nytimes September 17, 2021 12:01am Sian Proctor Is the First Black Woman to Pilot a Spacecraft #proctorsian #privatespaceflight #spaceandastronomy #science #news Sian Proctor is the first Black woman to pilot a spacecraft. The community college professor has long pursued her dream of being an astronaut.
nytimes September 16, 2021 11:00pm Russia to Shoot First Full-Length Movie in Space, 'The Challenge' #movies #spaceandastronomy #nationalaeronauticsandspaceadministration #gagarinyuria #cruisetom #russia #internationalspacestation #news Russia to Open New Frontier in Space, Shooting First Full-Length Movie Racing to beat NASA, an actress and a film director will blast off next month for the International Space Station, where they will film “The Challenge.”
nytimes September 16, 2021 4:01am SpaceX Launches Astronaut Crew Like No Other on Orbital Adventure #spaceandastronomy #rocketscienceandpropulsion #privatespaceflight #spaceexplorationtechnologiescorp #stjudechildrensresearchhospital #arceneauxhayley #isaacmanjared1983 #proctorsian #sembroskichristopher1979 #science #news SpaceX Launches Astronaut Crew Like No Other on Orbital Adventure The Inspiration4 mission successfully lifted off from Florida, carrying with it an ambition of making spaceflight more accessible to the broader public.
nytimes September 16, 2021 2:01am How Did the Inspiration4 Crew Train for Their Flight? #spaceandastronomy #spaceexplorationtechnologiescorp #isaacmanjared1983 #nationalaeronauticsandspaceadministration #privatespaceflight #arceneauxhayley #sembroskichristopher1979 #proctorsian #science #news How did the Inspiration4 crew train for their flight? Professional and amateur astronauts go through very similar training exercises.
nytimes September 15, 2021 11:01pm Who are the Inspiration4 Crew Members? #privatespaceflight #spaceexplorationtechnologiescorp #proctorsian #sembroskichristopher1979 #arceneauxhayley #spaceandastronomy #science #news Who are the other crew members? In addition to Jared Isaacman, the mission's commander, there are three other astronauts aboard the Crew Dragon capsule.
nytimes September 15, 2021 11:01pm St. Jude Hospital and the SpaceX Inspiration4 Launch #stjudechildrensresearchhospital #childrenandchildhood #cancer #spaceandastronomy #arceneauxhayley #science #news Why is St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital involved? The Inspiration4 launch is helping to raise money for the hospital, which helps treat pediatric cancer.
nytimes September 15, 2021 10:01pm SpaceX Flight Schedule: What Time Is the Launch? #spaceandastronomy #privatespaceflight #rocketscienceandpropulsion #science #news Wednesday’s flight schedule The launch could occur as early as 8:02 p.m. But the action will begin hours before that.
nytimes September 15, 2021 10:01pm St. Jude Hospital and the SpaceX Inspiration4 Launch #stjudechildrensresearchhospital #childrenandchildhood #cancer #spaceandastronomy #arceneauxhayley #science #news Why is St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital involved? The Inspiration4 launch is helping to raise money for the hospital, which helps treat pediatric cancer.
nytimes September 15, 2021 9:01pm SpaceX Flight Schedule: What Time Does Inspiration4 Launch? #spaceandastronomy #privatespaceflight #rocketscienceandpropulsion #science #news Wednesday’s flight schedule The launch could occur as early as 8:02 p.m. But the action will begin hours before that.
nytimes September 15, 2021 8:01pm How to Watch Today's SpaceX Launch: Time, Details and Livestream #privatespaceflight #spaceexplorationtechnologiescorp #spaceandastronomy #science #news When is the launch and how can I watch it? Here’s what you need to know about the Inspiration4 mission and how to follow it live.
nytimes September 15, 2021 8:01am SpaceX Mission: How to Watch the Inspiration4 Launch #inspiration4 #privatespaceflight #spaceexplorationtechnologiescorp #rocketscienceandpropulsion #shift4paymentsllc #arceneauxhayley #isaacmanjared1983 #proctorsian #sembroskichristopher1979 #spaceandastronomy #science #news Highlights From SpaceX’s Launch of Inspiration4 Four amateur astronauts who have never been to space before are on their way to an adventure in space unlike any before.
