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Artemis II Core Stage

All Engines Added to NASA’s Artemis II Moon Rocket Core Stage

by SpaceRef EditorSeptember 28, 2023July 15, 2024

space lander

ispace – U.S. Announces new U.S. Headquarters, Unveils APEX 1.0 Lunar Lander, Provides Updates on Mission 3

by SpaceRef EditorSeptember 28, 2023July 15, 2024

Rubio departed the International Space Station, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin, at 3:54 a.m. EDT, and made a safe, parachute-assisted landing at 7:17 a.m. (5:17 p.m. Kazakhstan time), southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. “Frank’s record-breaking time in space is not just a milestone; it’s a major contribution to our understanding of long-duration space missions,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. “Our astronauts make extraordinary sacrifices away from their homes and loved ones to further discovery. NASA is immensely grateful for Frank’s dedicated service to our nation and the invaluable scientific contributions he made on the International Space Station. He embodies the true pioneer spirit that will pave the way for future exploration to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.” Rubio launched on his first spaceflight on Sept. 21, 2022, alongside Prokopyev and Petelin. Rubio’s spaceflight is the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, breaking the record previously held at 355 days by NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei. During his mission, Rubio completed approximately 5,936 orbits and a journey of more than 157 million miles, roughly the equivalent of 328 trips to the Moon and back. He witnessed the arrival of 15 visiting spacecraft and the departure of 14 visiting spacecraft representing crewed and uncrewed cargo missions. Rubio’s extended mission provides researchers the opportunity to observe the effects of long-duration spaceflight on humans as the agency plans to return to the Moon through the Artemis missions and prepare for exploration of Mars. Rubio, Prokopyev, and Petelin launched aboard the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft but, due to a coolant leak, returned to Earth aboard the Soyuz MS-23. The affected Soyuz MS-22 capsule returned without its crew after the Soyuz MS-23 capsule launched as a replacement on Feb. 23, 2023. Following post-landing medical checks, the crew will return to Karaganda, Kazakhstan. Rubio will then board a NASA plane bound for his return to Houston. During his record-breaking mission, Rubio spent many hours on scientific activities aboard the space station, conducting a variety of tasks ranging from plant research to physical sciences studies. With the undocking of the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft, Expedition 70 officially began aboard the station. NASA astronauts Loral O’Hara and Jasmin Moghbeli remain aboard the orbital outpost alongside ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, who became station commander Sept. 26, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Konstantin Borisov, Oleg Kononenko, and Nikolai Chub. Mogensen, Moghbeli, Furukawa, and Borisov will return to Earth in February 2024, after a short handover with the crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. O’Hara is scheduled to return to Earth in March 2024, while Kononenko and Chub will spend a year aboard the station, returning in September 2024.

Soyuz MS-22 Returns A Space Station Crew To Earth

by SpaceRef EditorSeptember 27, 2023July 15, 2024

Autonomous Systems Help NASA’s Perseverance Do More Science on Mars

by SpaceRef EditorSeptember 26, 2023July 15, 2024

methane super-emitters

Trio of Sentinel Satellites Map Methane Super-emitters

by SpaceRef EditorSeptember 26, 2023July 15, 2024

A scale model of the Mars Ascent Vehicle is loaded by Wind Tunnel Test Engineer Sam Schmitz into the trisonic wind tunnel at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center for testing. The 14-by-14-inch tunnel has been used to test launch vehicle configurations for Artemis, Redstone, Jupiter-C, Saturn, and more. Credit: NASA/Jonathan Deal

Historic Wind Tunnel Facility Testing NASA’s Mars Ascent Vehicle Rocket

by SpaceRef EditorSeptember 26, 2023July 15, 2024

A Chandra data time-lapse sequence of Eta Carinae with frames from 1999, 2003, 2009, 2014, and 2020 -- along with observations from ESA’s XMM-Newton -- allows astronomers to watch as the stellar eruption continues to expand into space at speeds up to 4.5 million miles per hour. The “Great Eruption,” seen on Earth in the 19th century, produced a dense pair of spherical gas clouds now called the Homunculus Nebula on opposite sides of the system’s two stars. More imagery

Eta Carinae: Chandra Rewinds Story of Great Eruption of the 1840s

by SpaceRef EditorSeptember 26, 2023July 15, 2024

Satellite Data To Enhance Global Food Security

Using Satellite Data To Enhance Global Food Security

by SpaceRef EditorSeptember 26, 2023July 15, 2024

USRA

Universities Space Research Association Wins Award from NASA to Advance Sample Science Research

by SpaceRef EditorSeptember 26, 2023July 15, 2024

Sierra Space

Sierra Space Increases Total Investment to a Record $1.7 Billion with $290M Series B Funding, Bringing Valuation to $5.3 Billion

by SpaceRef EditorSeptember 26, 2023July 15, 2024