Launching no earlier than Feb. 28, 2025, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, PUNCH will provide scientists with new information about how potentially disruptive solar events form and evolve.
NASA, SpaceX Move Launch of Space Telescope, Sun Missions
NASA and SpaceX now are targeting no earlier than 10:09 p.m. EST (7:09 p.m. PST) on Friday, Feb. 28, for the launch of the agency’s SPHEREx and PUNCH missions. The new date will allow additional time to ensure the vehicle’s readiness ahead of liftoff. SPHEREx and PUNCH will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket …
NASA, SpaceX Move Launch of Space Telescope, Sun Missions
NASA and SpaceX now are targeting no earlier than 10:09 p.m. EST (7:09 p.m. PST) on Friday, Feb. 28, for the launch of the agency’s SPHEREx and PUNCH missions. The new date will allow additional time to ensure the vehicle’s readiness ahead of liftoff.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Meets Dragon, Tests Equipment Ahead of Launch
The four crew members who will fly aboard NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission got an up-close look on Monday, Feb. 17, at their Dragon spacecraft during the crew equipment interface test inside the new SpaceX Dragon processing facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The test is one of the last steps in the crew’s […]
Crew Works Ongoing Spacecraft Operations, Robotics, and Combustion Science
Docked spacecraft operations were the main focus at the International Space Station on Thursday with crew departure training, cargo packing, and an orbital reboost also taking place. The Expedition 72 crew also worked on science hardware activating a free-flying robotic assistant and preparing for a fire safety experiment.
Additional Observations Continue to Reduce Chance of Asteroid Impact in 2032
Observations made overnight on Feb. 19 – 20 of asteroid 2024 YR4 have further decreased its chance of Earth impact on Dec. 22, 2032, to 0.28%. NASA’s planetary defense teams will continue to monitor the asteroid to improve our predictions of the asteroid’s trajectory. With this new data, the chance of an impact with the …
Dark Skies Bring New Observations of Asteroid 2024 YR4, Lower Impact Probability
Now that skies are darker after a week of limited visibility around full moon, astronomers have resumed observations of asteroid 2024 YR4. Ground-based telescopes require dark skies to observe asteroids, which are often very faint. Around the time of a full moon, the sky becomes too bright to detect these faint points of light. NASA’s …
Stacking Complete on Artemis II Rocket Boosters
Engineers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida completed stacking the twin SLS (Space Launch System) solid rocket boosters inside the Vehicle Assembly Building for the agency’s Artemis II crewed test flight around the Moon. At launch and during liftoff, the boosters, which each stand 177 feet tall, will provide the majority of the 8.8 […]
Spacesuits, Exercise Gear, and Spacecraft Operations Fill Wednesday Schedule
On Wednesday, the Expedition 72 crew aboard the International Space Station focused its efforts mostly on spacesuits and advanced exercise gear. The orbital residents also worked on crew and cargo spacecraft operations at the orbital outpost.
Waiting for Better Weather
What does AVUELO have in common with a Joni Mitchell song? The answer lies in the clouds.