In December 1972, before he climbed the ladder of the Apollo 17 lunar module for the last time, Gene Cernan knelt in the grey dust of the Taurus-Littrow valley and traced his daughter Tracy’s initials, TDC, into a surface with no wind or weather to erase
Artemis Program 3 months ago
In December 1972, before he climbed the ladder of the Apollo 17 lunar module for the last time, Gene Cernan knelt in the grey dust of the Taurus-Littrow valley and traced his daughter Tracy’s initials, TDC, into a surface with no wind or weather to erase

In the last hour of the final Apollo mission, Gene Cernan traced his daughter Tracy's initials into the lunar dust — and on a world without weath...

Source: Space Daily

Space Technology 3 months ago
SpaceX Starship Flight 13 | Countdown To Launch | Live feed

[9 hours and change to go!] LIVE Countdown To Launch Coverage of SpaceX's 13th Starship Flight Test; the second flight of Starship v3 and from Pa...

Source: Freerepublic.com

Gen. Chance Saltzman used his final public address as chief of the U.S. Space Force to tell allied commanders in London that a war in orbit would sweep in every nation’s satellites, because orbital mechanics does not respect the line between combatant and
Artemis Program 3 months ago
Gen. Chance Saltzman used his final public address as chief of the U.S. Space Force to tell allied commanders in London that a war in orbit would sweep in every nation’s satellites, because orbital mechanics does not respect the line between combatant and

A war fought in orbit will not stay between the two countries that start it. That was the blunt message Gen. Chance Saltzman carried into his final pu...

Source: Space Daily

We Have A Lift Off! Meet The New Swatch MoonSwatch Mission To The Moon 1969
Artemis Program 3 months ago
We Have A Lift Off! Meet The New Swatch MoonSwatch Mission To The Moon 1969

Swatch did it again! A new Swatch x Omega MoonSwatch was launched at the same time (09:32 AM EDT / 15:32 CEST) as the Saturn V rocket from the Apollo ...

Source: Fratellowatches.com

School Assembly News Headlines, July 17: Top National, International, Sports, Business & Education News
Artemis Program 3 months ago
School Assembly News Headlines, July 17: Top National, International, Sports, Business & Education News

School Assembly News Headlines, July 17: Skyroot Aerospace plans its Vikram-1 rocket launch on July 18. India and the UK signed a trade agreement to r...

Source: The Times of India

Cathie Wood's Ark Invest Bought Over $51 Million of SpaceX Stock Last Week
Space Technology 3 months ago
Cathie Wood's Ark Invest Bought Over $51 Million of SpaceX Stock Last Week

It's been barely over one month since Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX), popularly known as SpaceX, debuted on the Nasdaq stock excha...

Source: Biztoc.com

Artemis Program 3 months ago
FCC Approves First Launch for Space Reflector Constellation

The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently approved the first test launch of Reflect Orbital’s Eärendil-1 satellite. Sporting ...

Source: Universe Today

Are we underestimating the threat of solar storms? A 'once-in-a-thousand-year' disaster is worth considering, scientists say
Artemis Program 3 months ago
Are we underestimating the threat of solar storms? A 'once-in-a-thousand-year' disaster is worth considering, scientists say

A new study suggests the most extreme solar storms to strike Earth could have greater impacts on satellites, power grids and communications than previ...

Source: Space.com

Artemis Program 3 months ago
Serbia signs the Artemis Accords

Serbia is the latest nation to sign the Artemis Accords, joining the U.S.-led effort more than two years after signing on to China’s lunar base projec...

Source: SpaceNews

Watch SpaceX’s Starship flight 13 launch tonight
Space Technology 3 months ago
Watch SpaceX’s Starship flight 13 launch tonight

SpaceX is launching the latest version of its Starship megarocket for a test flight that—if all goes to plan—should look a lot like the last one

Source: Scientific American

In March 2025, four rookie astronauts on SpaceX’s Fram2 polar mission carried a portable X-ray machine into orbit, and three of them, after just four hours of preflight training, produced the first diagnostic radiographs ever taken in space, imaging each
Space Technology 3 months ago
In March 2025, four rookie astronauts on SpaceX’s Fram2 polar mission carried a portable X-ray machine into orbit, and three of them, after just four hours of preflight training, produced the first diagnostic radiographs ever taken in space, imaging each

On March 31, 2025, four first-time astronauts flying the first human mission ever to loop directly over Earth’s poles carried a commercial off-the-she...

Source: Space Daily

Autonomous AI agent economy faces infrastructure gaps: Visa, Artemis
Artemis Program 3 months ago
Autonomous AI agent economy faces infrastructure gaps: Visa, Artemis

Autonomous AI agents need infrastructure with quicker settlement and cheaper transaction costs to see more commercial adoption, according to Visa and ...

Source: Cointelegraph

The historic felt-tip pen used for the Apollo 11 lunar mission sold for $857,600.
Artemis Program 3 months ago
The historic felt-tip pen used for the Apollo 11 lunar mission sold for $857,600.

The historic felt-tip pen that saved Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin from being stranded on the moon forever during the Apollo 11 lunar mission in 1969...

Source: Gossiplankanews.com

SpaceX to launch giant starship rocket in first flight since IPO
Space Technology 3 months ago
SpaceX to launch giant starship rocket in first flight since IPO

It has faced a rocky development path marred by explosive setbacks, malfunctions and delays. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes....

Source: The Straits Times

Starship’s 13th flight is being sold as a Starlink deployment test, but the engine relight problem it needs to solve is the one quietly rewriting NASA’s Artemis timeline
Artemis Program 3 months ago
Starship’s 13th flight is being sold as a Starlink deployment test, but the engine relight problem it needs to solve is the one quietly rewriting NASA’s Artemis timeline

SpaceX is targeting Thursday for the 13th full-scale test flight of Starship, a mission that will carry Starlink satellites into a suborbital trajecto...

Source: Space Daily

Expedition Sound podcast series
NASA & Space Agencies 3 months ago
Expedition Sound podcast series

Expedition Sound is a podcast series by the European Space Agency (ESA) in which you’re invited to explore the Universe through your ears. Guided by s...

Source: Esa.int

SpaceX Starship Flight 13 launch updates: Rocket stages stacked and ready for liftoff today
Space Technology 3 months ago
SpaceX Starship Flight 13 launch updates: Rocket stages stacked and ready for liftoff today

SpaceX's massive Starship, the world's largest and most powerful rocket, is scheduled to launch its critical test flight no earlier than Thu...

Source: Biztoc.com

Astronomy Research 3 months ago
This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 17 – 26

The crescent Moon visits Venus in twilight. After dark, we're in peak time for "the Orion of Summer" and its Cat's Eyes. But cold-...

Source: Sky & Telescope

This Nikon Z9 Photo From Lunar Orbit Reveals New Secrets About the Sun
Artemis Missions 3 months ago
This Nikon Z9 Photo From Lunar Orbit Reveals New Secrets About the Sun

Nikon made history by being the first to push its cameras into space. After the success of Artemis II, it appears that Nikon's Z9 has made anothe...

Source: Thephoblographer.com

SpaceX's 1st Starship test flight since going public is set to launch
Space Technology 3 months ago
SpaceX's 1st Starship test flight since going public is set to launch

The launch window opens at 6:45 p.m. ET on Thursday.

Source: Abcnews.com