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How to Watch Boeing’s Crew Flight Test of Starliner
ULA is preparing to launch the Boeing Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station for the Crew Flight Test as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program on May 6th, 2024, at 9:34 pm CT. NASA will provide live coverage of launch activities on its website, NASA TV, YouTube, NASA+, and X beginning at 5:30 pm…
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Photos: ULA Rolls Boeing Starliner to the Launch Pad
In preparation for Boeing’s Crew Flight Test of the Starliner spacecraft, ULA rolled its Atlas V rocket to SLC-41 at Cape Canaveral on Saturday, May 4th. NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station in the spacecraft, named Calypso, on Monday, May 6th at 9:34 pm CST.…
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SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Exhibit at MSI Chicago to Open This Month
The much anticipated SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft that arrived at the Museum of Science and Industry in December of 2022 is finally on exhibit and opening to the public. Today, MSI Chicago announced that the exhibit will open later this month, on May 19th. The Henry Crown Space Center, where Dragon Spacecraft will be displayed, has…
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Photos: Total Solar Eclipse of 2024 Over Illinois
On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse passed over North America and the path of totality swept over a portion of southern Illinois. For four minutes and two seconds, darkness fell over the Land of Lincoln and thousands of people collectively looked up at the rare astronomical event. Because the city of Chicago would…
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Total Solar Eclipse Events in Chicago
Even though the city will only experience about 94% eclipse coverage for the total solar eclipse of 2024, there are several eclipse events in Chicago because it’s still an astronomical event worth viewing. To see the total solar eclipse, you need to travel to a location in the path of totality, with southern Illinois and…
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How to Watch Soyuz MS-25 Launch a New Crew to the Space Station
Roscosmos is preparing to launch a new crew to the Space Station aboard Soyuz MS-25 on March 21st, 2024, at 8:21 am CDT from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. NASA will provide coverage of launch activities on its website, NASA+, NASA TV, and the NASA YouTube channel beginning at 7:20 am CDT. The international crew…
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Crew-7 Splashdown Marks End to Six Month Mission to the ISS.
Crew-7 astronauts safely splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico at 4:47 am CDT on March 12th to mark the end of a six-month mission to the International Space Station. Following the arrival of Crew-8, the two crews completed Station handover responsibilities and Crew-7 undocked from the ISS at 10:20 am CDT on March 11th…
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How to Watch Intuitive Machines Attempt the First Commercial Moon Landing
Intuitive Machines’ is attempting to land their Nova-C lunar lander, named Odysseus, on the surface of the Moon today. If the landing is successful, it will be the first time the United States has soft-landed a spacecraft on the surface of the Moon since the end of the Apollo program. Odysseus is expected to attempt…
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How to Watch the IM-1 Mission to the Moon
UPDATE: Wednesday’s launch attempt has scrubbed due to “off-nominal methane temperatures prior to stepping into methane load“. SpaceX is now targeting launch on Thursday, February 15th at 1:05 a.m. ET. Live broadcast will begin about 45 minutes prior to launch at 12:20 a.m. ET. Intuitive Machines is ready to launch its lunar lander to the…
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How to Watch the NG-20 Cygnus Launch to the Space Station
Northrop Grumman is ready to launch the NG-20 Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station for NASA. Launch is targeted for no earlier than 11:07 a.m. CST on Tuesday, January 30th aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. NASA will provide prelaunch activities and launch coverage live on its website, NASA+, NASA TV, and the NASA…
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