July 3 (UPI) — NASA on Wednesday named Andre Douglas as a backup crewmember for its Artemis II test flight. Douglas, a recent graduate of NASA astronaut training school, holds four post-graduate degrees. He had worked as a staff member at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory where he worked on maritime robotics, planetary […]
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Boeing’s Starliner can stay in space beyond 45-day limit, NASA says
Boeing’s Starliner capsule is performing well enough on its first-ever astronaut mission that it will likely be able to stay in orbit beyond the initially envisioned 45-day limit, NASA says. Starliner, which launched on June 5, is docked at the International Space Station (ISS) on an indefinite mission extension. The spacecraft is in good shape […]
‘Great Food Truck Race’ blasts off on 17th season with stop at NASA
“The Great Food Truck Race” lifted off for its 17th season on the Food Network by touching down at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Host and celebrity chef Tyler Florence welcomed nine first-time food truck teams to the George S. Abbey Rocket Park to get a first look at their trucks and to face […]
NASA Discovers Strange Spectral Formations High Over the Earth
X Marks the Spot NASA scientists have spotted unusual shapes in the Earth’s ionosphere, hundreds of miles above the Earth’s surface. The ionosphere stretches from 50 to 400 miles above the planet and marks the boundary between our planet’s atmosphere and outer space. While it houses most satellites orbiting the Earth, it’s vulnerable to changes […]
NASA administrator weighs in on China’s historic lunar far side samples — and potential US access
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The government of China now possesses something that no other humans have ever encountered — rocks and soil from the far side of the moon. The successful return of the Chang’e-6 lunar mission with the historic […]
There’s an Extremely Stupid Reason NASA Scientists Can’t Study China’s Amazing New Moon Rocks
Earlier this week, China’s Chang’e 6 lunar probe landed in Inner Mongolia, delivering the first-ever samples collected from the far side of the Moon. The mission has the international scientific community excited — the far side of the Moon, which permanently faces away from the Earth, remains mysterious, with only China having touched down on […]
What’s going on with Starliner spacecraft? Boeing, NASA insist astronauts are not ‘stranded’
Boeing’s Starliner capsule has been in space for more than three weeks — with no specific plan for an arrival date back to Earth. Space observers have claimed that the astronauts are “stranded,” but NASA says that’s not the case. Starliner is Boeing’s spacecraft, designed to carry astronauts to and from the International Space Station. […]
NASA and Boeing say Starliner astronauts ‘are not stranded,’ but will be on the ISS for a few more weeks
NASA and Boeing plan to spend the next few weeks conducting tests on the ground in order to better understand issues with the Starliner spacecraft’s thrusters before giving its crew the go-ahead to fly back to Earth. But, officials insisted in a Friday afternoon, astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are not “stranded” on the […]
Mars is an asteroid punching bag, NASA data reveals
Meteorite impacts pepper Mars at a rate up to 10 times more frequent than previous estimates, according to two new research papers that identified the seismic shock waves of these impacts detected by NASA’s now-defunct Mars InSight lander. The new rate is staggering. According to the findings, between 180 and 260 impacts per year occur […]
NASA delays next ISS spacewalk until end of July due to spacesuit leak issue
We’ll have to wait a while to see NASA astronauts step outside the International Space Station (ISS) again. NASA had been planning to conduct a two-person spacewalk on July 2, but that excursion has been pushed back until the end of July, agency officials announced this afternoon (June 28). The delay will give mission teams […]
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft still doesn’t have a landing date, NASA says
NASA says Boeing Starliner will extend its first astronaut mission well into the summer after launching June 5 for what was supposed to be a 10-day flight. Starliner experienced both helium leaks and thruster issues during a June 6 docking with the International Space Station (ISS). The spacecraft is stable and rated to leave the […]
A chunk of space debris found in N.C. came from a SpaceX capsule, NASA says
A large chunk of space debris that was discovered last month on a mountain trail in North Carolina came from a SpaceX capsule that had journeyed to the International Space Station, NASA has confirmed. The slab of debris was found in late May by an employee of The Glamping Collective, a luxury mountaintop resort in […]