After NASA embraced the private space industry, the investment dollars began flowing. In 2015, more than $2 billion in bets were placed on space startups, but in 2016 things came back down to Earth-a 30% decrease year-over-year, according to CBInsights .
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Pupils reach for the stars with visit to Cosmonaut training centre
PUPILS from Abingdon were just one step away from blast-off to the stars when they spent four nights living in Russia’s cosmonaut training school. During half-term 11 boys from Abingdon School and 18 girls from St Helen and St Katharine School in the town visited the Russian Space Agency’s Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre near Moscow.
SpaceX wants to send 2 touristsa
Already known for attempting to tackle such ambitious goals as landing a reusable rocket and sending a manned mission to Mars, SpaceX announced Monday that it was planning to send a pair of private citizens on a trip around the moon by the end of next year. , the proposed orbital flight would be 100% self-funded, would take place in late 2018 and would use the Falcon Heavy booster rocket – which, it should be noted, has yet to be flown.
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 28 February 2017
Astronaut Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency cleaned U.S. spacesuit cooling loops and collected water samples for a periodic maintenance check today. Afterward, he began charging spacewalking gear including helmet lights and tool batteries.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans to fly two private citizens around the moon by late next year
To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: SpaceX said Monday it plans to fly two private citizens on a mission around the moon by late 2018 as part of a lunar journey that would last about a week and travel deeper into space than any human has ventured before. SpaceX founder Elon Musk would not name the two individuals, who he said approached the company and would pay for the flight.
Fly me to the moon: SpaceX taking 2 ‘private citizens’ into lunar orbit
Two private citizens will join a crew of SpaceX astronauts on the first-ever mission to orbit the moon in decades, the space flight company announced Monday. SpaceX says it’s planning a mission for blast-off in late 2018, using one of its as-yet untested Falcon Heavy rockets to carry the capsule into space.
SpaceX says it will fly 2 people to moon next year
SpaceX said Monday it will fly two people to the moon next year, a feat not attempted since NASA’s Apollo heyday close to half a century ago. Tech billionaire Elon Musk – the company’s founder and chief executive officer – announced the surprising news barely a week after launching his first rocket from NASA’s legendary moon pad.
Normal People Are Going To The Moon – For A Cost
SpaceX is doing good on its promise to send normal folk into space. In an announcement released today, the company said that it began training two people for a trip around the moon.
SpaceX to send 2 people around moon
SpaceX founder Elon Musk would not name the two individuals who approached the company with an offer to pay for a flight around the moon and back. On July 18, 2016, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off, carrying the Dragon resupply spacecraft to the International Space Station for the company’s ninth commercial resupply mission.
SpaceX is planning to send two tourists on a trip around the moon next year
SpaceX announced Monday it’s sending two private citizens on a week-long trip around the moon next year in the first voyage to the planet since NASA’s final Apollo mission in 1972. The wealthy individuals recently approached SpaceX about the possibility of making such a journey, and, following discussions, have now paid a “significant” deposit to make it happen.
The Heat Is On
The Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft that landed the Curiosity rover on Mars endured the hottest, most turbulent atmospheric entry ever attempted in a mission to the Red Planet. The saucer-shaped MSL was protected by a thin, lightweight carbon fiber-based heat-shield material that was a bit denser than balsa wood.
Author of ‘Hidden Figures’ returns to Hampton for book signing
A popular box office film is based on the book Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race. The story highlights the black female mathematicians at NASA Langley in Hampton whose brain power helped launch the first Americans into space.
THOMPSON: Finding meaning in the movies
Sunday night marks the annual Academy Awards, where the top films and performances of the year will be honored and celebrated. As an avid fan of cinema, I watch every year.
Face your fear – Dr. Kevin Meyer on handling anxiety
We are living in anxious times – even as many of us are trying to overcome our phobias and anxieties so can help others in greater need. But Dr. Kevin Meyer of the University of Mount Union says that even the seemingly most collected and prepared among us still grapple with fears.
