Crew-8 astronauts splash down on SpaceX Dragon Endeavour after weather delays (video)

SpaceX Crew-8 astronauts splash down after weather delays | Astra gets up to $44 million for new 'Rocket 4' line | Sun erupts in 1st images from groundbreaking new satellite Created for ceo.studentlike.spuniv@blogger.com |  Web Version October 25, 2024 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   The Launchpad SpaceX Crew-8 astronauts splash down after weather delays (NASA) SpaceX Crew-8 astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt and Jeanette Epps all with NASA and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida on Friday (Oct. 25) at 3:29 a.m. EDT (0729 GMT). Their landing after 235 days - including a more than two-week wait on board the International Space Station (ISS) for acceptable conditions -- set a record for their spacecraft. Full Story: Space (10/25)  Astra gets up to $44 million for new 'Rocket 4' line (Astra) Astra just got some help in getting its new rocket off the ground. The California-based company announced today (Oct. 23) that it has signed a contract with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), a U.S. military organization that focuses on adopting and adapting commercial technologies. The deal, worth up to $44 million, "supports advancing and scaling the production capabilities of Astra's unique tactically responsive launch system, to achieve the prototype objective of launching Rocket 4 to orbit or suborbit and from the U.S., Australia, or other locations," Astra wrote in a statement. Full Story: Space (10/24)  Skywatching Sun erupts in 1st images from groundbreaking new satellite (NOAA/NASA) The first images from a new space-based telescope launched into Earth's orbit to monitor the sun captured a striking solar storm outburst. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shared the first images taken by its Compact Coronagraph (CCOR-1), the world's first operational space-based coronagraph. CCOR-1 is mounted on NOAA's newest geostationary satellite, GOES-19, which launched into orbit above Earth on June 25. Full Story: Space (10/24)  Spaceflight Deep Blue Aerospace plans space tourist launches in 2027 (Deep Blue Aerospace) The Chinese company Deep Blue Aerospace is getting into the space tourism business. Deep Blue, which is based in the eastern province of Jiangsu, announced on Wednesday (Oct. 23) that it plans to start launching paying customers to suborbital space in 2027. Full Story: Space (10/24)  Science & Astronomy One of the largest carbon-based space molecules ever (NASA/JPL-Caltech/STScI) Astronomers have discovered one of the largest carbon-based molecules found in deep space, located within the Taurus molecular cloud, 430 light-years from Earth. The finding is significant because it provides further clues that might help solve a longstanding mystery in astrochemistry: Where does carbon, the building block of life, come from? Full Story: Space (10/24)  SpaceX US spy satellite launch marks 100th Falcon 9 flight of 2024 (SpaceX) SpaceX's workhorse Falcon 9 rocket just hit the century mark for the year. A Falcon 9 launched a batch of next-gen spy satellites for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) today (Oct. 24) from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base at 1:13 p.m. EDT (1713 GMT; 10:13 a.m. local time). The clandestine mission, known as NROL-167, was the 100th Falcon 9 liftoff of 2024. Full Story: Space (10/24)  Technology More than 100 partners sign Europe's 'Zero Debris Charter' (NASA) The European Space Agency (ESA) is making strides in its efforts to boost space safety and sustainability. ESA is promoting the Zero Debris Charter, which aims to increase international efforts and cooperation to solve Earth's growing space junk problem. And the agency now has attracted well over 100 signatories to the charter, following a ceremony at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Milan, Italy Full Story: Space (10/24)  Star Trek 'Lower Decks' Season 5: Green Orions vs. Blue Orions (Paramount+) She's the most enthusiastic crewmember on board the USS Cerritos but science officer Lieutenant D'Vana Tendi grew up in a very different environment to the Federation. She hails from the fifth biggest pirate clan in the Orion Syndicate, and - after the events of the "Lower Decks" season 4 finale - she's reluctantly returned to the family business. Full Story: Space (10/25)    Sign Up  |    Update Profile  |    Unsubscribe Privacy Policy  |    Cookies Policy  |    Terms and Conditions CONTACT US: FEEDBACK  |    ADVERTISE Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036