nytimes September 14, 2021 11:00pm SpaceX's Latest Mission Will Launch Four People Into Orbit #privatespaceflight #spaceandastronomy #inspiration4 #spaceexplorationtechnologiescorp #isaacmanjared1983 #arceneauxhayley #proctorsian #sembroskichristopher1979 #stjudechildrensresearchhospital #shift4paymentsllc #news ‘Very Ordinary’ Astronauts Prepare for an Extraordinary Launch to Space The Inspiration4 mission shows private spaceflight’s promise, but also how far it has to go before just about anyone can travel to orbit.
nytimes September 13, 2021 8:01pm The Rock That Ended the Dinosaurs Was Much More Than a Dino Killer #dinosaurs #asteroids #endangeredandextinctspecies #spaceandastronomy #research #solarsystem #geology #icarusjournal #science #news The Rock That Ended the Dinosaurs Was Much More Than a Dino Killer In seeking the origin story of the Chicxulub impactor, scientists hope to also unlock secrets about the origin of life itself.
nytimes September 7, 2021 1:01pm NASA’s Perseverance Rover Stashes First Mars Rock Sample #perseverancemarsrover #marsplanet #geology #spaceandastronomy #nationalaeronauticsandspaceadministration #china #science #news NASA’s Perseverance Rover Stashes First Mars Rock Sample The rock, sealed in a tube, is the first of many the robotic explorer will collect to one day send back to Earth for scientists to study.
nytimes September 2, 2021 5:01pm NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover Drills Rock Samples Successfully #marsplanet #perseverancemarsrover #spaceandastronomy #nationalaeronauticsandspaceadministration #geology #rockandstone #research #science #news On Mars, NASA’s Perseverance Rover Drilled the Rocks It Came For After an earlier drilling attempt failed to collect anything, the rover appeared to gather its first sample. But mission managers need to take another look before sealing the tube.
nytimes September 2, 2021 12:01am Carolyn Shoemaker, Hunter of Comets and Asteroids, Dies at 92 #shoemakercarolyn #shoemakereugene #deathsobituaries #spaceandastronomy #comets #telescopesandobservatories #asteroids #california #science #news Carolyn Shoemaker, Hunter of Comets and Asteroids, Dies at 92 After her children left for college, she unexpectedly became astronomy’s record-setting spotter of unidentified objects hurtling through the cosmos.
nytimes August 29, 2021 12:00am When the Big Bang Was Just a Theory #booksandliterature #spaceandastronomy #physics #starsandgalaxies #halpernpaul1961 #flashesofcreationgeorgegamowfredhoyleandthegreatbigbangdebatebook #hoylefred #gamowgeorge #news When the Big Bang Was Just a Theory In “Flashes of Creation,” Paul Halpern offers a dual biography of George Gamow and Fred Hoyle, two midcentury physicists who debated the origins of the universe.
nytimes August 25, 2021 4:01pm Deflecting an Asteroid Before It Hits Earth May Take Multiple Bumps #spaceandastronomy #science #news Deflecting an Asteroid Before It Hits Earth May Take Multiple Bumps After years of shooting meteorites with a special gun owned by NASA, researchers highlighted challenges for a preferred method of planetary defense.
nytimes August 22, 2021 10:00am Last Stop on the Way to the Cosmos? No Thanks. #rocketscienceandpropulsion #spaceandastronomy #wildfires #travelandvacations #wildernessareas #federallands #beaches #archaeologyandanthropology #nationalparksservice #bransonrichard #muskelon #cumberlandislandga #news Last Stop on the Way to the Cosmos? No Thanks. A small Southern county hopes to land a starring role in the commercial space race. But for residents of the exclusive islands in the flight path, the stakes feel sky-high.
nytimes August 16, 2021 3:01pm Saturn’s Rings Are Like a Seismometer That Reveal the Planet’s Core #spaceandastronomy #saturnplanet #geology #research #natureastronomyjournal #cassinispacecraft #science #news Saturn’s Rings Are Like a Seismometer That Reveal the Planet’s Core Convulsions in the planet’s interior are picked up in the region known as the C ring, and help scientists understand what lies within.