Members phkrause Posted September 10 Author Members Share Posted September 10 Space waltz Bright lights detected by NASA telescopes led astronomers to discover a pair of supermassive black holes dancing around each other. They’re only about 300 light-years apart, and this marks the closest pair found through visible and X-ray light. Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted September 12 Author Members Share Posted September 12 SpaceX snaps Earth shot during Polaris Dawn high-altitude run The four passengers on the Polaris Dawn mission that launched from Kennedy Space Center early Tuesday reached their goal of flying farther away from Earth than anyone since the last Apollo mission. https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/09/11/spacex-snaps-earth-shot-during-polaris-dawn-high-altitude-run/? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted September 12 Author Members Share Posted September 12 SpaceX rocket launch: Where to watch Thursday’s launch from Daytona, New Smyrna Beach, Oak Hill Anyone up for a morning rocket launch ? A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will potentially lift off on Thursday morning, carrying BlueBirds. But there won't be actual birds on the rocket. "BlueBird" refers to a kind of satellite. https://local.newsbreak.com/new-smyrna-beach-fl/3592252490265-spacex-rocket-launch-where-to-watch-thursdays-launch-from-daytona-new-smyrna-beach-oak-hill? Veteran NASA astronaut on Russian launch sets off-world record for people in space NASA astronaut Don Pettit is on his way to the International Space Station with two Russian cosmonaut crewmates who have helped set a record — they’re among 19 people in orbit at the same time. https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/09/11/watch-live-veteran-nasa-astronaut-set-for-russian-launch-setting-off-world-record-for-people-in-space/? Spacewalking is the new domain of the super rich as a billionaire makes first private attempt CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — First came space tourism. Now comes an even bigger thrill for the monied masses: spacewalking. https://apnews.com/article/spacex-astronauts-private-spacewalk-7967876919a59dd75080309759e50aaf? Billionaire, SpaceX employee crewmate make history with 1st commercial spacewalk The four crew members of Polaris Dawn can breathe easy again after having vented the entire atmosphere of their SpaceX Crew Dragon so its commander and billionaire Jared Isaacman along with crewmate and SpaceX employee Sarah Gillis could venture outside the spacecraft and perform the first commercial spacewalk Thursday. https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/09/12/billionaire-spacex-employee-crewmate-perform-1st-commercial-spacewalk/? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted September 13 Author Members Share Posted September 13 SpaceX A four-person crew on a private mission aboard a SpaceX capsule will soon attempt to carry out the world's first commercial spacewalk. It could be the first extravehicular activity ever completed by non-government astronauts. All four Polaris crew members will be exposed to the vacuum of space, but only Jared Isaacman, billionaire tech CEO, and SpaceX engineer Sarah Gillis will exit the SpaceX capsule for about 20 minutes. Crewmates Scott "Kidd" Poteet and Anna Menon will stay inside the capsule. Two lines of oxygen are helping the crew stay safe but their spacesuits do not include a Primary Life Support System, or PLSS, which is essentially a backpack that allows NASA astronauts to float more freely through space to carry out complex tasks. Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted September 14 Author Members Share Posted September 14 🚀 1 for the road Image from video: SpaceX/AP Billionaire tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman completed the world's first commercial spacewalk today. The spacewalk was more constrained than the ones professional astronauts do. Isaacman was outside for about 10 minutes, and he was closely tethered to the SpaceX capsule that carried the mission. 🌎 "Back at home, we all have a lot of work to do. But from here, it sure looks like a perfect world," he said as he orbited about 460 miles above Earth. NASA astronauts left behind by Boeing Starliner share thoughts on saga Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams watched the spacecraft that took them to the International Space Station leave them behind last week as the Boeing Starliner made its return trip to Earth without a crew. https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/09/13/nasa-astronauts-left-behind-by-boeing-starliner-share-thoughts-on-saga/? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted September 15 Author Members Share Posted September 15 SpaceX brings Polaris Dawn crew home with overnight splashdown off Florida coast SpaceX brought home the four crew members of Polaris Dawn with a splashdown landing off the coast of Florida early Sunday. https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/09/14/spacex-bringing-polaris-dawn-crew-with-overnight-splashdown-off-florida-coast/? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted September 16 Author Members Share Posted September 16 SpaceX SpaceX's Polaris Dawn all-civilian crew returned to Earth Sunday after a five-day mission to orbit that included the world's first commercial spacewalk. The Crew Dragon capsule splashed down off the coast of Florida at 3:37 a.m. ET, concluding the high-risk event. The Polaris Dawn mission made history as it reached a higher altitude than any human has traveled in five decades. A spacewalk conducted on Thursday also marked the first time such an endeavor has been completed by a privately funded and operated mission. The crew's apogee — or farthest point from Earth — made two crew members the first women ever to fly so far from our planet. Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted September 17 Author Members Share Posted September 17 FAA wants to fine SpaceX more than $600K for Space Coast launch site violations The Federal Aviation Administration announced Tuesday it is seeking more than $600,000 in fines against SpaceX for violating licenses from its Space Coast launch sites. https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/09/17/faa-wants-to-fine-spacex-more-than-600k-for-space-coast-launch-site-violations/? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted September 18 Author Members Share Posted September 18 SpaceX pushes booster recovery limits with satellite launch SpaceX pushed one of its most used boosters to its limits with a launch Tuesday evening from Cape Canaveral. https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/09/17/spacex-to-push-booster-recovery-limits-with-satellite-launch-attempt-today/? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted September 19 Author Members Share Posted September 19 Scientists detect longest pair of jets streaming from a supermassive black hole NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have discovered the longest pair of jets streaming from a black hole in a distant galaxy. https://apnews.com/article/supermassive-black-hole-jet-plasma-66f40762fa2bb367aa7c91f1dbc24ee5? