Astronauts celebrate Tokyo Paralympics opening day with 'torch' ceremony in space

Astronauts celebrate Tokyo Paralympics opening day with 'torch' ceremony in space | Why all the hate? Looking at what makes Blue Origin's presence in space so different | Japanese company ispace unveils new, bigger moon lander Created for ceo.studentlike.spuniv@blogger.com |  Web Version August 25, 2021 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE The Launchpad Astronauts celebrate Tokyo Paralympics opening day with 'torch' ceremony in space (Roscosmos) On the opening day of the Tokyo Paralympic Games on Tuesday (Aug. 24), Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy posted a photo on Twitter showing the current seven occupants of the International Space Station (ISS) posing with a "torch" inside one of the station's modules under a ceiling decorated with national flags. Full Story: Space (8/25)      Why all the hate? Looking at what makes Blue Origin's presence in space so different These days, it feels as though billionaire-backed space companies are launching off Earth all the time. So why does Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin seem to be in the hot seat? Full Story: Space (8/25)      Spaceflight Japanese company ispace unveils new, bigger moon lander (ispace) A Japanese company that's already shooting for the moon has unveiled more ambitious plans for a bigger, better lunar lander. The Tokyo-based company ispace unveiled its next-generation "Series 2" robotic moon lander Tuesday (Aug. 24) at the 36th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. The 9-foot-tall (2.7 meters) spacecraft, which can carry 1,100 pounds (500 kilograms) of payload to the lunar surface, is scheduled to debut in 2024, on ispace's third moon mission. Full Story: Space (8/25)      Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is back in the factory to fix stuck valves Boeing's Starliner astronaut taxi has returned to its factory so engineers can fixe stuck valves that were discovered recently as the company prepared to launch an uncrewed test flight for NASA. Full Story: Space (8/25)      CAPSTONE, a small cubesat bound for the moon, is preparing for an October launch NASA's plan to "reboot" human exploration of the moon will get kick-started soon by a spacecraft the size of a microwave oven. The Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation cubesat, or CAPSTONE for short, is scheduled to launch in October from New Zealand aboard a Rocket Lab Electron rocket and its Lunar Photon upper stage/spacecraft. Full Story: Space (8/25)      Science & Astronomy Venus and a newly discovered comet will cross paths in December. Will sparks fly? Venus is Earth's twisted twin in so many ways, what about on the skywatching front? Alas, stargazing isn't great from the Venusian surface: The thick carbon-dioxide atmosphere that blankets the planet means there's no catching a break in the clouds. But above those clouds — where, come to think of it, conditions are rather less lethal for human stargazers anyway — the view of the night sky might be pretty similar to that on Earth. Full Story: Space (8/25)      SpaceX SpaceX paused Starlink launches to give its internet satellites lasers (SpaceX) SpaceX hasn't launched any Starlink internet satellites since June. It turns out it's because the company has been adding "lasers" to the spacecraft. Full Story: Space (8/25)      A Russian startup is testing a technology that filters out disruptive passes of SpaceX's Starlink satellites from astronomical observations. A Russian startup is testing a technology that filters out disruptive passes of SpaceX's Starlink satellites from astronomical observations. Developed by St. Petersbourg, Russia-based Stealth Transit, the technology detects bright approaching satellites and closes the telescope's shutter to prevent the spacecraft from ruining the image. Full Story: Space (8/25)      Entertainment Hollywood artists offer full-scale replica of Apollo spacecraft controls (The Other Real) You can now take the controls of a historic NASA spacecraft — literally. A team of Hollywood prop and visual artists are offering replicas of the Apollo command module control panel. The museum-quality reproduction features every switch, knob and indicator that was used on board the first three missions to land astronauts on the moon and to bring the Apollo 13 crew safely back to Earth. Full Story: Space (8/25)      Taika Waititi's animated 'Flash Gordon' film is reportedly now going to be live-action Two years ago, it was announced that Taika Waititi was going to have a go at an animated "Flash Gordon" movie for Fox/Disney, but according to a recent report in Collider, that project is now being developed as a live action film instead. The news comes as part of an interview with producer John Davis as part of Disney's "Jungle Cruise" promotion.  Full Story: Space (8/24)      Sign Up  |    Update Profile  |    Unsubscribe Privacy Policy  |    Cookies Policy  |    Terms and Conditions CONTACT US: FEEDBACK  |    ADVERTISE © Future US, Inc. 555 11th ST NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20004