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Dec 25, 2018
US SpaceX First National Security Mission
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: security, space travel
SpaceX continues making news in 2018. The company first broke its own record from 2017 when it passed 18 launches in year. On Sunday, from Cape Canaveral, Florida, SpaceX launched another record-setting rocket… this one for U.S. national security. Arash Arabasadi reports.
Seasons Greetings to “all of you on the good Earth”
50 years ago today in 1968, the first crewed mission to the moon, Apollo 8, entered lunar orbit on Christmas Eve. Celebrate the #Apollo50 anniversary with us: https://go.nasa.gov/2EBJnqq
Dec 24, 2018
Elon Musk shows off stainless steel ‘Starship’
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: Elon Musk, space travel
It was just last month that Elon Musk took to Twitter to unceremoniously announce that he was changing the name of the crew module and rocket booster of SpaceX’s BFR rocket program to “Starship” and “Super Heavy,” respectively. Now, in another spontaneous update from Musk via Twitter, we’re getting our first good look at the Starship section in all its stainless steel glory.
In the early morning hours, Musk tweeted out an image of the top section of the spacecraft with the simple caption “Stainless Steel Starship,” before following up with a few additional details about the progress of the program.
Dec 23, 2018
SpaceX is building a ‘test hopper’ Mars spaceship in Texas — and Elon Musk says it could launch
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: Elon Musk, space travel
Elon Musk said SpaceX is building a “test hopper” spaceship in Texas that could launch by March or April. The vehicle may help the company reach Mars.
Dec 21, 2018
On this day 50 years ago, Apollo 8 was en route to the Moon on the first human flight to lunar orbit
Posted by Michael Lance in category: space travel
Three days later, on Dec. 24, astronauts Bill Anders, Frank Borman and Jim Lovell became the first people to see the Moon’s far side, did a memorable reading from Genesis and took this famous Earthrise photo. Discover more about our #Apollo50 anniversary: https://go.nasa.gov/2EImzGq
Dec 21, 2018
That feeling when Saturn V’s 7.6 million pounds of thrust propel you on the path to the Moon
Posted by Michael Lance in category: space travel
Dec 20, 2018
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine Highlights Moon and Mars Exploration
Posted by Michael Lance in category: space travel
We’re returning to the Moon, to stay, and nine American companies will work on developing technologies to get there. Watch the latest episode of Watch this Space with NASA’s Administrator Jim Bridenstine to learn how we’re going forward to the lunar surface.
Dec 20, 2018
NASA is using HoloLens AR headsets to build its new spacecraft faster
Posted by Michael Lance in categories: augmented reality, space travel
Lockheed Martin engineers wear the goggles to help them assemble the crew capsule Orion—without having to read thousands of pages of paper instructions.
Dec 18, 2018
NASA Begins America’s New Moon to Mars Exploration Approach in 2018 — The Year @ NASA
Posted by Michael Lance in category: space travel
2018 was a huge success! We launched a mission to “touch” the Sun, stuck another nearly flawless #MarsLanding, marked our #NASA60th anniversary of opening our doors for business, welcomed NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and began #Apollo50 celebrations! That’s just some of what happened This Year @ NASA — there’s even more at http://www.nasa.gov/2018.