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Lia De La Cruz
Thursday liftoff for 36 OneWeb internet satellites
Launch is scheduled for 1:43 p.m. EDT on May 27, 2021. It'll bring OneWeb’s fleet to 218, 2nd-largest global internet network in Earth orbit after Starlink.
May 26, 2021
Now casting nationwide: Discovery Channel’s Who Wants to Be an Astronaut
The Discovery Channel announced on May 18, 2021, that it's launching a new reality show competition called "Who Wants to Be an Astronaut?" It aims to send one ordinary person to the International Space Station for an 8-day stay.
May 20, 2021
The fiery fate of China’s Long March 5B rocket
The core stage of China's Long March 5B rocket - which launched the Tianhe space station module - plummeted into the Indian Ocean on May 8, 2021. In a statement issued that day, new NASA administrator Bill Nelson criticized China's handling of the re-entry.
May 10, 2021
SpaceX Starship prototype soars 6 miles up, then lands upright
SpaceX's test flight of Starship SN15 went off without a hitch today, May 5, 2021. Following 4 Starship prototypes that exploded upon landing after their high-altitude flight tests, the SN15 landed safely.
May 5, 2021
Florida bill says companies like SpaceX retain ownership of fallen hardware
In and around Florida, at least, no more "finders keepers" once a new bill becomes law on July 1. The Spaceflight Assets bill affirmed by the Florida legislature in late April 2021 requires that anyone who finds "reasonably identifiable" spacecraft parts make a "reasonable effort" to notify the hardware's owner.
May 5, 2021
Liftoff! 4 astronauts in Crew-2 mission blast off to ISS
The launch of Crew-2, the 2nd flight of this particular Crew Dragon, went off without a hitch Friday morning, after being postponed due to weather.
April 23, 2021
It flew! Mars helicopter takes to the air
The Mars helicopter - named Ingenuity - successfully flew in the thin air of Mars early in the day on Monday, April 19. Images here.
April 19, 2021
For the 2nd time, Northrop Grumman catches a satellite in Earth orbit
Northrop Grumman said last week that its Mission Extension Vehicle 2 - a robot spacecraft designed to help prolong the life of satellites in space - successfully docked to a commercial communications satellite. "We are now the only provider of life extension services for satellites," a company spokesperson said.
April 18, 2021
China and Russia will be building a moon base together
China and Russia are cooperating in plans to build a lunar research outpost on the moon. The China National Space Administration and Roscosmos - Russia's space agency - made the announcement in a memorandum dated March 9, 2021.
March 19, 2021
Hubble Space Telescope back out of safe mode, working to resume normal operations
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope went into a protective safe mode early March 7, after on onboard software program failed during a guide star acquisition. NASA has now announced that spacecraft was moved out of safe mode, into a pre-science state with the plan of returning to normal operations.
March 13, 2021
