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Watch NASA launch its first astronauts aboard the Boeing Starliner at 10:34PM ET

May 7, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology 1034PM, Aboard, astronauts, Boeing, Launch, NASA, Starliner, watch

NASA will attempt to send a pair of astronauts to space aboard Boeing’s Starliner aircraft for the first time soon, but not today. As the the astronauts settled into place, officials scrubbed Monday night’s planned launch attempt at around 8:30PM ET, due to “a faulty oxygen relief valve observation” on the ULA Atlas V rocket’s [...]read moreWatch NASA launch its first astronauts aboard the Boeing Starliner at 10:34PM ET

Why NASA is betting on a 36-pixel camera

May 5, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology 36pixel, betting, camera, NASA

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is making strides in astronomy with its 122-megapixel primarily infrared photos taken 1.5 million kilometers away from Earth. Impressive stuff. The space agency’s newest sky-peeper takes a different approach, however, performing groundbreaking space science with 36 pixels. It’s not a typo—36 pixels, not 36 megapixels. The X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy [...]read moreWhy NASA is betting on a 36-pixel camera

NASA is expanding its Wallops Island facility to support three times as many launches

May 3, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology expanding, Facility, island, launches, NASA, support, Times, Wallops

NASA is kicking off a formal environmental assessment of its facilities on Wallops Island, Virginia, to increase the number of authorized rocket launches at the site by almost 200%, according to slides and recordings of an April 29 internal meeting viewed by TechCrunch. The proposed changes could help ease congestion at the country’s other spaceports, [...]read moreNASA is expanding its Wallops Island facility to support three times as many launches

NASA orders studies from private space companies on Mars mission support roles

May 2, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology companies, Mars, Mission, NASA, orders, Private, Roles, Space, studies, support

Mars exploration has been always been the exclusive purview of national space agencies, but NASA is trying to change that, awarding a dozen research tasks to private companies as a prelude to commercial support for future missions to the Red Planet. It’s the second time in a month that the agency has shown its desire [...]read moreNASA orders studies from private space companies on Mars mission support roles

It’s Been 20 Years Since NASA Drew A Penis On Mars

April 28, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Auto Crewed Mars rover, Drew, Internet, Jalopnik, Mars, Mars rovers, NASA, NBC, NBC NEWS, Opportunity, Penis, Rover, Spirit, Technology, Years

Image: NASA There are some anniversaries that are worth celebrating, and the “platinum anniversary” of a Martian dick is definitely one of them. Way back in 2004, when I was still a high-school junior, the scientists at NASA in charge of the Spirit rover were doing pretty much the same thing I was; scribblin’ dicks [...]read moreIt’s Been 20 Years Since NASA Drew A Penis On Mars

Watch: NASA needs your help to bring rocks back from Mars

April 19, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology bring, Mars, NASA, Rocks, watch

NASA’s decision to scrap its $11 billion, 15-year mission to Mars to bring back samples could create a startup feeding frenzy, TechCrunch reports. Describing its plans as too slow, and too expensive, NASA is going back to the drawing board, with an eye on getting the space industry to help. Sure, you might worry that [...]read moreWatch: NASA needs your help to bring rocks back from Mars

Space startups are licking their lips after NASA converts $11B Mars mission into a free-for-all

April 17, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology 11B, Converts, freeforall, Licking, lips, Mars, Mission, NASA, Space, StartUps

NASA administrator Bill Nelson has pronounced the agency’s $11 billion, 15-year mission to collect and return samples from Mars insufficient. But the strategy shift could be a huge boon to space startups, to which much of that planned funding will almost certainly be redirected. “The bottom line is, an $11 billion budget is too expensive, [...]read moreSpace startups are licking their lips after NASA converts $11B Mars mission into a free-for-all

NASA needs a cheaper, faster way to bring Mars dirt back to Earth

April 16, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology bring, cheaper, dirt, Earth, Faster, Mars, NASA

Budget constraints have NASA looking for a faster and cheaper method to bring samples from Mars’ surface back to Earth. In a teleconference on Monday, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said that an independent review concluded that the agency’s current plan to bring the first samples collected by the Mars rover Perseverance could cost up to [...]read moreNASA needs a cheaper, faster way to bring Mars dirt back to Earth

NASA Using Fortnite And Minecraft To Teach About Solar Eclipses

April 8, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Gaming Eclipses, Fortnite, Minecraft, NASA, solar, teach

Image: Mojang If you somehow haven’t heard already, there’s going to be a solar eclipse today, April 8. The sun, moon, and Earth are going to be perfectly aligned for a brief window, and if you live in one of the areas where it will be visible, you’ll be able to see the phenomenon for [...]read moreNASA Using Fortnite And Minecraft To Teach About Solar Eclipses

NASA Space Junk Tears Through Florida Home

April 8, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Auto Alejandro Otero, ars technica, Florida, Home, International Space Station, Jalopnik, Joint ventures, Junk, NASA, Pollution, Space, Space debris, Space traffic management, Spaceflight, Tears

Have you ever been sitting in your home, minding your own business when suddenly a two-pound hunk of junk from the heavens smashed through the ceiling? No? Me neither. But that’s exactly what happened to Florida native Alejandro Otero last month. 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 N Ride Along The Naples, Florida, resident had their peace [...]read moreNASA Space Junk Tears Through Florida Home