Private Astronaut Mission (PAM) Axiom 3: Outreach, Commercial, and Payload Activities: With the undock slip, the Ax-3 crew performed cargo operations to unload the Dragon on Saturday, had a crew off day on Sunday, and have repacked Dragon cargo today. On Monday, the crew recorded multiple outreach videos. Additionally, throughout the weekend and today, Marcus …
Mars, Venus Appear Very Close to Each Other this Month
February is a great month for the early rising skygazers. Venus has been bright in the morning sky all year, rising just before the Moon. In the minutes before dawn this week, Venus will rise to the upper left of the waning crescent Moon and will be joined by Mars. Over the coming weeks, Venus …
Ax-3 Nears Departure as Station Crew Picks Up Research
Four private astronauts comprising the Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) crew continue to target Tuesday for their departure from the International Space Station and return to Earth. In the meantime, the seven Expedition 70 crew members are continuing their schedule of advanced microgravity research and orbital lab maintenance. Ax-3 Commander Michael López-Alegría readied the SpaceX Dragon …
The Long and Winding Road to Launch
For NASA and the ocean science community, the PACE launch will be the culmination of at least a decade of work. For me, it will be the culmination of something that started in 1950.
Weather 40% Favorable for Tuesday PACE Mission Launch
Launch weather officers with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s 45th Weather Squadron predict a 40% chance of favorable weather conditions for the launch of NASA’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission at 1:33 a.m. EST Tuesday, Feb. 6, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station …
PACE ‘Go’ for Launch, NASA Prelaunch News Conference Next
NASA will host a prelaunch news conference today, Feb. 5, at 9 a.m. EST, to discuss the agency’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission. This follows the NASA and SpaceX launch readiness review Sunday, Feb. 4, resulting in a “go” for launch. Participants for the briefing include: Jim Free, NASA associate administrator Karen St. …
Trivia All About NASA’s Next Earth-Observing Satellite
I’ll take “All About PACE” for 300, please. While not exactly like “Jeopardy!”, PACE trivia is just as fun – and often as challenging! To prepare for the upcoming launch of the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite, PACE team members, friends and family gathered on Feb. 4 for an afternoon of facts, food, …
Ax-3 Mission Targets Undocking for NET 9:05 a.m. EST on Tuesday
NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX continue to target no earlier than 9:05 a.m. EST Tuesday, Feb. 6, for the undocking of Axiom Mission 3 from the International Space Station following the latest review of weather conditions off the coast of Florida. For the primary undocking opportunity Feb. 6, NASA will provide live coverage of space …
Science Briefing on Tap Ahead of NASA’s PACE Mission Launch
Officials from NASA will discuss the agency’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission during a science briefing at 11 a.m. EST today, Feb. 4. The briefing will air live on NASA+. NASA participants include: Kate Calvin, chief scientist and senior climate advisor Karen St. Germain, director, Earth Science Division Jeremy Werdell, PACE project scientist Andy Sayer, …
NASA and Partners Now Target Tuesday for Ax-3 Mission Departure
NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX now are targeting no earlier than Tuesday, Feb. 6, for the undocking of Axiom Mission 3 from the International Space Station. Teams are standing down from the Monday, Feb. 5, undocking opportunity of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Axiom crew members due to weather conditions off the coast of Florida. …