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July 1, 2024

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The Launchpad

Watch Firefly Aerospace launch 8 cubesats to orbit tonight

(Firefly Aerospace)

Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket will fly for the fifth time ever early Tuesday morning (July 2), and you can watch the action live. The mission, which Firefly calls "Noise of Summer," is scheduled to launch from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base at 12:03 a.m. EDT (0403 GMT; 9:03 p.m. on July 1 local California time).

Full Story: Space (7/1)

This Week In Space: Episode 117 - A Home on the Moon

(TWiS)

On Episode 117 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and guest co-host Isaac Arthur talk with Evan Jensen of ICON Build about 3D printing habitats on the moon and one day Mars.

Full Story: Space (6/29)

Skywatching

Once-in-a-lifetime star explosion could happen any day now

(NASA)

If you've always wanted to witness a stellar explosion, your time is about to come. T Coronae Borealis, also known as T CrB (pronounced tee-core-bore) or the "Blaze Star," is on the precipice of a massive explosion - one that should be visible from Earth.

Full Story: Space (7/1)

Spaceflight

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft doesn't have a landing date

(ESA)

NASA says Boeing Starliner will extend its first astronaut mission well into the summer after launching June 5 for what was supposed to be a 10-day flight.

Full Story: Space (5/31)

Science & Astronomy

Discovering the secrets of the sun's magnetic field

(NASA SDO)

The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) is a NASA mission designed to study activity on the sun, learn what drives that activity, and explore its impact on space weather, which can ultimately result in dramatic geomagnetic storms on Earth.

Full Story: Space (7/1)

Technology

Collins backs out of ISS spacesuit contract with NASA

(Collins Aerospace)

Collins Aerospace has exited a contract to develop new spacesuits for NASA following talks with the agency. The contract was part of the xEVAS program, which saw awards to Collins and Axiom Space to develop up to four new spacesuit designs for both the International Space Station (ISS) in low Earth orbit and the Artemis moon program. Collins was to design suits for the ISS.

Full Story: Space (6/28)

Search for Life

Mars Odyssey celebrates 100,000 orbits

(NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU)

NASA's Odyssey spacecraft, the longest-running mission at Mars, circled the Red Planet for the 100,000th time today, the mission team announced. To celebrate the milestone, the space agency released an intricate panorama of Olympus Mons, the tallest volcano in the solar system; Odyssey captured the view in March. The volcano's base sprawls 373 miles (600 kilometers) near the Martian equator while it soars 17 miles (27 kilometers) into the planet's thin air. Earlier this month, astronomers discovered ephemeral morning frost coating the volcano's top for a few hours every day, offering fresh insights into how ice from the poles circulates throughout the parched world.

Full Story: Space (6/30)