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SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket Lofts 24 Satellites in 1st Night Launch June 25, 2019
SpaceX marked a milestone today (June 25) as the company's Falcon Heavy megarocket successfully lofted two dozen satellites into orbit. […]
Soyuz Capsule Returns Station Crew to Earth After 204 Days in Space June 25, 2019
A Russian cosmonaut and astronauts from the United States and Canada returned to Earth after spending more than 200 days on board the International Space Station. […]
SpaceX Adjusts Launch Time for First Falcon Heavy Night Flight June 25, 2019
SpaceX is waiting until late in its 4-hour window to fire the engines on the massive Falcon Heavy rocket currently sitting on a launch pad here at Kennedy Space Center. […]
Space Launch Calendar 2019: Sky Events, Missions & More June 25, 2019
Here's a guide to SpaceX's launch schedule, other rocket missions, astronomical events of the next year, as well as milestones for spacecraft already in travel. […]
SpaceX Looks Ahead to Certification Milestone with Falcon Heavy Launch June 24, 2019
A panoply of satellites is awaiting liftoff aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket on a mission that will mark a milestone in SpaceX's quest to become an Air Force-certified launch provider. […]
Mars May Have Escaped Life-Threatening Impacts Early On June 24, 2019
A storm of cosmic impacts may have ended relatively early on Mars, suggesting that the Red Planet was habitable longer than scientists previously thought, a new study finds. […]
SpaceX's 'Starship' Prototype Coming Together in Florida (Photos) June 24, 2019
Deep in the heart of the Florida Space Coast's industrial area, a Mars-colonizing spaceship is being built. […]
NASA Contractors Support Artemis Cost Estimate June 24, 2019
Companies involved in NASA’s exploration program agree with a recent estimate that landing humans on the moon by 2024 will require an additional $20 billion to $30 billion for the agency. […]
Fresh-Baked Cookies Will Add an Aroma of Home to the International Space Station June 24, 2019
A sweet, sweet orbital milestone will soon be on its way to the International Space Station. […]
More Mars Methane: Curiosity Rover Spots Biggest Surge Yet June 24, 2019
NASA's Curiosity rover has sniffed out another spike of the potentially life-indicating gas methane, and this one is the biggest yet. […]
Watch Live Today! Space Station Crew Landing and a SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch June 24, 2019
See a space station crew landing followed by a Falcon Heavy rocket launch on Monday (June 24). […]
Space Station Astronauts Return to Earth Tonight: Watch It Live! June 24, 2019
Three Expedition 59 crewmembers are returning to Earth today (June 24) after spending more than six months at the International Space Station. […]
NASA's New Salmon-Colored 'Green' Fuel Is a Much Safer Propellant June 24, 2019
SpaceX's next Falcon Heavy launch will carry a satellite designed to test a new type of rocket fuel, the first ever "green" propellant in space. Only it's not so green. […]
On This Day in Space! June 24, 1999: Cassini Spacecraft Flies by Venus June 24, 2019
On June 24, 1999, NASA's Cassini spacecraft flew by Venus while making its way to Saturn. See how it happened in our "On This Day in Space" video series! […]
Voracious Black Holes Could Feed Alien Life on Rogue Worlds June 24, 2019
Black holes are engines of destruction on a cosmic scale, but they may also be the bringers of life. […]
Blue Origin Performs First Test of BE-7 Lunar Lander Engine June 24, 2019
Blue Origin has performed the first hotfire test of the engine it plans to use on its Blue Moon lunar lander. […]
China's Moon, Mars and Space Station Missions May be Facing Delays June 24, 2019
China's major space missions including a lunar sample return, Mars orbiter and rover and a modular space station could be facing delays due to an apparent issue affecting rockets required for launches. […]
SpaceX Eyes New Feats With Falcon Heavy Launch Tonight June 24, 2019
SpaceX's megarocket, the Falcon Heavy, is poised for flight. Perched atop NASA's historic Pad 39A, the behemoth will lift off sometime during a 4-hour window that opens late tonight (June 24). […]
Contest Aims to Fly Openly LGBTQ+ Scientist-Astronaut in Space June 24, 2019
No one has flown in space while publicly identifying as LGBTQ+, but a new contest called Out Astronaut hopes to change that. […]
The Spacewalks of Expedition 59 in Photos June 23, 2019
During the Expedition 59 mission to the International Space Station, astronauts are doing a series of three spacewalks. See photos of them working in space! […]

Space Station Crew Enjoys Eye-Level View of Perseid Meteor Shower

With the bright moon that was out on the evening of August 13, many astronomy buffs were not able to fully appreciate the spectacular Perseid meteor shower going on in the night sky. From the International Space Station, however, astronaut Ron Garan had a front seat view as part of the Crew Earth Observations, or CEO, investigation.

Using a Nikon D3S digital camera with a 22 mm lens, Garan captured a stunning photo of one of the Perseid meteors streaking through Earth’s atmosphere. You can see part of the space station’s solar array in the image, allowing the viewer to share in the unique perspective of the crew from low Earth orbit. This photograph will add to the CEO investigation’s collection of hundreds of thousands of Earth images.

The astronaut photography for CEO supports global research, according to William Stefanov, chief scientist for the Engineering and Science Contract Group supporting the Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science Directorate at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. “The inclined equatorial orbit of the station, and having ‘humans in the loop,’ makes it a useful and unique platform in comparison to unmanned polar-orbiting sensor systems. From the space station, data can [...]

Countdown begins for China’s space station

Authorities in charge of the manned space program unveiled plans on Monday to build a 60-ton space station, made up of three capsules, and develop a cargo spaceship to transport supplies.

The China Manned Space Engineering Office said at a news conference that it also wants the public to get involved by suggesting names for the space station, due to completed around 2020.

According to documents provided by the office, the space station, weighing about 60 tons, is composed of a core module and two others where experiments will be conducted.

A cargo spaceship to transport supplies will also be developed.

The 18.1-meter-long core module, with a maximum diameter of 4.2 meters and a launch weight of 20 to 22 tons, will be launched first.

The two experiment modules will then blast off to dock with the core module. Each laboratory module is 14.4 meters long, with the same maximum diameter and launch weight of the core module.

“The 60-ton space station is rather small compared to the International Space Station (419 tons), and Russia’s Mir Space Station (137 tons) which served between 1996 and 2001,” said Pang Zhihao, a researcher and deputy editor-in-chief of the monthly magazine, Space [...]

Solaris – 1972

On the space station from the nearby Solaris Planet, strange things happen.

Psychologist Kris Kelvin is assigned to the space station in order to check the mental health of the on-board scientists.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069293/

Solaris – 2002

George Clooney plays Chris Kelvin in this Remake of the original Solaris.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0307479/

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