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Paul Brinkmann

SpaceX delays late night Starlink launch for weather

Science News // 2 years ago

SpaceX delays late night Starlink launch for weather

Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to launch 53 Starlink satellites from Florida late on Friday night, days after the company marked its 20th anniversary.

NASA's new moon rocket emerges for first time in launch pad rollout

Science News // 2 years ago

NASA's new moon rocket emerges for first time in launch pad rollout

NASA releases brilliant image of star from James Webb Space Telescope

Science News // 2 years ago

NASA releases brilliant image of star from James Webb Space Telescope

Astra launches three satellites in successful mission from Alaska

Science News // 2 years ago

Astra launches three satellites in successful mission from Alaska

Astronauts wrap up spacewalk outside ISS to prep for new solar arrays

Science News // 2 years ago

Astronauts wrap up spacewalk outside ISS to prep for new solar arrays

Two NASA astronauts completed a spacewalk Tuesday to prepare for the installation of new solar arrays at the International Space Station, amid tension between Russia and the United States over the Ukraine conflict.

NASA prepares to roll out giant Artemis moon rocket

Science News // 2 years ago

NASA prepares to roll out giant Artemis moon rocket

After years of delay, NASA plans to roll its massive new SLS moon rocket out of the historic Vehicle Assembly Building and onto its launch pad for the first time Thursday.

Astra Space scrubs first launch since rocket failure because of lightning

Science News // 2 years ago

Astra Space scrubs first launch since rocket failure because of lightning

California-based Astra Space scrubbed the launch of a rocket from Alaska on Monday due to a potential for lightning in the area, company officials said.

Arecibo Observatory reopens visitor center after telescope collapse

Science News // 2 years ago

Arecibo Observatory reopens visitor center after telescope collapse

The famous Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, once home to the world's most powerful radio telescope, has reopened to visitors more than a year after the giant facility collapsed.

Interest in electric aircraft grows as NASA nears test of X-57 Maxwell

Science News // 2 years ago

Interest in electric aircraft grows as NASA nears test of X-57 Maxwell

NASA is planning its first crewed test flight of an all-electric plane, the X-57 Maxwell test aircraft, in the next few months as interest in electric aircraft grows.

SpaceX launches 48 Starlink satellites amid Ukraine crisis

Science News // 2 years ago

SpaceX launches 48 Starlink satellites amid Ukraine crisis

SpaceX launched 48 more of the company's Starlink broadband Internet satellites on Wednesday morning from Florida.

SpaceX plans another Starlink launch as Ukraine uses the service during conflict

Science News // 2 years ago

SpaceX plans another Starlink launch as Ukraine uses the service during conflict

SpaceX plans to launch more Starlink communications satellites from Florida on Wednesday as the Ukrainian government uses the service during its defense against the Russian invasion.

NASA expands research into mining lunar ice, minerals to sustain humans on the moon

Science News // 2 years ago

NASA expands research into mining lunar ice, minerals to sustain humans on the moon

NASA's desire to mine ice and minerals on the moon is driving new research on Earth into how astronauts could use moon materials to make machine parts, pave roads and construct living quarters.

Rocket section struck the moon, astronomers say

Science News // 2 years ago

Rocket section struck the moon, astronomers say

Astronomers say a rocket likely hit the moon on Friday, based on the law of gravity, but experts told UPI on Friday there are currently no plans to go verify the crash or look for a crater.

NASA starts building Europa Clipper to investigate icy, ocean moon of Jupiter

Science News // 2 years ago

NASA starts building Europa Clipper to investigate icy, ocean moon of Jupiter

NASA has started to assemble the Europa Clipper spacecraft that will probe the icy, scarred surface of Jupiter's moon, Europa, starting in 2030.

SpaceX launches 47 Starlink satellites from Florida

Science News // 2 years ago

SpaceX launches 47 Starlink satellites from Florida

SpaceX launched another cluster of 47 of its own Starlink Internet communications satellites from Florida on Thursday, as the company CEO Elon Musk has confirmed Starlink use in Ukraine.

Experts: Russian move to hold up OneWeb launch may affect entire space industry

Science News // 2 years ago

Experts: Russian move to hold up OneWeb launch may affect entire space industry

Russia's invasion of Ukraine hit the space industry harder Wednesday after Russian space agency Roscosmos said it would hold up a satellite launch for a British company -- which experts say may shift the entire industry.

NOAA weather satellite enters into orbit

Science News // 2 years ago

NOAA weather satellite enters into orbit

NASA launched the latest in an advanced series of weather satellites, the GOES-T, from Florida on Tuesday to improve weather forecasting over the Pacific and western United States.

SpaceX Axiom crew nears final training for first all-private mission to ISS

Science News // 2 years ago

SpaceX Axiom crew nears final training for first all-private mission to ISS

NASA and Houston-based Axiom Space are expected to provide more details Monday about their plan to launch the first all-private astronaut mission, Ax-1, to the International Space Station in late March.

NASA plans mid-March test for SLS moon rocket's first flight

Science News // 2 years ago

NASA plans mid-March test for SLS moon rocket's first flight

NASA officials said Thursday the space agency is making progress toward a crucial test in mid-March of the first moon rocket since the Apollo-era.

Experts: Ukraine crisis challenges International Space Station cooperation

Science News // 2 years ago

Experts: Ukraine crisis challenges International Space Station cooperation

The crisis over Russia's Ukrainian aggression presents NASA and other space agencies with the most serious diplomatic strain in the 22-year history of the International Space Station partnership, experts said.

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