A test version of the Orion capsule returns to the water in preparation for the Artemis II missions.Image: POT (Fair use) NASA is preparing to drop a 14,000-pound mockup of the Orion …
Read More »Debris from the SpaceX rocket crashes onto the farm, leaving a 4-inch dent in the ground
EPHRATA, Wash. (AP) – A piece of debris from a flaming rocket seen crossing the Pacific Northwest sky last week crashed onto a farm in eastern Washington state, authorities said. After the …
Read More »Scott Kelly’s body endured another surprise in space
(More recent) – They called it the “perfect nature versus nurture” experiment: Astronaut Scott Kelly was sent to the International Space Station for nearly a year, while his identical twin, astronaut and …
Read More »Anna Kendrick, Toni Collette, Daniel Dae Kim Astronauts
Shamier Anderson and Anna Kendrick in Stowaway.Picture: Netflix Trailer frenzyA special place to find the latest trailers for movies and TV shows you crave. They do not exist xenomorphs dripping acid in …
Read More »NASA’s Lego Space Shuttle with Hubble Telescope is highly detailed
Picture: Lego Toys and collectiblesAction figures, statues, exclusives and other merchandise. Beware: if you look here, you will probably spend some money later. Lego’s continued drive to create impressively detailed replica sets …
Read More »NASA space probe detects northern lights on Jupiter
If you thought the Northern Lights were uncommon for us Earthlings, you might want to think again. Those beautiful colors most visible in the Arctic and Antarctica are not only found on …
Read More »SpaceX launches the same Falcon 9 rocket for a ninth flight
Photo: Spacex (fake images) SpaceX successfully launched one of its Falcon 9 rockets into space to to record ninth time on Sunday, making it the first in the company’s fleet to launch …
Read More »Elon Musk explains why the SN10 spacecraft prototype exploded after landing
Photo: Loren Elliott / Freelance Photographer (fake images) The third high-altitude test of a SpaceX spacecraft prototype ended with a successful landing on March 3, and then moments later, it ended a …
Read More »NASA gets a free ride on a Russian rocket
A Soyuz capsule docked to the ISS. Picture: POT An unusual arrangement involving NASA, the Russian space agency and a commercial broker will see an American astronaut fly to the ISS in …
Read More »Japanese billionaire opens SpaceX spacecraft ticket contest
Photo: Mario Tama (fake images) Yusaku Maezawa, the billionaire CEO of Japanese fashion who paid a lot of money to Elon Musk’s SpaceX for the first seats in his Starship spacecraft for …
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