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Soyuz docks with ISS
Posted: Sun, Jun 10 11:12 AM ET (1512 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying three new ISS crewmembers docked with the station Friday, two days after its launch. The Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft docked with the station's Rassvet module at 9:01 am EDT (1301 GMT), and hatches between the spacecraft and station opened a little more than two hours later. The Soyuz launched Wednesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. It brought to the station NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor, ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev.
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying three new ISS crewmembers docked with the station Friday, two days after its launch. The Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft docked with the station's Rassvet module at 9:01 am EDT (1301 GMT), and hatches between the spacecraft and station opened a little more than two hours later. The Soyuz launched Wednesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. It brought to the station NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor, ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev.
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Curiosity detects organic molecules and methane cycle on Mars
Posted: Sun, Jun 10 11:10 AM ET (1510 GMT)
Scientists have discovered organic molecules and varying methane emissions on Mars, findings that that can be explained by both biological and non-biological processes. In one study published Thursday, scientists studying data from the Curiosity Mars rover detected organic molecules in Martian rocks dating back 3.5 billion years. In a second study, Curiosity detected methane in the Martian atmosphere that varied with the planet's seasons. While both results could be explained if Mars had, or has, life, those findings can also be explained by other processes.
Scientists have discovered organic molecules and varying methane emissions on Mars, findings that that can be explained by both biological and non-biological processes. In one study published Thursday, scientists studying data from the Curiosity Mars rover detected organic molecules in Martian rocks dating back 3.5 billion years. In a second study, Curiosity detected methane in the Martian atmosphere that varied with the planet's seasons. While both results could be explained if Mars had, or has, life, those findings can also be explained by other processes.
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Northrop Grumman completes acquisition of Orbital ATK
Posted: Sun, Jun 10 11:09 AM ET (1509 GMT)
Northrop Grumman officially completed its acquisition of Orbital ATK on Wednesday. The deal closed one day after winning approval from the Federal Trade Commission with...
Posted: Sun, Jun 10 11:09 AM ET (1509 GMT)
Northrop Grumman officially completed its acquisition of Orbital ATK on Wednesday. The deal closed one day after winning approval from the Federal Trade Commission with...
Poll shows more support for NASA science than human spaceflight programs
Posted: Sun, Jun 10 11:08 AM ET (1508 GMT)
A new poll shows broad public support for NASA, but with greater interest in Earth science over human space exploration. The Pew Research Center poll,...
Posted: Sun, Jun 10 11:08 AM ET (1508 GMT)
A new poll shows broad public support for NASA, but with greater interest in Earth science over human space exploration. The Pew Research Center poll,...
China launches weather satellite
Posted: Sun, Jun 10 11:07 AM ET (1507 GMT)
China launched a weather satellite Tuesday. The Long March 3A rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 9:07 a.m. Eastern...
Posted: Sun, Jun 10 11:07 AM ET (1507 GMT)
China launched a weather satellite Tuesday. The Long March 3A rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 9:07 a.m. Eastern...
Monday, June 18
Business time at rocket lab
Gisbourne (NZ) Herald — 5:29 am ET (0929 GMT)
Gisbourne (NZ) Herald — 5:29 am ET (0929 GMT)
'It's Business Time': Rocket Lab founder Peter Beck counting down to first commercial launch from Mahia later in June
New Zealand Herald — 5:29 am ET (0929 GMT)
New Zealand Herald — 5:29 am ET (0929 GMT)
University of Toronto accelerator affiliate shoots for the starry-eyed entrepreneurs
Globe and Mail — 5:27 am ET (0927 GMT)
Globe and Mail — 5:27 am ET (0927 GMT)
'Read With Me' Author Explores Private Space Travel
Northern Public Radio — 5:26 am ET (0926 GMT)
Northern Public Radio — 5:26 am ET (0926 GMT)
Forget Galileo – UK space sector should look to young stars instead
Institution of Mechanical Engineers — 5:23 am ET (0923 GMT)
Institution of Mechanical Engineers — 5:23 am ET (0923 GMT)
Chang'e-4: Far side of the Moon lander and rover mission to launch in December
gbtimes — 5:14 am ET (0914 GMT)
gbtimes — 5:14 am ET (0914 GMT)
Ride, Sally Ride: 35 Years Since America's First Woman in Space
AmericaSpace — 5:12 am ET (0912 GMT)
AmericaSpace — 5:12 am ET (0912 GMT)
ArianeGroup successfully tests innovative technology for next generation upper stage rocket engine
Ariane Group — 5:10 am ET (0910 GMT)
Ariane Group — 5:10 am ET (0910 GMT)
Pushing the limit: could cyanobacteria terraform Mars?
