To boldly go: Star Trek's Shatner spacebound with Blue Origin
Monday, 04 October 2021 13:04
Blue Origin on Monday confirmed William Shatner, who starred as Captain James T. Kirk in the original Star Trek series, will fly to space October 12 aboard the company's crewed rocket, becoming the oldest ever astronaut.
"I've heard about space for a long time now. I'm taking the opportunity to see it for myself. What a miracle," said the 90-year-old Canadian actor in a statement.
The science fiction television show aired for only three seasons starting in 1966, but was hugely influential in popular culture and has spawned more than a dozen movies and several spin-off series.
It was notable for the utopian vision of its creator Gene Rodenberry, who imagined a future where by the 23rd century humanity had put aside its divisions and united with other peaceful space-faring civilizations.
Meeting Mercury
Monday, 04 October 2021 13:00
A beautiful sequence of 53 images taken by the monitoring cameras on board the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission as the spacecraft made its first close flyby of its destination planet Mercury on 1 October 2021.
The compilation includes images from two of the three Monitoring Cameras (MCAM) onboard the Mercury Transfer Module, which provides black-and-white snapshots at 1024 x 1024 pixel resolution. It is not possible to image with the high-resolution camera suite during the cruise phase. The MCAMs also capture parts of the spacecraft: MCAM-2 sees the medium-gain antenna and magnetometer boom, while the high-gain
South Korea’s air force opens space ops center
Monday, 04 October 2021 12:57
South Korea’s air force has launched a space center that will play a central role in drawing space policies for the nation’s armed forces as well as enhancing cooperation with domestic and international partners, including U.S. Space Force
Star Trek’s William Shatner to fly on next New Shepard flight
Monday, 04 October 2021 12:55
Blue Origin confirmed Oct. 4 that William Shatner, the actor best known at Capt. James T. Kirk from the original “Star Trek” TV series and movies, will fly on the company’s next New Shepard suborbital flight this month.
Video: We asked a NASA technologist – is there oxygen on Mars?
Monday, 04 October 2021 10:07
Is there oxygen on Mars? Technically yes, but it's nothing like the amount we have on Earth. So breathing is out of the question. However, there is a lot of carbon dioxide (CO2) on Mars.
Now, a new technology—MOXIE—has proven that we can convert Martian CO2 into oxygen for use by future explorers. NASA engineer Asad Aboobaker tells us more.
Space technology rocketing upwards, reports IDTechEx
Monday, 04 October 2021 08:17
Planets gone rogue could sustain life
Monday, 04 October 2021 08:17
NASA readies for future Artemis Moon Missions with rocket engine test series
Monday, 04 October 2021 08:17
Using dunes to interpret wind on Mars
Monday, 04 October 2021 08:17
HiRISE spots Perseverance in South Seitah
Monday, 04 October 2021 08:17
Investigating the potential for life around the galaxy's smallest stars
Monday, 04 October 2021 08:17
NASA confirms Roman Mission's flight design in milestone review
Monday, 04 October 2021 08:17
NASA awards Sun-Sky Scanning Sun Photometers for the AERONET Project
Monday, 04 October 2021 08:17
Extending LIGO's reach into the cosmos
Monday, 04 October 2021 08:17
Space Force intelligence organization established at Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Monday, 04 October 2021 07:24
The Space Force Intelligence Activity was stood up Sept. 24 as an interim organization until the National Space Intelligence Center is established.