NASA’s Orion spacecraft has successfully completed one of the key maneuvers of its maiden journey: a flyby of the Moon during which it got as close as 81 miles to the lunar surface. This was important for a few reasons, not least because it marked a cr…
Watch NASA’s Orion capsule pass 80 miles from the Moon starting at 7:15 AM
NASA’s Artemis I mission will hit a key milestone today as the Orion capsule makes its “outbound powered flyby” of the Moon, getting as close as 80 miles to the surface. The burn is the first of two maneuvers required to enter what’s known as a “distan…
NASA’s Orion spacecraft on track to begin Moon flyby on November 21st
The Orion crew vehicle is exceeding expectations on its way to the Moon. NASA provided an update on Artemis 1 following the mission’s successful launch early Wednesday morning. “Orion has been performing great so far,” Vehicle Integration Manager Jim G…
NASA picks SpaceX’s Starship for its second crewed Artemis lunar landing
NASA has expanded SpaceX’s role in the Artemis program and has selected the company’s Starship lunar lander to ferry the second batch of astronauts to the Moon. If you’ll recall, the agency picked SpaceX’s human landing system for Artemis 3, which will…
The Morning After: Elon Musk issues ultimatum to remaining Twitter employees
Twitter might lose even more employees following the mass layoffs that halved its workforce earlier this month – and after the company fired engineers who publicly called out its new owner. Elon Musk gave the remaining staff an ultimatum and asked them…
James Webb telescope captures the hidden features of a young protostar
The James Webb Telescope has been providing clearer images of celestial bodies that had only been poorly imaged in the past ever since it became operational. Its first photo showed the “deepest” image of the distant universe to date, followed by an unp…
The best gifts for space lovers in 2022
It’s an exciting time to be a fan of space. NASA’s going back to the moon with the Artemis program, more and more companies are flying space tourist missions, and the new JWST observatory has already started changing the way we think of ourselves and t…
NASA’s successful Artemis 1 rocket launch brings humanity closer to a lunar landing
NASA’s Artemis 1 mission has finally launched after several delays caused by engine problems, fuel leaks and Mother Nature giving the agency no choice but to reschedule due to tropical storms. This is the first time NASA’s Space Launch System, its most…
經過長久的等待，NASA 的 SLS 火箭終於成功發射升空
經過了多年的等待與多次的延誤，NASA 巨大的 SLS 火箭終於在本地時間下午 2:47 由美國佛州甘迺迪太空中心升空，執行 Artemis I 任務。
NASA’s mighty Artemis 1 rocket finally launches
NASA’s mighty Artemis 1 rocket has launched for the first time, lighting up the Kennedy Space Center as it powered into space toward the moon. It has passed through key milestones including max Q, solid rocket booster jettison, spacecraft adapter separ…