keep NASA's Chandra observatory flying (NASA) For the past 25 years, NASA's flagship Chandra X-ray Observatory has recorded X-ray emissions from exploded stars, supermassive black holes, galaxy clusters and other exotic, high-energy pockets of our universe, allowing scientists around the world to piece together the structure and history of our cosmos. Full Story: Space (7/28)  SpaceX Polaris Dawn astronaut mission delayed until mid-August (SpaceX) We'll all have to wait a bit longer to see the first-ever private spacewalk. SpaceX is now targeting mid- to late August for the launch of Polaris Dawn, a mission funded by billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman. The upcoming flight, which will employ SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket, had been slated to lift off no earlier than July 31. Full Story: Space (7/26)  Technology Sierra Space completes inflatable space modlue burst test (Sierra Space) Sierra Space has announced the completion of another full-scale burst test in which the company exploded one of its inflatable modules being developed as part of efforts to build a commercial space station. Full Story: Space (7/28)  Star Trek Watch he first teaser trailer for 'Star Trek: Section 31' (Paramount Plus) The first-look trailer for Paramount+'s all-original movie "Star Trek: Section 31" beamed into Paramount's "Star Trek" panel in the crowded Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend and it's an electrifying flight into Starfleet's clandestine black ops organization. Full Story: Space (7/28)    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