NASA cancels ISS spacewalk after 'spacesuit discomfort'
Saturday, 15 June 2024 07:59
NASA called off a spacewalk Thursday morning at the International Space Station because of an issue with one of the space suits, officials said.
Astronauts Tracy C. Dyson and Matt Dominick were in their suits and set to step out of the ISS when the mission was scrubbed.
"The spacewalk today, June 13, at the International Space Station, did not proceed as scheduled due to a spaces NASA delays return of Starliner astronauts from space station
Saturday, 15 June 2024 07:59
Starliner's return to Earth is now delayed to June 22 or later, NASA announced Friday.
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who embarked on the long-awaited Boeing Starliner mission June 5 and docked at the International Space Station the following day, will have to spend a little more time in orbit than originally planned.
Both astronauts were originally set to compl Ovzon’s first broadband satellite reaches geostationary slot
Friday, 14 June 2024 20:10
Voyager 1 returning science data from all four instruments
Friday, 14 June 2024 15:45
NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is conducting normal science operations for the first time following a technical issue that arose in November 2023.
The team partially resolved the issue in April when they prompted the spacecraft to begin returning engineering data, which includes information about the health and status of the spacecraft. On May 19, the mission team executed the second step of that repair process and beamed a command to the spacecraft to begin returning science data.
Two of the four science instrumentsreturned to their normal operating modes immediately. Two other instruments required some additional work, but now, all four are returning usable science data.
The four instruments study plasma waves, magnetic fields, and particles. Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 are the only spacecraft to directly sample interstellar space, which is the region outside the heliosphere—the protective bubble of magnetic fields and solar wind created by the sun.
While Voyager 1 is back to conducting science, additional minor work is needed to clean up the effects of the issue.
Ariane 6 launches GRBBeta: small satellite, big astrophysics
Friday, 14 June 2024 09:40
Europe’s newest rocket soon launches, taking with it many space missions, each with a unique objective, destination and team at home, cheering them on. Whether launching new satellites to look back and study Earth, peer out to deep space or test important new technologies in orbit, Ariane 6’s first flight will showcase the versatility and flexibility of this impressive, heavy-lift launcher. Read on for all about GRBBeta, then see who else is flying first.
Ariane 6 first flight tracking infographic
Friday, 14 June 2024 07:16
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Ariane 6 first flight tracking infographic Week in images: 10-14 June 2024
Friday, 14 June 2024 07:10
Week in images: 10-14 June 2024
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Earth from Space: Heel of Italy
Friday, 14 June 2024 07:00
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The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over a section of Italy’s heel in the southern part of the boot-shaped peninsula. 
