Here’s the secret to how Firefly was able to nail its first lunar landing
The Blue Ghost spacecraft, named for a species of firefly, took eclipse chasing to new heights. Not only did it see the Earth block the Sun from an unexplored location on the Moon, but the lander fell ...
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Two Trailblazing Spacewalks in 1965 Opened the Door to Decades of Astronauts Pushing the Limits of Their Capabilities
Since those early steps, extravehicular activity has helped provide the solutions to many problems that astronauts face in ...
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'Apollo 1' director surprised by details of ill-fated mission in new documentary
The documentary tells the story of Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee, who died after a fire erupted in their spacecraft on the launch pad.
Failure is more than an option in rocket science — it’s a necessity
The second attempt by Intuitive Machines to land on the moon and the eighth test of the SpaceX Starship, proved an old adage: ...
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US firm Firefly scores its first moon landing with Blue Ghost spacecraft
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Firefly Aerospace succeeded in its first attempt to land on the moon with its uncrewed Blue Ghost spacecraft on Sunday, kicking off a two-week research mission as a handful ...
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A tiny spacecraft is poised to launch on an unprecedented deep-space mission. The CEO behind it is ‘terrified’
The engineer cofounded the bold California startup AstroForge in 2022 with the aim of hunting for precious metals in space, and he is all too aware that success is not guaranteed.And, quite ...
Daily Press19d
Apollo, space shuttle astronauts become literal faces of moonbound payload
The Freedom data center designed for Florida-based company Lonestar features profiles that will cast the shadow of Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke at lunar sunrise, left, and space shuttle ...
Daily Press19d
Apollo, space shuttle astronauts become literal faces of moonbound payload
In 1972, Apollo 16 astronaut and moon walker Charlie Duke left a family photo on the lunar surface. Today that photo is long gone. But Duke’s visage is heading back to the moon this week, in a ...
Janesville Gazette20d
Apollo, space shuttle astronauts become literal faces of moonbound payload
Apollo 16 astronaut and moon walker Charlie ... Machines’ Athena lander that launched Wednesday night from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39-A atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Space Coast Daily20d
WATCH: SpaceX Launches Starlink Satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
ABOVE VIDEO: SpaceX launched for a Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape ...
USA Today20d
Lunar lander captures stunning views of moon ahead of descent: See images taken by Blue Ghost
Firefly Aerospace, the Texas-based company operating the spacecraft, shared the incredible ... the agency's first lunar program since the Apollo missions came to an end in 1972.
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NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Snaps First Look at Upcoming Asteroid Target
An artist's concept of the the Lucy spacecraft flying past the Trojan asteroids Patroclus and Menoetius. Illustration: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Conceptual Image Lab/Adriana Gutierrez ...