Listen live: NASA providing update about troubled Boeing Starliner astronaut mission today

Live: NASA providing Boeing Starliner update today | ISS research project will benefit cancer patients on Earth | Get 40% off the Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 80AZ Created for znamenski.spacecom@blogger.com |  Web Version August 14, 2024 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   The Launchpad Live: NASA providing Boeing Starliner update today (NASA) NASA will provide an update about the ongoing astronaut mission of Boeing's Starliner capsule today (Aug. 14), and you can listen live. The teleconference about Starliner's Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission will begin at 1:00 p.m. EDT (1700 GMT). NASA will stream audio of the briefing live, and Space.com will carry the broadcast if the agency makes it available as usual. Full Story: Space (8/14)  ISS research project will benefit cancer patients on Earth (NASA) Since 2013, research has been underway on the International Space Station (ISS) National Lab with astronauts conducting experiments in microgravity to ultimately help improve our lives here on Earth. Diseases like cancer remain one of the top causes of death across the United States and, in a recent release, the National Cancer Institute estimated that this year alone will see more than 2 million cancer cases diagnosed with a death toll of more than 600,000 people. With numbers like that, even medical research in space has been focused on cancer-related treatment. Full Story: Space (8/14)  Space Deal of the Day Get 40% off the Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 80AZ (Space.com, Celestron) This telescope features an 80mm objective lens diameter, meaning a decent amount of light will pass through, making objects appear bright and clear. It comes with accessories to enhance the stargazing experience and it works with technology so you can locate and learn about night sky targets using your smartphone. This telescope is from one of the most trusted and reliable out there, Celestron, and you can check out our roundup of the best Celestron telescope and binoculars deals for other discounts. Full Story: Space (8/14)  Skywatching Watch a Perseid fireball light up the skies above Macedonia (Stojan Stojanovski) In the early hours of Tuesday morning (Aug. 13), at around 1:03 a.m. local time, a dazzling Perseid fireball streaked across Macedonian skies above Lake Ohrid. A webcam system installed throughout the Lake Ohrid region captured the dramatic sight. Full Story: Space (8/13)  Spaceflight ISS images showcase auroras, moon and space station (NASA/Matthew Dominick) The moon's glow meets a multicolored aurora in a new astronaut image from space. International Space Station (ISS) and NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick, a veteran photographer of the Expedition 71 crew, captured the moon and auroras from his perch 250 miles (400 kilometers) above Earth. Full Story: Space (8/13)  Science & Astronomy New star has an unexpected chemical composition (Robert Lea) Astronomers have discovered a new star that is 30 times larger than the sun and could force a major rethink of stellar evolution theories. The star, designated J0524-0336 and located around 30,000 light-years from Earth, has a shockingly high concentration of the element lithium when compared to the sun at its current age or other stars of similarly advanced ages. Full Story: Space (8/13)  SpaceX SpaceX to launch 1st space-hardened Nvidia AI GPU (CSC/Aethero) AI is about to take a major leap to conquer the final frontier. An Nvidia Jetson Orin NX chip, one of the most popular AI and edge computing GPUs, will travel to space soon on SpaceX's Transporter 11 mission. Full Story: Space (8/14)  Technology China's CAS Space steps toward reusable rockets (CAS Space) The Chinese commercial space firm CAS Space is making serious progress on a new, reusable rocket. CAS Space is testing components of the Kinetica-2 -- also known as Lijian-2 - rocket in preparation for a planned first launch next year. The company aims to begin recovering and reusing the rocket's first stage and boosters by 2028. Full Story: Space (8/13)    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

Boeing needs to improve quality-control work on SLS moon rocket, NASA Inspector General finds

Boeing quality-control needs to improve: NASA OIG finds | Space Quiz! What was the first spacecraft to orbit and land on a comet? | SpaceX to launch 4 people on historic Fram2 polar mission Created for znamenski.spacecom@blogger.com |  Web Version August 13, 2024 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   The Launchpad Boeing quality-control needs to improve: NASA OIG finds (Space.com / Josh Dinner) A scathing report from NASA's Office of Inspector General (OIG) has highlighted several critical issues related to the development of the next version of the agency's Space Launch System megarocket, which will likely delay Artemis moon missions. Full Story: Space (8/13)  Space Quiz! What was the first spacecraft to orbit and land on a comet? Learn the answer here! Voyager 1 Rosetta OSIRIS-REX Viking 1 SpaceX to launch 4 people on historic Fram2 polar mission (SpaceX) SpaceX plans to make spaceflight history later this year by launching the first crewed mission to explore Earth's polar regions. That four-person flight, which SpaceX announced today (Aug. 12), is called Fram2, in honor of the Norwegian ship that made pioneering voyages to the Arctic and Antarctic between 1893 and 1912. Full Story: Space (8/12)  Skywatching See Mars and Jupiter form 'double planet' early Aug. 14 (Chris Vaughan/Starry Night) Be sure to set your alarm clock for at least a couple of hours before sunrise on Wednesday morning (Aug. 14), for if you have a clear view toward the east, you'll be able to see brilliant Jupiter forming a most unusual and spectacular "double planet" with Mars. Full Story: Space (8/12)  Spaceflight Taikonauts celebrate Olympics on Tiangong space station (CCTV) Shenzhou 18 crewmembers Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangsu have been aboard the country's Tiangong space station since late April and have gotten into the Olympic spirit in orbit. Tiangong's own Olympics - which were featured in a recent video posted by Chinese outlet CCTV - opened with mission commander Ye Guangfu passing an Olympic torch to crewmates Li Cong and Li Guangsu, a transfer that involved a simulated high jump. Full Story: Space (8/12)  Science & Astronomy Scientists hail 10 years of discovery with Rosetta probe (ESA/Rosetta/NAVCAM – CC BY-SA IGO 3.0) A decade ago, scientists at the European Space Agency (ESA) had just wrapped up the yearslong process of building a comet-chasing spacecraft named after the Rosetta Stone, the key to deciphering ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. The scientists hoped the Rosetta mission would similarly reveal new clues about how our pocket of the universe assembled itself roughly 4.5 billion years ago. Full Story: Space (8/12)  SpaceX Solar storms may bring aurora across US and Canada (Darlene Tanner) The sun's stormy weather is supercharging auroras on Earth this week, due to a series of intense geomagnetic storms triggered by recent solar flares. On Monday (Aug. 12), the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) detected a severe G4-class geomagnetic storm over Earth at 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT) that surely would have amplified northern lights displays across the United States if it had not occurred in the middle of the day. Full Story: Space (8/12)  Star Wars Lego Millennium Falcon is now at Amazon's lowest price (Lego/Future) In our Lego UCS Millennium Falcon review we found that it's incredibly detailed, it's an imposing centerpiece model that you can display, it offers a varied and enjoyable build and boasts an impressive scale too. The UCS is the Ultimate Collector's Series which is a series of detailed, large builds of iconic ships from the Star Wars franchise. You'll struggle to build this in under 12 parsecs but if you like a challenge or a collectible to show off, we recommend considering this deal. Full Story: Space (8/12)    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