Crew-8 Awaits Splashdown; Expedition...
Four International Space Station crew members continue waiting for their departure date as mission managers monitor weather conditions off the coast of Florida. The rest of the Expedition 72 crew on ...
Station Science Top News: Oct. 11, 2024
Researchers verified that 3D micro-computed tomography scans can map the orientation of plant roots in space and used the method to demonstrate that carrots grown in actual and simulated ...
Contract secures build for ESAs...
ESA has awarded a contract valued at over ?280 million to OHB in Germany to build ESA's two Harmony Earth Explorer satellites.This innovative research mission will provide valuable new data on ...
Solar Arrays on NASAs Europa Clipper...
Mission controllers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California have confirmed that the two solar arrays flanking the main body of the Europa Clipper spacecraft have fully unfolded. ...
Signal Acquired ? NASAs Europa...
Mission controllers for NASA's Europa Clipper have received full acquisition of signal from the spacecraft.NASA's Europa Clipper will be the first mission to conduct a detailed science investigation ...
Orbit Departure Burn Coming Up
The orbital departure burn is planned to happen in just about 5 minutes. The second stage engine will restart for its second burn (SES-2) and will continue to burn for approximately 3 minutes. This ...
NASAs Europa Clipper Spacecraft...
The second stage of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy completed its Earth departure burn, and NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft separated from the second stage. Technicians will now work to acquire signal from ...
Rocket Reaches Max Q, Booster Engines...
The Falcon Heavy passed Max Q, or the moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket, and reached booster engine cutoff (BECO), where both boosters cease firing and separated from the center core. ...
Second Stage Engine Cutoff Reached
The initial second stage engine cutoff (SECO-1) is complete. The second stage engine will restart for its second burn (SES-2) in just about 40 minutes. This second burn (SECO-2) will give the Europa ...
Liftoff of NASAs Europa Clipper!
We have liftoff! NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft, launched from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 12:06 p.m. EDT.The Falcon Heavy's 27 Merlin engines are generating more than ...
