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VideoNASA discusses Moon-bound science as ULA’s Vulcan rocket gets go ahead for Jan. 8 launch
The mission will be a first for both ULA’s Vulcan rocket as well as Astrobotic’s lunar lander, Peregrine. Liftoff is set for Monday, Jan. 8 at 2:18 am EST (0718 UTC).
Three robotic missions target Moon landings over one week in January
In a blend of interesting circumstances and happenstance, two private companies and Japan’s space agency are all poised to land on the Moon in the back half of January 2024.
VideoSpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket on 29th resupply mission to the Space Station
Rodents, water filters and a laser relay are among the 6,500 pounds of science and equipment that will launch to the International Space Station on Thursday evening. A Falcon 9 rocket launched carrying a SpaceX Cargo Dragon at 8:28 p.m. EST (0128 UTC on Nov. 10) from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
VideoU.S. military’s X-37B mini-shuttle to launch on SpaceX Falcon Heavy for the first time
The U.S. military's experimental spaceplane will soon soar to orbit using a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time, a Pentagon news release announced. The X-37B spacecraft will launch from the Kennedy Space Center no earlier than December 7.
VideoSpaceX launches Falcon 9 booster from Cape Canaveral on recording-breaking 18th flight
SpaceX broke another re-flight record on Friday evening with the launch of 23 more Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 booster making its 18th flight. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station occurred at 8:37 p.m. EDT (0037 UTC on Nov. 4).
Intuitive Machines targets launch to the Moon in mid-January
The first lunar lander aiming for a touchdown at the Moon’s south pole has a new launch date. Intuitive Machines said Friday it is targeting the launch of its Nova-C lander on the IM-1 mission for no earlier than January 12, 2024.
NASA begins to chart path forward on its Mars Sample Return architecture following independent review
NASA is aiming to make a determination about the path forward for Mars Sample Return by the end of March 2024.
Falcon Heavy launches NASA’s Psyche asteroid probe
Getting off to a ground-shaking start, NASA's $1.2 billion Psyche asteroid probe roared into space atop a Falcon Heavy rocket Friday, setting off on a 2.2-billion-mile voyage to a rare, metal-rich asteroid that may hold clues about how the cores of rocky planets like Earth first formed.
VideoLive coverage: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launches NASA’s Psyche on mission to a metal asteroid
NASA's $1.2 billion Psyche mission to a metal-rich asteroid has lifted off atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Launch from pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center is occurred at 10:19 a.m. EDT (1419 UTC) Friday.
Weather delays launch of NASA’s billion-dollar Psyche mission to Friday
Due to a poor weather forecast for the Thursday launch attempt, NASA and SpaceX are rescheduling the Psyche asteroid mission launch to Friday morning at 10:19 a.m. EDT (1419 UTC).