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Urwerk Watch Takes You to Space and Back, Mirrors NASA Space Shuttle Enterprise
Urwerk Watch Takes You to Space and Back, Mirrors NASA Space Shuttle Enterprise

21 Jul 2021, 05:17 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / 40 years ago, on this day, NASA was launching its Space Shuttle program. To celebrate the historic moment, Urwerk has created unique space watch.

 
USSF to Conquer Deep-Space With Groundbreaking Solar Thermal-Powered Spacecraft
USSF to Conquer Deep-Space With Groundbreaking Solar Thermal-Powered Spacecraft

20 Jul 2021, 07:14 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / U.S. Space Force's future spacecraft, Scorpius, uses solar power to become faster and more efficient even than nuclear-powered models.

 
Starliner Spacecraft Connects With Atlas V Rocket Ahead Test Flight to the ISS
Starliner Spacecraft Connects With Atlas V Rocket Ahead Test Flight to the ISS

19 Jul 2021, 13:59 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / On July 17th, Boeing's Starliner got integrated with the Atlas V rocket in preparation for its second uncrewed test flight.

 
NASA's Time Capsule on the Lucy Spacecraft Carries Messages for Future Humans
NASA's Time Capsule on the Lucy Spacecraft Carries Messages for Future Humans

19 Jul 2021, 09:45 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / NASA has put together a time capsule that will go to space aboard the Lucy spacecraft, carrying inspiring messages for the humans of the future.

 
Land Rover Helped Richard Branson Reach the Edge of Space for His First Time
Land Rover Helped Richard Branson Reach the Edge of Space for His First Time

12 Jul 2021, 15:45 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Land Rover supported Richard Branson's first adventure in space, with the automaker providing the vehicle that carried the crew to the Unity 22 spacecraft.

 
Boeing's Dummy "Rosie the Rocketeer" Is Getting Ready to Fly to the ISS
Boeing's Dummy "Rosie the Rocketeer" Is Getting Ready to Fly to the ISS

25 Jun 2021, 09:48 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Boeing’s anthropometric test device, "Rosie the Rocketeer" is ready to be strapped into the Starliner for its second Orbital Flight Test

 
Cygnus Spacecraft to Depart the ISS, Will Deploy Two Satellites on Its Way Back
Cygnus Spacecraft to Depart the ISS, Will Deploy Two Satellites on Its Way Back

23 Jun 2021, 05:01 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / On June 29th, an uncrewed Cygnus spacecraft will depart the ISS after spending four months in space. On its way back to Earth, it will deploy two satellites

 
NASA Juno Spacecraft Snaps Photos of Our Solar System's Largest Moon
NASA Juno Spacecraft Snaps Photos of Our Solar System's Largest Moon

9 Jun 2021, 09:05 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA Juno spacecraft had a close encounter with Jupiter's largest moon Ganymede on June 7th. The flyby provided images of the satellite's icy surface

 
Virgin Galactic Spaceship Takes Off from New Mexico and Reaches Space
Virgin Galactic Spaceship Takes Off from New Mexico and Reaches Space

24 May 2021, 08:45 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / After several delays, Virgin Galactic finally took off to the edge of space on Saturday 22nd from Spaceport America, New Mexico.

 
Solar Storm-Hunting Spaceship Looking for a Name, Submissions Accepted
Solar Storm-Hunting Spaceship Looking for a Name, Submissions Accepted

22 May 2021, 07:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency is looking for a name for a spacecraft designed to be on a lookout for space weather that might impact Earth

 
Spacecraft Captures First Footage of Powerful Eruption on the Sun's Surface
Spacecraft Captures First Footage of Powerful Eruption on the Sun's Surface

18 May 2021, 08:55 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The Solar Orbiter spacecraft caught its first footage of a coronal mass ejection; data help scientists understand better how the Sun interacts with space

 
Dream Chaser Spaceplane Gets Ready for Its First Flight to ISS
Dream Chaser Spaceplane Gets Ready for Its First Flight to ISS

5 May 2021, 07:26 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / SNC announced on May 4th that the Dream Chaser spaceplane would land in Florida in 2022 as part of NASA's Commercial Resupply Services-2 (CRS-2).

 
Parker Solar Probe Zips Past Venus at Record Speed, Detects a Radio Signal
Parker Solar Probe Zips Past Venus at Record Speed, Detects a Radio Signal

3 May 2021, 15:14 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / On April 29th, NASA's Parker Solar Probe reached a record speed, but did not miss the chance to collect some information about Venus' ionoshpere.

 
SpaceX Crew-1 Astronauts Will Return Home on May 1, and You Can Watch It LIVE
SpaceX Crew-1 Astronauts Will Return Home on May 1, and You Can Watch It LIVE

28 Apr 2021, 13:11 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / NASA will LIVE broadcast the return to Earth of the astronauts from the SpaceX Crew-1 mission. The return will take place on Saturday, 1 May.

 
The Orion Spacecraft Is Making a Splash on Tuesday, April 6
The Orion Spacecraft Is Making a Splash on Tuesday, April 6

5 Apr 2021, 12:34 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA announces water drop test to be live-streamed on April 6.The data will help engineers better understand what Orion and its crew may experience when landing

 
Future Spacecraft Bound for Uranus Could Deploy Its Own Probe
Future Spacecraft Bound for Uranus Could Deploy Its Own Probe

27 Mar 2021, 14:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Sustained CubeSat Activity Through Transmitted Electromagnetic Radiation (SCATTER) is a spacecraft that can deploy smaller probes

 
Starlink Satellites to Move Out of the Way and Make Room for NASA Spacecraft
Starlink Satellites to Move Out of the Way and Make Room for NASA Spacecraft

22 Mar 2021, 15:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA and SpaceX agreed on who will have to shift position in orbit in order to avoid collisions in space between satellites and spacecraft

 
SpaceX Wannabe “Starflight” Is a Pretty Good Representation of What Might Come
SpaceX Wannabe “Starflight” Is a Pretty Good Representation of What Might Come

20 Jan 2021, 12:45 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / This SpaceX inspired concept is nearly ready to be adopted by the next space flight company to appear on the market; it’s even equipped with solar panels

 
Here Are the Crew Dragon 3 Mission Astronauts, Rookies on Board
Here Are the Crew Dragon 3 Mission Astronauts, Rookies on Board

27 Dec 2020, 07:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA reveals the names of three of the Crew Dragon 3 mission astronauts scheduled for fall 2021; two of them will be at their first trip up

 
Astronauts to Flee Crew Dragon on Slidewire Baskets and Mine Resistant Vehicles
Astronauts to Flee Crew Dragon on Slidewire Baskets and Mine Resistant Vehicles

8 Apr 2020, 14:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / An emergency egress exercise took place at the beginning of the month on the Launch Complex 39A ahead of the planned Crew Dragon launch