Cosmos Magazine — 5:09 am ET (0909 GMT)
Cosmos Magazine — 5:09 am ET (0909 GMT)
Infant planets orbit very young star
Cosmos Magazine — 5:09 am ET (0909 GMT)
Cosmos Magazine — 5:09 am ET (0909 GMT)
Chinese satellite could link world to Moon's dark side: space expert
Xinhua — 5:08 am ET (0908 GMT)
Xinhua — 5:08 am ET (0908 GMT)
Cruz still studying what agency should oversee non-traditional commercial space missions
Space News — 5:02 am ET (0902 GMT)
Space News — 5:02 am ET (0902 GMT)
Sunday, June 17
Donald Trump to Host Space-Policy Council Promoting Commercial Ventures
Wall Street Journal — 10:01 am ET (1401 GMT)
Wall Street Journal — 10:01 am ET (1401 GMT)
Swarm Seeks Fresh FCC Satellite Launch Clearance While Still in Penalty Box
IEEE Spectrum — 9:58 am ET (1358 GMT)
IEEE Spectrum — 9:58 am ET (1358 GMT)
Ikea set to launch collection inspired by space travel
The Times of London — 9:58 am ET (1358 GMT)
The Times of London — 9:58 am ET (1358 GMT)
How we can prevent outer space from becoming the Wild West
CBC — 9:56 am ET (1356 GMT)
CBC — 9:56 am ET (1356 GMT)
Hayabusa2 and MASCOT lander nearing Ryugu
DLR — 9:53 am ET (1353 GMT)
DLR — 9:53 am ET (1353 GMT)
Mauritius wants India's help to become civilian satellite launch centre
Business Insider — 9:47 am ET (1347 GMT)
Business Insider — 9:47 am ET (1347 GMT)
ISRO clears GSAT-11 for launch
PTI — 9:46 am ET (1346 GMT)
PTI — 9:46 am ET (1346 GMT)
Why a Woman Is Suing NASA to Keep a Vial of “Moon Dust”
Slate — 9:46 am ET (1346 GMT)
Slate — 9:46 am ET (1346 GMT)
NASA’s unnecessary $504 million lunar orbit project doesn’t help us get back to the Moon
The Hill — 9:43 am ET (1343 GMT)
The Hill — 9:43 am ET (1343 GMT)
Life at Alpha Centauri? Maybe, NASA says
EarthSky — 9:43 am ET (1343 GMT)
EarthSky — 9:43 am ET (1343 GMT)
Astronaut Chris Hadfield says the rockets from NASA, SpaceX, and Blue Origin won't take people to Mars
Business Insider — 9:43 am ET (1343 GMT)
Business Insider — 9:43 am ET (1343 GMT)
Our SpaceFlight Heritage: The first solar observatories in orbit
SpaceFlight Insider — 9:36 am ET (1336 GMT)
SpaceFlight Insider — 9:36 am ET (1336 GMT)
Astronaut Peggy Whitson retires from NASA
SpaceFlight Insider — 9:34 am ET (1334 GMT)
SpaceFlight Insider — 9:34 am ET (1334 GMT)
