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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX’s Crew-11 astronaut mission to the International Space Station for NASA is go for launch. When Crew-11 launches, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will lift off from historic Launch Complex 39A here at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC), sending a crew of four the ISS for a six-month stay. Mission managers with NASA and SpaceX all …

NASA astronaut and microbiologist Kate Rubins retired Monday after 16 years with the agency. During her time with NASA, Rubins completed two long-duration missions aboard the International Space Station, logging 300 days in space and conducting four spacewalks. “I want to extend my sincere gratitude to Kate for her dedication to the advancement of human spaceflight,” said Steve Koerner, acting director …

SpaceX is set to launch its Crew‑11 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday (July 31), and the event will stream live online. Here’s how and when you can watch it. The Crew‑11 mission is targeting liftoff at 12:09 p.m. EDT (1609 GMT) from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission will send four astronauts to the …

NASA’s newest international crew is ready for liftoff, and a local astronaut is among them.Mike Fincke, of Emsworth, is the mission pilot for SpaceX Crew-11.”This is a great crew,” Fincke said Saturday. “We are looking forward to launching soon.”Fincke and his fellow crew members arrived at Cape Canaveral in Florida ahead of Thursday’s scheduled launch.”I’m personally looking forward to going …

SpaceX just took a big step toward its next astronaut launch. The company announced Thursday (July 24) that it has moved its Crew Dragon capsule “Endeavour” to the hangar at historic Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Endeavour is scheduled to launch atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Pad 39A — the liftoff site of most Apollo …

As part of the Expedition 73 crew began preparing for their return to Earth, science research and maintenance activities continued this week aboard the International Space Station (ISS). So did outreach efforts, as the outpost’s residents spoke to audiences in Las Vegas and South Korea. Orbital observation On Thursday (July 24), NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, a flight engineer on the …

A viral Reddit video shows the terrifying moment NASA astronaut Dale Gardner floated untethered in space to capture a satellite. There are a lot of terrifying things you can find in space, from mysterious massive voids 250 to 330 million light-years across, to tiny droplets of water in your space suit that could very easily drown you. But the moniker of “most …

“This Shouldn’t Exist in Orbit”: Astronaut Stunned by ‘Impossible’ Satellite That Could Upend the Future of Space Exploration Forever  Rude Baguette Source link

As the International Space Station passes over India this weekend, many of those looking up to catch a glimpse as it goes by will be excited schoolchildren, who, like millions across the country, have their eyes, hopes and dreams pinned on astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian to visit the ISS. “What if the astronauts find evidence of intelligent life …

NASA and SpaceX are targeting July 31 for the launch of Crew-11, a mission that will carry four astronauts aboard the Crew Dragon Endeavour to the International Space Station (ISS). As reported by Space.com, the launch will take place from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the spacecraft’s sixth flight and solidifying its place as one of SpaceX’s most …