‘Ring of fire’ eclipse seen in southern hemisphere
According to NASA, the annular eclipse, or “ring of fire,” was visible in parts of the southern hemisphere, including Chile, Argentina and Angola. It is called the “ring of fire” since the moon is too far from Earth to cover the sun entirely.
This Discovery Could Give NASA a Good Reason to Boldly Go Where It’s Never Gone Before
As you’ve no doubt heard by now, NASA just announced that its Spitzer Space Telescope has detected a heretofore unheard-of number of seemingly rocky, Earth-size exoplanets circling a star 39 light years from Earth. To date, space telescopes utilizing the “transit technique” have identified nearly 3,500 planets lying in systems outside our own.
Closing in on launch: NASA’s gold-mirrored, $8 billion Webb Space Telescope
The world’s most expensive telescope is parked for the moment in Greenbelt, Maryland, shrouded in a protective tent at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. In just two years, this long-delayed, $8 billion, cosmos-penetrating instrument is supposed to be nearly a million miles from Earth.
DP Ruto says gov’t will ensure peaceful polls
Deputy President William Ruto has pledged the government will leave nothing to chance in ensuring a peaceful election in the August Poll. The DP who toured Kericho barely 24 hours after NASA held its first official rally in Eldoret, committed to ensure a free, fair and transparent poll.
Cleveland’s ‘Hidden Figures’ of NASA Glenn aim to inspire generations
The film “Hidden Figures,” up for Best Picture tonight at the Oscars , shines a light on the black women who were known as “human computers” at NASA during the genesis of the space program and the height of the space race against Russia. Until the film, many people had no idea about the contributions these women made and the struggles they endured.
NASA takes a look back at Supernova 1987a
Three decades ago, astronomers spotted one of the brightest exploding stars in more than 400 years. The titanic supernova, called Supernova 1987A , blazed with the power of 100 million suns for several months following its discovery on February 23rd, 1987.
Son of Apollo
Dave Scott, who visited the moon in 1971, thinks the next generation of lunar pilots will have it much easier than he did. He likens his Apollo 15 landing to “the old barnstorming days, when guys used to take these old World War I airplanes and land in a farm field, in the grass, with no lights, and trees all around.”
NASAa s gold-mirrored, $8 billion Webb telescope begins epic journey with road trip on Earth
The world’s most expensive telescope is parked for the moment in Greenbelt, Maryland, shrouded in a protective tent at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. In just two years, this long-delayed, $8 billion, cosmos-penetrating instrument is supposed to be nearly a million miles from Earth.
Wondering what Austin looks like from space? Check out this photo | All…
If you’ve ever lay in the grass at Zilker Park staring up at the sky thinking, “I wonder what Austin looks like from space,” wonder no more. NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough shared a photo of Austin from the International Space Station on Twitter Saturday, writing, “Good morning USA! Austin Texas looking good from @Space_Station.”
NASA to do feasibility study on manning Orion Spacecraft’s first flight
Days after the US President Donald Trump promised to “unlock the mysteries of space”, Nasa has kicked off a study to assess the feasibility of adding a two-member crew to the first unmanned flight of the agency’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft called Exploration Mission-1 .William Gerstenmaier, associate administrator of NASA’s human explorations and operation mission directorate in Washington, said they would be looking at a “big, crisp list of all the things we would physically have to change” on the vehicle in order to accommodate astronauts.
‘Ring Of Fire’ Eclipse Set To Blaze In Southern Skies
If you’re in the southern hemisphere and you happen to look up Sunday morning – or, for everyone else, if you happen to have Internet access – you may have the chance to see an annular solar eclipse. Unlike a total solar eclipse, this one will leave just a sliver of sunlight shining at the rim of the moon’s shadow as passes between Earth and the sun.
‘Ring Of Fire’ Eclipse Set To Blaze In Southern Skies
If you’re in the southern hemisphere and you happen to look up Sunday morning – or, for everyone else, if you happen to have Internet access – you may have the chance to see an annular solar eclipse. Unlike a total solar eclipse, this one will leave just a sliver of sunlight shining at the rim of the moon’s shadow as passes between Earth and the sun.
