Here Comes The Sun
The Big Picture: The Parker Solar Probe — NASA's $1.5 billion spacecraft launched in 2018 to study the outer corona of the Sun — has...
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Dec 5, 20191 min read
SpaceX Dragon Launched Today
The Big Picture: Yesterday's launch of SpaceX's Dragon cargo delivery to the International Space Station (ISS) was delayed until today....
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Dec 5, 20191 min read
Dummies Go First!
The Big Picture: Two female phantom dummies named "Zohar" and "Helga" will be aboard the Orion spacecraft next year during NASA's Artemis...
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Dec 5, 20191 min read
Speaking of Launch Delays
The Big Picture: Boeing is delaying the December 17 Orbital Test Flight (OTF) of the CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle. The OTF...
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Dec 4, 20191 min read
From Russia With...Surveillance?
The Big Picture: On November 25, the Russian Defence (Defense) Ministry launched a Soyuz-2 rocket carrying a surveillance satellite. The...
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Dec 4, 20191 min read
The Winds of Change
Today's launch of SpaceX's Dragon cargo delivery to the International Space Station is delayed due to high winds in the upper atmosphere....
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Dec 3, 20191 min read
ICYMI: ...And Then There Were 14
The Big Picture: In case you missed it, NASA has added five American companies to the initial list of those eligible to support the...
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Dec 3, 20191 min read
Daylight Come & Me Wanna Go Home*
The Big Picture: NASA Langley researchers using the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO)...
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Dec 3, 20191 min read
Cleveland Rocks!
The Big Picture: NASA awarded a contract to The Austin Company to build a new Aerospace Communications Facility at the agency’s Glenn...
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Dec 3, 20191 min read
Hitchhiker's Ride to the Galaxy
The Big Picture: According to SpaceNews.com, NASA wants to hitch a ride on a 15- to 30-day commercial mission to the International Space...
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Dec 3, 20191 min read
Sometimes You Need a Fresh Set of Eyes
The Big Picture: India's space agency ISRO (India Space Research Organisation) launched its "Vikram" Lunar Lander 3 months ago as part of...
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Dec 1, 20191 min read
Houston, We’ve Got a Problem...
The Big Picture: NASA needs more women. In fact, so does the whole space industry. FYI, this year has been a banner year for NASA women....
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Nov 29, 20191 min read
Biggest Black Hole Ever?
The Big Picture: An international team of astronomers from China, the United States, Spain, Australia, Italy, Poland, and the Netherlands...
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Nov 26, 20191 min read
Mo' Money: Senate Makes It Rain for NASA
The Big Picture: In an 84-9 vote on October 31, the Senate approved a NASA budget of $22.75 billion for Fiscal Year 2020. This includes...
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