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Launches: A new northern spaceport, plus a tracking facility
A private Canadian company will build a new northern spaceport in Nova Scotia. And the U.S. will get a new satellite tracking facility in Alaska.
September 6, 2022
Launches: SpaceX gets 5 crewed missions to ISS
Today in Launches: NASA tapped SpaceX to provide 5 crewed missions to the ISS through 2030. The next crewed mission to the ISS is October 3.
September 1, 2022
Media we love: Altered Carbon, The End of Everything
Media we love! Deborah Byrd reviews season 1 of TV's Altered Carbon. Kelly Kizer Whitt reviews the book The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking).
August 31, 2022
Launches: What’s the big deal about Artemis?
You'll find technical details about the components of the Artemis 1 moon mission in this excellent video by Scott Manley.
August 28, 2022
Drought around the world, August 2022, in dramatic images
Drought is crippling many regions of the world in 2022, from the US and Europe to China and the Horn of Africa. As waters recede, artifacts are appearing.
August 26, 2022
Launches: Ashes of Star Trek’s Lt. Uhura and others to go to space
Launches for August 26: Remains of Star Trek celebrities, including Nichelle Nichols who played Lt. Uhura, will be part of a memorial spaceflight later in 2022.
August 26, 2022
Launches: Rocket Lab probe to look for life in Venus clouds
In 2023, the aerospace company Rocket Lab will launch a private mission to probe the atmosphere of Venus for signs of life.
August 25, 2022
Bill Nye explains Webb Space Telescope images
In this new video from Wired, Bill Nye explains what we're seeing in some of the new Webb Space Telescope images.
August 23, 2022
Launches: We are going! Plus, a private space station
Launches blog for August 23: NASA tweets that Artemis 1 is still slated for launch August 29 ... And gives the nod to a private space station concept.
August 23, 2022
1st photo of Earth from the moon, in 1966
As NASA prepares to send Artemis 1 to the moon, it's fun to see this 1st-ever moon photo of Earth from the moon, taken on August 23, 1966.
August 21, 2022
