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The Elephant’s Trunk in Cepheus

Photo of the Day Like an illustration in a galactic Just So Story, the Elephant's Trunk Nebula winds through the emission region and young star cluster complex IC 1396, in the high and far off constellation of Cepheus. Also known as vdB 142, this cosmic elephant's trunk is over 20 light-years long. The detailed [...]

By |2024-11-21T08:09:05-05:00November 21st, 2024|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Progress Cargo Spacecraft Launches; Headed for a Saturday Docking

The Progress 90 spacecraft is pictured moments before launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Credit: NASA The unpiloted Roscosmos Progress 90 spacecraft is safely in orbit headed for the International Space Station following a launch at 7:22 a.m. EST (5:22 p.m. Baikonur time) Thursday, Nov. 21, on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome [...]

By |2024-11-21T07:35:00-05:00November 21st, 2024|Categories: NASA News|

Progress Cargo Spacecraft Launching to Station Live on NASA+

A Progress spacecraft is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 257 miles above a cloudy pacific ocean. NASA’s live coverage is underway on NASA+ and the agency’s website. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media. The unpiloted Progress 90 spacecraft is scheduled to launch at [...]

By |2024-11-21T07:03:00-05:00November 21st, 2024|Categories: NASA News|

Sols 4368-4369: The Colors of Fall – and Mars

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By |2024-11-20T21:16:00-05:00November 20th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Artist’s Concept Portrays SpaceX’s Starship HLS with Raptor Engines for NASA Artemis

This artist’s concept portrays SpaceX’s Starship Human Landing System (HLS) with two Raptor engines lit, performing a braking burn prior to its Moon landing. The burn will occur after Starship HLS departs low lunar orbit to reduce the lander’s velocity prior to final descent to the lunar surface. NASA is working with SpaceX to develop [...]

By |2024-11-20T19:09:28-05:00November 20th, 2024|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Artist’s Concepts Depict SpaceX’s Starship HLS en route to the Moon for NASA Artemis

These artist’s concepts show SpaceX’s Starship Human Landing System (HLS) in operation on its journey to the Moon. Before astronauts launch in NASA’s Orion spacecraft atop the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, SpaceX will launch a storage depot to Earth orbit. For Artemis III and Artemis IV, SpaceX plans to complete propellant loading operations [...]

By |2024-11-20T19:09:27-05:00November 20th, 2024|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , |

Artist’s Concepts Depict SpaceX’s Starship HLS en route to the Moon for NASA Artemis

These artist’s concepts show SpaceX’s Starship Human Landing System (HLS) in operation on its journey to the Moon. Before astronauts launch in NASA’s Orion spacecraft atop the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, SpaceX will launch a storage depot to Earth orbit. For Artemis III and Artemis IV, SpaceX plans to complete propellant loading operations [...]

By |2024-11-20T19:09:26-05:00November 20th, 2024|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , |

Artist’s Concepts Depict SpaceX’s Starship HLS on the Moon for NASA Artemis

These artist’s concepts show SpaceX’s Starship Human Landing System (HLS) on the Moon. NASA is working with SpaceX to develop Starship HLS to carry astronauts from lunar orbit to the Moon’s surface and back for Artemis III and Artemis IV as part of the agency’s Artemis campaign. At about 165 feet (50 m), Starship HLS [...]

By |2024-11-20T19:09:07-05:00November 20th, 2024|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , , |

NASA, SpaceX Illustrate Key Moments of Artemis Lunar Lander Mission

An artist’s concept of SpaceX’s Starship Human Landing System (HLS) on the Moon. NASA is working with SpaceX to develop the Starship HLS to carry astronauts from lunar orbit to the Moon’s surface and back for Artemis III and Artemis IV. Starship HLS is roughly 50 meters tall, or about the length of an [...]

By |2024-11-20T16:37:00-05:00November 20th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |
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