Bringing in more space business to the state could lead to more lucrative jobs for Texans, as well as establishing bragging rights about the state’s contributions to spaceflight https://t.co/QZH57OA4wJ ...

Government leaders are jousting over funding for the International Space Station, while NASA is signaling it will start pulling back on some station activities ahead of its planned decommissioning in 2030 https://t.co/zcNILrnOOx ...

LIVE! Watch LIVE as RocketLab launches the 69th Electron rocket from New Zealand carrying the QPS-SAR-12 satellite for IQPS weighing 100 kilograms to a Low Earth Orbit. The plan is to have 36 satellites in orbit to monitor specific fixed points on Earth every 10 minutes. The QPS-SAR satellite will use a Rocket Lab Motorized Lightband as its seperation system for deployment to space. Join our community Discord! https://discord.com/invite/xCm9UpDPE4 This coverage is made possible by our amazing community! Con ...

RT NASA (@NASA)Four new crew members are on their way to the @Space_Station!NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 mission lifted off from @NASAKennedy at 11:43am ET (1543 UTC). They'll spend several months in orbit exploring new scientific frontiers: https://t.co/iByvCaaTPt https://t.co/a58mXySs3F ...

Watch as SpaceX launches Crew 11 for NASA to the International Space Station in low-Earth orbit, Crew 11 will launch from Historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Join our community Discord! https://discord.com/invite/xCm9UpDPE4 This coverage is made possible by our amazing community! Consider becoming a The Launch Pad Member and go behind the scenes with early video access, behind the scenes live streams and more! SUBSCRIBE to The Launch Pad! https://www.youtube.com/@TheLaunchPa ...

A SpaceX capsule carrying astronauts from the US, Japan and Russia launched to the International Space Station on Friday, the start of a planned six-month stay in orbit for NASA https://t.co/wIDWcx3Ave ...

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RT NASA (@NASA)LIVE: From suit up to spaceflight, tune in as we stream NASA's @SpaceX Crew-11 launch to the @Space_Station.Our crew is scheduled to lift off from @NASAKennedy at 12:09pm ET (1609 UTC). https://t.co/Ig1XBnvcS2 ...

Core Insights - Firefly Aerospace has been awarded a $176.7 million NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) contract to deliver five payloads to the Moon's south pole in 2029 [3] - The mission will utilize Firefly's Elytra orbital vehicle and Blue Ghost lunar lander to conduct scientific evaluations of lunar resources and environmental conditions [3][4] - The payloads include two rovers and three scientific instruments aimed at studying the Moon's composition and conditions [5] Group 1: Mission Details - The Blue Ghost Mission 4 will deploy the Blue Ghost lander into lunar orbit, which will operate for over 12 days on the lunar surface [4] - The Elytra Dark transfer vehicle will provide long-haul communications relay during the mission [4][6] - Following the mission, Elytra Dark will remain operational in lunar orbit for over five years to support Firefly's Ocula lunar imaging service [6] Group 2: Payload and Objectives - The payloads include the MoonRanger rover, a Canadian Space Agency rover, and scientific instruments such as a Laser Ablation Ionization Mass Spectrometer (LIMS) and a Laser Retroreflector Array (LRA) [5] - These instruments will help evaluate the Moon's resources, including hydrogen and water, and study the effects of a lander's plume on the lunar surface [5] Group 3: Company Background - Firefly Aerospace is a leading space and defense technology company established in 2017, known for its rapid innovation and successful lunar missions [8] - The company is the only commercial entity to have launched a satellite to orbit with approximately 24-hour notice and achieved a fully successful landing on the Moon [8]

Nasa和SpaceX的商业合作，被业内公认为一个优秀的典范，但随着合作的深入，Nasa自身却在逐渐"失 能"。SpaceX，一家私营公司，居然成为了美国国家太空探索的支柱。今天咱们来聊聊，Nasa，这个曾 经人类深空探索的带头大哥，现在到底是怎么了。 ...