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FCC Issues Warning in Wake of Swarm's Unauthorized Launch April 18, 2018
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on April 12 released an enforcement advisory warning that organizations will be penalized for launching spacecraft without the appropriate regulatory approvals. […]
Debris-Dodging Spacecraft Could Use Bitcoin-Like Technology April 18, 2018
Future spacecraft could think for themselves using the same technology that powers Bitcoin. […]
This Gorgeous Video Helps Explain Why NASA Is Studying Cosmic Shock Waves April 18, 2018
Like a ship cruising the seas or a fighter jet going supersonic, astronomic objects also make shock waves through the medium in which they travel. […]
Image of the Day April 18, 2018
Green auroras shimmy over Earth's southern hemisphere as the rising sun begins to peek over the horizon in this photo taken by NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold at the International Space Station. […]
Commerce Department Ready to Add Space Traffic Management to Growing Space Role April 18, 2018
Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross says his department is gearing up to add space traffic management to its growing portfolio of commercial space responsibilities. […]
On This Day In Space! April 18, 2014: LADEE Spacecraft Crashes into the Moon April 18, 2018
On April 18, 2014, NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer, also known as LADEE, ended its mission by crashing into the moon. See how it happened in our On This Day in Space video series here. […]
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NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) launched today (April 18) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, rising off the pad atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 6:51 p.m. EDT (2251 GMT). […]
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Senate Moving Towards Vote on Bridenstine Nomination April 18, 2018
After a months-long impasse, the Senate may vote to confirm Jim Bridenstine as the next administrator of NASA later this week. […]
SpaceX to Launch NASA's Exoplanet-Hunting Spacecraft Today: How to Watch Live April 18, 2018
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This Earth-i Small Satellite's 1st Color Video of Earth from Space Is Amazing April 18, 2018
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Giant Impact May Have Created Mars' Moons April 18, 2018
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Dazzling Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend! April 18, 2018
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Space Calendar 2018: Launches, Sky Events & More April 17, 2018
Here's a guide to the major astronomical events of the next year, as well as space launches and milestones for spacecrafts already in travel. […]
Scientists and Entrepreneurs Lobby for NASA Lunar Program April 17, 2018
As congressional appropriators prepare to review NASA's latest budget request, a group from academia and industry are seeking support for a lunar exploration initiative included in the proposal. […]
Environmental Group Plans Satellite to Track Greenhouse Gas Emissions April 17, 2018
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SpaceX Will Build Its Next-Gen Mars Rocket in Los Angeles April 17, 2018
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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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