Today In Space
Last Updated: Saturday, July 27, 2024, 12:14 AM PDT
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ESA ‘Juice’ spacecraft to swing by Earth, Moon on path to Jupiter
By euractiv.com: A spacecraft launched last year will slingshot back around Earth and the Moon next month in a high-stakes, world-first manoeuvre as it pinballs its way through the Solar System to Jupiter.
ISS astronauts celebrate 2024 Paris Olympic Games from outer space
By scrippsnews.com: A crew of seven people who live and work on the the International Space Station got into the Olympic spirit Friday, sharing an out-of-this-world training montage.
NASA astronauts play "Out-of-the-world" Olympic sports
SpaceX, NASA to launch Crew-9 mission next month
By Reuters: SpaceX and NASA said on Friday they plan to launch the space agency's Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) no earlier than Aug. 18.
SpaceX and Nasa schedule Crew-9 mission next month
UK Funds Tech to Purify Water Frozen in Lunar Soil
By European Spaceflight: The UK Space Agency has awarded funding to ten initiatives that are developing systems to extract purified water from lunar soil.
NASA says it can ask SpaceX to bring Boeing astronauts home if needed, as they reach 51 days on the space station
By Business Insider: Two NASA astronauts have been stuck on the space station for 51 days while Boeing troubleshoots its Starliner spaceship. SpaceX is the backup option.
SpaceX To Shift Dragon Splashdowns To West Coast
By Aviation Week: The decision follows the recovery of a piece of Dragon debris in Australia in 2022.
Vandenberg Space Force Base starts public notification system on rocket launches
By vcstar.com: More than 5,000 people signed up for the new alerts, according to Vandenberg Space Force Base.