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Author: Robert Z. Pearlman

Posted on January 1, 2025

Ingenuity Mars Helicopter flies again as first drone on Rose Parade float

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is now the first drone to fly on a Rose Parade float. The floral-but-flight-worthy display is just one of the highlights on the JPL-inspired "Rover Rendezvous" float.
Posted on December 31, 2024

Ireland’s lost Apollo 11 moon rock traced from basement to fire in documents

New details about the small pieces of the moon gifted by the United States to Ireland in 1970 have now been unearthed. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the Apollo 11 lunar samples.
Posted on December 30, 2024

Former US President Jimmy Carter dies at 100, but his voice continues ‘into the cosmos’

The longest-lived president in United States’ history, Jimmy Carter’s voice will continue to extend “into the cosmos” beyond his death at 100.
Posted on December 29, 2024

SpaceX to launch its last Falcon 9 rocket of 2024 on New Year’s Eve

SpaceX is preparing to launch its last mission of the year and you can watch it live.
Posted on December 29, 2024

3… 2… 1… SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on third-to-last mission of 2024

SpaceX has begun counting down to the New Year, with the launch of the first of three rockets planned to close out 2024.
Posted on December 28, 2024

Blue Origin hot fires New Glenn rocket for first time and scores FAA license for test launch

Blue Origin fired up its new heavy-lift orbital rocket for the first time just hours after receiving federal clearance to conduct its maiden launch.
Posted on December 25, 2024

Astronauts on ISS beam holiday cheer to Earth for Christmas (video)

Surrounded by candy canes and a makeshift snowman made out of stowage bags, the astronauts on the International Space Station gathered together to wish a Merry Christmas to everyone back on Earth.
Posted on December 25, 2024

Piece of Apollo 11 spacecraft ‘lands’ in moon meteorite-lined wedding ring

For better or for worse, a small part of the Apollo 11 spacecraft will now be Jon Mesick's to have and to hold for all the days of his life. The tape is the centerpiece of Mesick's wedding band.
Posted on December 22, 2024

You can now wear an Apollo Guidance Computer keypad as a wristwatch

NASA's Apollo spacecraft had briefcase-size computers that for their day would normally have filled two rooms. Apollo Instruments has been able to shrink the Apollo Guidance Computer even more.
Posted on December 19, 2024

Russian cosmonauts install X-ray detector, jettison trash on spacewalk outside ISS

Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner installed an X-ray detector and jettisoned trash during a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024.

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