USOS MicroOrganisms ExtraVehicular Activity (EVA) Deferral: Due to Monday’s MLM radiator coolant leak, the USOS Microorganisms EVA was deferred. NASA engineering and flight control teams are continuing to review data and video associated with the leak and the spacewalk is postponed until the review is complete. Payloads: Education Payload Operations (ESA-EPO): Video was recorded in …
Join the hosts of NASA EDGE today from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A and Hangar AE for the Psyche Rollout Show, airing live on NASA TV and YouTube at 5 p.m. EDT. The hosts of NASA EDGE will take a unique look at NASA's Psyche mission and the agency's first primary launch of a spacecraft …
On Oct. 14, 2023, and April 8, 2024, the entire United States and millions around the world will be able to view a solar eclipse. There are three different kinds of solar eclipses: total, annular, and partial. When the Moon is far from the Earth, its size is too small to completely cover the …
NASA engineering and flight control teams are continuing to review data and video associated with a coolant leak from a backup radiator on the station’s Nauka multipurpose laboratory module (MLM). Two United States segment spacewalks originally scheduled for Thursday, Oct.12, and Friday, Oct. 20, have been postponed until the review is complete. New dates will …
NASA will host a prelaunch news briefing today at 1 p.m. EDT, to discuss the Psyche mission. NASA and SpaceX completed a launch readiness review Tuesday, Oct. 10, resulting in a "go" for launch of the spacecraft that will study a metal-rich asteroid orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter. The prelaunch briefing will air …
Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) Spare Radiator External Coolant Leak: Yesterday, video downlink to the ground and visual observation by the crew identified an external coolant leak in the spare radiator on the exterior of the MLM on the Russian Segment. This radiator was installed during RS EVA #56 last summer but was not in use …
The Expedition 70 crew worked throughout Tuesday on space physics and human research aboard the International Space Station. Two astronauts are also gearing up for a spacewalk on Thursday to determine if microorganisms can survive the harsh environment of outer space. Tuesday morning, the orbital residents focused their science activities on a variety of physics …
Officials from NASA, Arizona State University, and MIT will discuss the launch of Psyche and the Deep Space Optical Communications experiment during a science briefing at 12 p.m. EDT today. The media briefing will air live on NASA Television, the NASA app, YouTube, and on the agency's website. The public may ask questions on social media during …
Weather officials with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's 45th Weather Squadron predict a 20% chance of favorable weather conditions for Thursday's launch, with the anvil cloud, cumulous cloud, and surface electric field rules being the primary weather concerns. SpaceX is targeting 10:16 a.m. EDT Thursday, Oct. 12, to launch NASA's Psyche spacecraft atop its Falcon …
