On this day in space! Oct. 21, 2008: India launches its 1st mission to the moon with Chandrayaan-1
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On this day in space! Oct. 21, 2008: India launches its 1st mission to the moon with Chandrayaan-1
Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter On Oct. 21, 2008, the Indian Space Research Organization launched its first mission to the moon. The mission was named Chandrayaan-1, and it consisted of both an orbiter and an impactor. Chandrayaan-1 launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Center on…
Spacesuits, Lunar Agriculture, and Breathing Research Top Wednesday’s Schedule
Spacesuit checks topped Wednesday’s task list aboard the International Space Station as two astronauts prepare for a spacewalk next week. The Expedition 75 crew members also kept up advanced microgravity research exploring space agriculture and the respiratory system midweek. Flight engineers Anil Menon of NASA and Joshua Kutryk of CSA (Canadian Space Agency) are gearing…
When will SpaceX and Blue Origin fly to the moon? NASA reveals lunar lander timelines, updates Artemis III plans
Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter NASA has revealed new details about its plans to return astronauts to the surface of the moon, outlining a series of upcoming milestones for SpaceX and Blue Origin as both companies race to ready their lunar landers for the agency’s…
Space botanist conducts plant experiments in orbit photo of the day for Oct. 21, 2026
Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter NASA astronaut Luke Delaney conducts botany experiments on the ISS. (Image credit: NASA/Jessica Watkins) Growing plants in space? Yes indeed! NASA astronauts are conducting botany experiments aboard the International Space Station (ISS). What is it? In this snapshot — captured…
Russian satellite gets too close for comfort to a commercial US satellite likely used by Ukraine. But why?
Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter A Russian satellite just took a very close look at an American spacecraft in low Earth orbit. A few days ago, the snooping satellite Kosmos 2612 rendezvoused with ICEYE-X36, a commercial craft that observes our planet using synthetic aperture radar…
SpaceX will attempt 1st-ever double Starship rocket catch on next test launch, Elon Musk says
Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter SpaceX will soon notch a huge spaceflight milestone, if all goes according to plan. The company will try to catch both stages of its Starship megarocket during the vehicle’s next test flight, which is targeted for next month, founder and…
NASA Study Refines Projections for Thwaites Glacier
A new study using a computer model developed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, along with the University of California, Irvine, and Dartmouth College, finds Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier could contribute more to sea level rise by the end of the century than some previous estimates. In some model simulations, the glacier’s contribution was…
Blood Vessel Printing, Cancer Research, and Spacewalk Preps Keep Crew Busy
Expedition 75 spent Tuesday advancing human health on and off the Earth with 3D bioprinting, cancer research, and exercise studies. Meanwhile, spacewalk preparations continue aboard the International Space Station to augment its power generation system. Microgravity enables researchers to observe phenomena difficult or impossible to achieve in Earth’s gravity environment. For example, vascular cells bioprinted…
On this day in space! Oct. 20, 1970: The Soviet Union launches last-ever Zond moon mission
Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter On Oct. 20, 1970, the Soviet Union launched the Zond 8 spacecraft on a mission to the moon. This was the last mission in the Zond program. After the first three Zond missions explored Venus and Mars, the next ones…
A supercomputer is about to launch to the moon for the 1st time, aboard a rover named FLIP
Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter HAWTHORNE, Calif. — A moon buggy carrying a history-making supercomputer is ready to launch to the lunar surface. And it’s taking some inspiration from Mars. Later this year, Astrolab will launch its uncrewed moon rover FLIP to the lunar south…
