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James Webb Space Telescope Releases First Images
After a successful launch and six months of on-orbit testing and calibration, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is fully operational. A report published July 12, 2022, states that “JWST is fully capable of achieving the discoveries for which it was built.” During the six months of testing JWST made approximately 2,300 observations with its…
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PHOTOS: SpaceX Dragon Docks to Space Station, Delivers Science Experiments and Cargo
The Dragon Cargo spacecraft autonomously docked at the International Space Station (ISS) Saturday morning with over 5,800 pounds of cargo and science experiments. On Monday, July 18, astronauts Jessica Watkins and Bob Hines, with assistance from Kjell Lindgren unpacked the cargo Dragon, moving time-critical research experiments into the orbital laboratory of the station. Research includes…
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PHOTOS: SpaceX & NASA Launch 25th Resupply Mission to the International Space Station
Space X and NASA launched a Dragon cargo spacecraft Thursday evening to the International Space Station at 7:44 pm CDT. Dragon carries more than 5,800 pounds of science experiments, crew supplies, and other cargo to the space station. Launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, this is the 25th commercial resupply mission for NASA and…
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Photos: Boeing Starliner Successfully Launches to the International Space Station
After a stuck thruster valve delayed the launch of the Boeing Starliner capsule in August 2021, the spacecraft successfully lifted off this past Thursday to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the OFT-2 mission. Following the successful launch Starliner then autonomously docked to the ISS Friday afternoon. Starliner is carrying about 500 pounds…
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PHOTOS: SLS Rolls to the Launch Pad for Dress Rehearsal
NASA’s new rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), made its way to Launch Pad 39B last Thursday evening for final testing before launching the Artemis I mission to the Moon. The journey began at the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), where the SLS rocket was assembled and “stacked” atop the Mobile Launch Platform (MLP). The Crawler…
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Photos: GOES-T Launches from Cape Canaveral
A ULA Atlas V rocket launched the GOES-T weather satellite to orbit for NOAA and NASA from Cape Canaveral, Florida on March 1, 2022. These photos capture the launch and pre-launch activities. A ULA Atlas V rocket carrying the GOES-T weather satellite for NASA and NOAA launches to orbit from Cape Canaveral on Tuesday, March…
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Photos: OSIRIS-REx Launch to Bennu
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission to an asteroid launched from Kennedy Space Center on September 8, 2016. As part of the mission, the spacecraft will collect a sample from the asteroid Bennu before sending the capsule of material back to Earth. NASA scientists, launch managers, and spacecraft engineers gathered at Kennedy Space Center to witness the launch…