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted September 26 Author Members Share Posted September 26 Hurricane Helene threat pushes NASA, SpaceX to shift Crew-9 launch to Saturday NASA and SpaceX won’t be launching its next crew to the International Space Station as planned this week because of the threat from what is forecast to become Hurricane Helene. https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/09/24/hurricane-helene-pushes-nasa-spacex-to-shift-crew-9-launch-to-saturday/? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted September 26 Author Members Share Posted September 26 Cosmic wonder Astronomers have spotted a massive pair of jets releasing material from a distant black hole. The jets are so large they span about 140 Milky Way galaxies and could answer key questions about the universe. Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted September 29 Author Members Share Posted September 29 SpaceX and Boeing Starliner saga continues with Crew-9 launch to ISS KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — It’s not a rescue mission, but the two astronauts left behind by Boeing’s Starliner at the International Space Station will soon welcome their new ride home with the arrival of a SpaceX Crew Dragon that made a historic launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Base on Saturday. https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/09/28/with-hurricane-helene-past-spacex-to-try-1st-human-spaceflight-from-canaveral-launch-site/? SpaceX and Boeing Starliner saga continues with Crew-9 launch to ISS KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — It’s not a rescue mission, but the two astronauts left behind by Boeing’s Starliner at the International Space Station will soon welcome their new ride home with the arrival of a SpaceX Crew Dragon that made a historic launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Base on Saturday. https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/09/28/with-hurricane-helene-past-spacex-to-try-1st-human-spaceflight-from-canaveral-launch-site/? SpaceX shuts down launches after problem with Crew-9 mission’s 2nd stage SpaceX celebrated the first human spaceflight from its Cape Canaveral launch site on Saturday, and while the two humans aboard the Crew Dragon Freedom are safely on their way to the International Space Station, a problem arose with the rocket’s second stage that prompted the company to shut down future launches for now. https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/09/29/spacex-shuts-down-launches-after-problem-with-crew-9-missions-2nd-stage/? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted October 1 Author Members Share Posted October 1 🛰️ 1 for the road: Astronauts' ride home SpaceX's Dragon capsule approaches the International Space Station yesterday. Photo: NASA via AP NASA's two stuck astronauts welcome the arrival of a SpaceX capsule that'll bring them back to Earth next year. The SpaceX Crew-9 mission arrived at the International Space Station yesterday with two passengers — NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov — and two empty seats. Those empty seats will bring home Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, whose eight-day mission is now expected to last eight months. Go deeper. Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted October 1 Author Members Share Posted October 1 SpaceX After their weeklong journey turned into a monthslong stay on the International Space Station, two Boeing Starliner astronauts are now within reach of the spacecraft that will eventually bring them home. The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, chosen by NASA to carry astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore back to Earth after their Starliner spacecraft was deemed too risky for a crewed return, has arrived at the space station. The vehicle, on a mission called Crew-9, docked at the ISS at about 5:30 p.m. ET Sunday. Williams and Wilmore are expected to return home no earlier than February. ULA readies for 2nd Vulcan Centaur rocket to get national security certification It’s been nearly nine months since United Launch Alliance managed a successful debut of its new Vulcan Centaur rocket, but launch No. 2 could happen as early as Friday. https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/09/30/ula-readies-for-2nd-vulcan-centaur-rocket-to-get-national-security-certification/? FAA confirms SpaceX Falcon 9 is grounded because of Crew-9 launch issue The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed it had grounded SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket pending an investigation into why the rocket’s second stage missed its deorbit landing target zone after this weekend’s Crew-9 launch from Cape Canaveral. https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/09/30/faa-confirms-spacex-falcon-9-is-grounded-because-of-crew-9-launch-issue/? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted October 2 Author Members Share Posted October 2 Growth spurt Scientists think they know why one of Earth’s tallest mountains suddenly got even taller. It can all be traced back to what happened thousands of years ago in the Himalayas. Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted October 2 Author Members Share Posted October 2 NASA’s Webb telescope detects traces of carbon dioxide on the surface of Pluto’s largest moon NEW YORK (AP) — NASA’s Webb Space Telescope has identified new clues about the surface of Pluto’s largest moon. https://apnews.com/article/pluto-moon-charon-nasa-james-webb-d20c542908e32e9c5c7f41538dac4640? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted Friday at 10:03 PM Author Members Share Posted Friday at 10:03 PM Despite booster issue, mostly successful Vulcan launch could unlock lucrative future for ULA United Launch Alliance picked up the bill for the second-ever launch of its Vulcan Centaur, but if Space Force signs off on rocket, it would open the door for ULA to begin collecting on a backlog of $3.1 billion worth of national security missions. https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/10/03/successful-vulcan-launch-early-friday-would-unlock-lucrative-future-for-ula/? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted yesterday at 12:05 AM Author Members Share Posted yesterday at 12:05 AM SpaceX launches Hera asteroid mission Monday, but delays Europa Clipper because of Hurricane Milton SpaceX returned to flight with its Falcon 9 rocket Monday sending up the Hera probe for the European Space Agency on its way to a pair of asteroids, but SpaceX and NASA have called off plans to launch the Falcon Heavy later this week on NASA’s Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter’s moon because of the approaching Hurricane Milton. https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/10/07/watch-live-spacex-launching-european-mission-to-asteroid-today/? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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