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Artemis 1 Closer Than Ever; SLS Core Stage Undergoing Integration
Stacking of the SLS Core Stage is well underway at this time with operations beginning on June 10th. This is a major milestone for the Artemis and SLS programs. The launch of Artemis 1 is currently NET November 2021, but this timeframe assumes no complications.
Expand Expanding Close[Update: Highest bid at $4.8 million] Blue Origin’s first seat bidding hits over $2 million
Beginning of this month Blue Origin announced an auction for the first seat on their New Shepard flight in July. Today marked the ending of blind bidding and the minimum price for the seat has been announced, and it’s a lot.
Expand Expanding CloseViewing Thursday’s Ring of Fire eclipse
This Thursday, June 10th, a ring-of-fire eclipse will be visible across the northern hemisphere. The Moon will cast its shadow onto the Earth, this is in contrast to the recent Lunar eclipse, where the Earth cast its shadow onto the surface of the moon.
Expand Expanding CloseVirgin Orbit getting close to fly their first operational LauncherOne mission
Virgin Orbit has become one of the newest launch providers to come online with the success of their Demo 2 launch earlier this year. Now their first operational mission is nearing launch readiness by the end of this month.
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The Swatch x NASA collab delivers the summer’s most unexpected breakout styles
Swatch’s latest collaboration looks beyond the stars. From jumpsuits to juggernauts, the Swiss watch company is partnering with NASA to deliver its new space collection. This five-piece series includes some NASA stylings that fans of the program are sure to love. We go over every inch of this final frontier in watchmaking, so hit the jump for more info.
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NASA shares timelapse of SLS’s Core Stage prep work in Vehicle Assembly Building [Video]
NASA’s SLS Core Stage arrived at Kennedy Space Center in April and has been getting final checkouts done to it in the VAB since then. Now we are nearing the final lift to assemble it with the solid rocket boosters.
Expand Expanding CloseWhich SpaceX droneship is California bound (and why it’s probably Of Course I Still Love You)
We’ve been talking recently about SpaceX’s newest droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas and that it will be replacing one of SpaceX’s droneships on the east coast. It has become pretty apparent now which droneship it will be replacing.
Expand Expanding CloseRelativity Space announces fully reusable rocket, Terran R
Relativity Space just announced the successor to the Terran 1 smallsat launch vehicle, Terran R. Coming in at 216 feet tall and producing 2.1 million pounds of thrust, Terran R will be the world’s first fully reusable, 3D printed rocket. The first launch is expected NET 2024 out of Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Expand Expanding CloseSpaceX launches newest SiriusXM satellite into space [Gallery]
Over the weekend, SpaceX launched their second Falcon 9 of June and this time it wasn’t another batch of Starlink satellites. Read below to view pictures and videos of the launch of the newest SiriusXM satellite captured by our team of photographers.
Expand Expanding CloseAxiom Space signs deal with SpaceX for 3 additional commercial flights
Axiom Space and SpaceX announced a 3 flight deal to carry private astronauts to the International Space Station on June 2nd. These 3 additional flights will occur through 2023 and will utilize the SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule.
Expand Expanding CloseJeff Bezos will join Blue Origin’s first crewed flight alongside his brother
Blue Origin is gearing up to launch their first crewed New Shepard rocket in July and we now have the first two confirmed passengers, which some of you probably saw coming.
Expand Expanding CloseExclusive: New photos of A Shortfall Of Gravitas show SpaceX’s new droneship is getting close to done
Each week Space Explored has acquired updated images tracking the process of SpaceX’s third droneship in development. This week it shows a very finished looking barge.
Expand Expanding Close[Update: Launched] Sirius XM to get updated satellite launched by SpaceX
SpaceX will launch a new Sirius XM satellite into Geostationary Transfer Orbit that will provide satellite radio to their customers. The launch SXM-8 comes after SXM-7, which was launched back in January, failed after being inserted into the correct orbit. While a replacement for that satellite is needed, this satellite will replace the aging XM-4 satellite which was launched back in 2006 and provides coverage for most of North America.
Date: Sunday, June 6th, 12:26 a.m. EDT
Expand Expanding CloseInterview with Dr. Ed Kelly on the Kidney Cells-02 Experiment launched on CRS-22 [Video]
On Thursday, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9, carrying a Dragon 2 capsule to the International Space Station for CRS-22.
Expand Expanding CloseBook review: ‘Project Hail Mary’ by Andy Weir [Spoiler Free]
Today we debut a new series of book reviews and we can only start off with one author, Andy Weir. Weir released his newest book beginning of May and continues to wow us with his highly researched science fiction.
Expand Expanding Close[Update: Dragon seperation] SpaceX to launch their 22nd resupply mission to the International Space Station
This week SpaceX is planning on launching their next Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station, this time it will be an uncrewed cargo resupply of food, equipment, and new science experiments.
Date: Thursday, June 3rd, 1:29 p.m. EDT
Expand Expanding CloseLive Blog: Administrator Bill Nelson to give his first State of NASA address this afternoon
The live blog has begun below.
It’s that time of year where the President’s budget requests to congress are being released. This means we are expecting a speech from the NASA administrator to go over this year’s NASA goals today.
Expand Expanding CloseReview: Unistellar eVscope eQuinox is the easy-to-use telescope for iPhone and Android
In 2017, Unistellar released the original eVscope as part of a Kickstarter. Now, Unistellar is releasing its next product, the eVscope eQuinox.
Expand Expanding CloseBlue Origin to Modify Road at Port Canaveral for New Glenn Transport
In a closed permit application, Blue Origin proposed modifications to Grouper Road, a road on the north side of Port Canaveral, that would allow their New Glenn booster transporter to enter and leave the port.
Expand Expanding CloseA Guide to Blue Origin Florida: Manufacturing and Launching New Glenn
The secretive company founded by Jeff Bezos has been in and out of the news a lot in recent years. Below is an overview of the facilities they have built up across Florida to support their mission to break into the commercial launch industry.
Expand Expanding CloseExclusive: The most recent images of SpaceX’s third droneship show a new structure on the bow
We’ve been tracking the construction of SpaceX’s A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship over the past month and the newest images we’ve gathered show a new structure on the bow of the barge.
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In celebration of 1 million subscribers, Everyday Astronaut is hosting a charity for the Challenger Center
If you don’t know Tim Dodd, he is a man on a mission to educate the public about space exploration through fun, well-researched, deep-dive videos. Today he’s raising money for charity.
Expand Expanding Close[Udpate: Another segment stacked and SN15 moved] SpaceX stacks second segment for Starship orbital launch tower; SN15 looks to be moved off test site
The development of the launch infrastructure never ends in Starbase, Texas where a piece of Starship’s future orbital launch pad was just installed. Meanwhile, Starship SN15 seems to get ready to be moved back to the manufacturing facility.
Expand Expanding CloseDebris struck International Space Station’s robotic arm, Station and arm remain unaffected
During a routine inspection on May 12th, astronauts noticed damage to one of Canadarm2’s boom segments. The damage, limited to a thermal blanket and part of the arms boom, is not expected to limit the arms operations.
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