NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and leadership host a live news conference on Saturday, Aug. 24 at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to give a status update about NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test. NASA will return Boeing’s Starliner to Earth without astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams aboard the spacecraft, the agency announced Saturday. The uncrewed return allows […]
This day in history we feature the SpaceShipOne. The first privately funded spaceplane to achieve spaceflight was launched on this day 2004. Trivia – SpaceShipOne SpaceShipOne is an experimental air-launched rocket-powered aircraft with sub-orbital spaceflight capability at speeds of up to 3,000 ft/s 910 m/s using a hybrid rocket motor. The design features a unique […]
This day in history we feature the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. A NASA robotic spacecraft is launched on this day in 2009. Trivia – Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is a NASA robotic spacecraft currently orbiting the Moon in an eccentric polar mapping orbit. Data collected by LRO have been described as essential […]
This day in history we feature Space Shuttle Discovery. The first space shuttle to dock with the International Space Station was completed on this day in 1999. Trivia – Space Shuttle Discovery Space Shuttle Discovery is a retired American spacecraft. The spaceplane was one of the orbiters from NASA’s Space Shuttle program and the third of […]
This day in history we feature the Gemini 8. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott launched the spacecraft on this day in 1966. Trivia – Gemini 8 Gemini 8 (officially Gemini VIII) was the sixth crewed spaceflight in NASA’s Gemini program. It was the 14th crewed American flight and the 22nd crewed spaceflight overall. The […]
This day in history we feature the Halley’s Comet. Halley last appeared in the inner parts of the Solar System on this day in 1986. Trivia – Halley’s Comet Halley’s Comet, Comet Halley, or sometimes simply Halley, officially designated 1P/Halley, is a short-period comet visible from Earth every 75–79 years. Halley is the only known […]
This day in history we feature the SpaceX Dragon. The first private spacecraft to carry astronauts to orbit was launched on this day in 2010. Trivia – SpaceX Dragon Dragon was privately developed spacecraft built by the American corporation SpaceX. The first of two test flights was launched on December 8, 2010, and the second […]
This day in his history we feature Shenzhou 5. The first human spaceflight mission of the Chinese space program, launched on this day in 2003. Trivia – Shenzhou 5 The Shenzhou spacecraft was launched on a Long March 2F launch vehicle. There had been four previous flights of uncrewed Shenzhou missions since 1999. China became […]
This day in history we feature SpaceShipOne. This spacecraft won the Ansari X Prize for private spaceflight on this day in 2004. Trivia – SpaceShipOne SpaceShipOne is an experimental air-launched rocket-powered aircraft with sub-orbital spaceflight capability at speeds of up to 3,000 ft/s, using a hybrid rocket motor. The design features a unique “feathering” atmospheric […]
This day in history we feature NASA’s Phoenix. It was an uncrewed space probe launched by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on this day in 2007. Trivia – NASA’s Phoenix Phoenix was NASA’s sixth successful landing on Mars, from seven attempts, and the first in Mars’ polar region. The mission had two goals. […]
This day in history we feature Chandrayaan-2. The spacecraft was launched on its mission to the Moon on this day in 2019. Trivia – Chandrayaan-2 Chandrayaan-2 is the second lunar exploration mission developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), after Chandrayaan-1. It consists of a lunar orbiter, and also included the Vikram lander, and […]
