Washington — A group of black women who were central to NASA’s success during the space race and were known as “Unrecognized heroes” were honored Wednesday at a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony on Capitol Hill. “This has been a long time coming,” House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, said at the ceremony. “At a […]
On the night of September 17, the Earth, Sun and Moon will be in a line, creating three celestial events. In many places, depending on the time zone, people have the opportunity to experience a full moon, a supermoon and a lunar eclipse when the full moon rises. Here’s what you need to know about […]
The September Harvest Moon, a partial lunar eclipse, will make its debut in the sky Monday evening and last through Thursday morning. The full moon will peak at 10:35 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, September 17, according to NASA. This is the second of four consecutive supermoons in 2024, after The blue supermoon in Augusta rare […]
Top astronomy events for September 2024 From a close encounter with Saturn to the changing of the seasons, here are the most important astronomy events in September 2024. Temperatures are cooling down… slightly, and fall is on its way. Another supermoon heralds the start of harvest season. September’s full moon, also known as the “Harvest […]
Polaris Dawn commander Jared Isaacman emerges from SpaceX’s Dragon capsule during a spacewalk on September 12, 2024. SpaceX SpaceX conducted its first spacewalk in the early hours of Thursday morning – a historic first for a company. The highlight of the private Polaris Dawn mission went off without a hitch. Two of the crew members […]
Technology billionaire Jared Isaacman became the first civilian to undertake a spacewalk early Thursday – despite having already traveled the farthest distance from Earth that a human has traveled since the Apollo moon missions. Footage of the daring stunt shows Isaacman, 41, jumping from SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule shortly before 7 a.m. as he is […]
If you missed the pre-dawn launch of SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission from Florida, you can rewatch it and see photos from the launch here. SpaceX sends Polaris Dawn crew on potentially dangerous mission Four private astronauts have launched on the Polaris Dawn mission with the plan to ascend three times higher than the International Space […]
WASHINGTON – Early Tuesday morning, people across the Washington DC area were treated to a spectacular view of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn rocket seen in the skies over the Washington DC region during launch on Tuesday Early Tuesday morning, people across the Washington DC area were treated to a spectacular view of […]
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will remain on the International Space Station until February 2025. Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft has landed in New Mexico, completing a three-month test mission during which technical problems arose and the two astronauts on board had to be temporarily left behind in space. The spacecraft landed at White Sands Space […]
Brevard Space Coast Launch Sites Rockets SpaceX ULA NASA A quick look at which rockets will lift off from the various launch sites in Brevard. Summary of the launch: Scroll down to watch live updates from the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral for the Starlink 8-11 mission on Thursday, September […]
