July 9th, 2016
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The Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) has snagged new and unique imagery of the Moon passing between the spacecraft and Earth. DSCOVR is located at the Earth-Sun Lagrange-1 (L-1) point. Onboard the spacecraft, NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) snapped the images over a period of about 4 hours on July 5th, 2016. Backdrop […]
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NASA’s Curiosity is sitting on Mars, soaking up sun, deep into Sol 1395 since landing on the Red Planet back in August 2012. But the Mars machinery early on Sol 1389 entered “safe mode” – likely due to a software problem that remains a challenge to engineers and software specialists here on Earth. Six […]
A special salute is being staged to celebrate 40 years on Mars – a retro-look at the pioneering work of men and women engaged in the U.S. Viking project – the effort that enabled the first U.S. surface mission to the Red Planet. The event is to be held July 16th at Wings Over […]
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover is now in Sol 1393, recently experiencing an apparent software glitch that has placed it in “safe mode.” According to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, steps are underway to return the rover to full activity following a precautionary stand-down over the Fourth of July weekend. Unexpected mismatch “The rover put itself into […]
A new study has recommended augmenting the U.S. strategic posture by “enabling the use of space for the defense of the United States across military domains.” Specifically, the appraisal — Space and the Right to Self Defense — urges that the United States immediately begin the necessary steps to deploy a space-based interceptor (SBI) capability. […]
DENVER, Colorado – After 5 years of travel, NASA’s Juno spacecraft has gunned its way into orbit around giant Jupiter. Launched on August 4, 2011 – the $1.13 billion Juno is the first solar-powered spacecraft designed to operate at Jupiter. The spacecraft fired its main engine for some 35 minutes to insert itself into orbit […]
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover is slated to implement a three Sol plan taking it through the holiday weekend. At this writing, the Mars machinery is busy at work on Sol 1389. Contact science Sol 1389 activities on tap were to perform contact science with the rover’s Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer (APXS) and its Mars Hand […]
A ShareSpace Foundation Gala event will be held on the 47th anniversary of Apollo 11’s historic return to Earth – and the 50th anniversary of Star Trek! Joining Buzz Aldrin is Star Trek’s Mr. Sulu, George Takei, serving as host of the ShareSpace Foundation’s Apollo 11 Anniversary Gala. Star Trek alumna Nichelle Nichols (Uhura) as […]
The very independent Curiosity Mars rover is to be busy wheeling into the long 4th of July weekend. A number of sols are being planned by Earth operators, explains Ryan Anderson, a planetary scientist at the USGS Astrogeology Science Center in Flagstaff, Arizona. At this writing, Curiosity is just wrapping up Sol 1387 activities. […]
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover is busy at work during Sol 1386. Ryan Anderson, a planetary scientist at the USGS Astrogeology Science Center in Flagstaff, Arizona reports the robot has been wheeled over 216 feet (66 meters) last Sol. The Mars machinery is continuing on its path south between the “Baynes Mountains” and “Helgas Dune.” […]