SETI Has Already Tried Listening to TRAPPIST-1 for Aliens
The Trappist-1 system has been featured in the news quite a bit lately. In May of 2016 , it appeared in the headlines after researchers announced the discovery of three exoplanets orbiting around the red dwarf star.
A ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse occurs Sunday morning – here’s how to watch
You’re gonna need a bigger mug of coffee. This Sunday morning, when the moon gets between Earth and the sun, enjoy breakfast with an annular solar eclipse.
NASA Weighing Risk Of Adding Crew To Megarocket’s 1st Flight
NASA is weighing the risk of adding astronauts to the first flight of its new megarocket, designed to eventually send crews to Mars. The space agency’s human exploration chief said Friday that his boss and the Trump administration asked for the feasibility study.
NASA Weighing Risk Of Adding Crew To Megarocket’s 1st Flight
NASA is weighing the risk of adding astronauts to the first flight of its new megarocket, designed to eventually send crews to Mars. The space agency’s human exploration chief said Friday that his boss and the Trump administration asked for the feasibility study.
Apollo 8 redux: Why NASA might send humans to orbit the moon, again
NASA could be sending astronauts around the moon sooner than expected, if President Trump has his way. But some argue the change in plans could be costly.
Lockheed Martin’s X-plane Design Gets NASA Wind Tunnel Test [video]
During the next eight weeks, engineers will expose the model to wind speeds ranging from Mach 0.3 to Mach 1.6 to understand the aerodynamics of the X-plane design as well as aspects of the propulsion system. NASA expects the QueSST X-plane to pave the way for supersonic flight over land in the not too distant future.
Annular Solar Eclipse 2017 to look like “ring of fire” on February…
Space lover will have an amazing time on Sunday, February 26 as it will be the first solar eclipse of this year. The Solar eclipse will be visible in certain areas around the world.
Singer Janelle Monae finds critical acclaim as two of her movies score Oscar best picture nods
Monae stars in both ‘Hidden Figures’ and ‘Moonlight,’ which will compete for the best picture Oscar prize at the ceremony on Feb. 26. ‘I consider myself not just an actor or a musician or singer, but an artist-storyteller, and my hope is to continue to tell untold, unique, universal stories in unforgettable ways,’ she said. Janelle Monae attends the 8th Annual Essence Black Women in Music at NeueHouse Hollywood on Feb. 9, 2017, in Los Angeles.
NASA mulls putting astronauts on deep space test flight
Miami: The US space agency said Friday it is considering putting astronauts on an upcoming test flight of the deep space capsule Orion as it aims to orbit the Moon. Orion is being built with an eye to one day ferrying astronauts to Earth’s neighboring planet, Mars, perhaps by the 2030s.
5 Peninsula places to get your ‘Hidden Figures’ fix
This image released by Twentieth Century Fox shows Taraji P. Henson, standing left, and Kevin Costner, standing right, in a scene from, “Hidden Figures.” The film is nominated for an Oscar for best picture.
NASA gets Trump’s OK to plan a trip to Mars
Of course, first NASA needs to finish building its heavy-lift rocket that can push Orion to Mars and beyond. When a physician told Keri Young that her baby would only enjoy life for a few days, she immediately decided to take the baby to full term to help others.
Cosmic catch: SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft docks at ISS
SpaceX’s Dragon cargo ship is captured by astronauts at the International Space Station on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, a day after a GPS problem prevented the capsule from coming too close.
NASA weighing risk of adding crew to megarocket’s 1st flight
NASA is weighing the risk of adding astronauts to the first flight of its new megarocket, designed to eventually send crews to Mars. The space agency’s human exploration chief said Friday that his boss and the Trump administration asked for the feasibility study.
‘Ring of Fire’: rare solar eclispe to occur on Sunday
You’re gonna need a bigger mug of coffee. This Sunday morning, when the moon gets between Earth and the sun, enjoy breakfast with an annular solar eclipse.