#SpaceX Astronauts

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SpaceX Dragon undocks from ISS l Andreas Mogensen

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Digital Creators: Apply to Watch Astronauts Launch to Space with NASA

Do you spend a lot of time online? Would you like to see our next crew of astronauts lift off to the International Space Station?

We're looking for digital content creators of all backgrounds to join us at Kennedy Space Center in Florida for our Crew-6 mission to the space station, set to lift off no earlier than Sunday, Feb. 26. Applications close Friday, Jan. 27 at 3 p.m. EST (2000 UTC)—we'd love to see you there! Apply now.

Can't make this one? Click here to stay updated about future opportunities.

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Liftoff of Starship! 🚀

Starship launches off the pad under the power of all 33 Raptor engines on the Super Heavy Booster.

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Time travel into Future Universe

for more video check youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChAO2ciYrksooJs-0JaPcfw

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Messier 45

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Fuzz Aldrin T-Shirts are back in stock for the first time in over a year! Never ever sold on amazon. Available here… https://www.catsonsynthesizersinspace.com/shop 🐈👩‍🚀

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Starship, SpaceX’s vehicle that will be the first to take people back to the moon, has an orbital test tomorrow! See the full details here.

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SpaceX to Rescue Stranded Astronauts

A 2025 SpaceX shuttle will rescue two astronauts from the International Space Station in February after a Boeing Starliner left them stranded

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NASA Targets 2024 for First Flight of X-59 Experimental Aircraft

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NASA’s Quesst mission has postponed the inaugural flight of its X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft to 2024. The X-59, an extraordinary experimental aircraft, has posed intricate engineering challenges for NASA researchers collaborating with the primary contractor, Lockheed Martin Skunk Works. Apart from its unique design, the X-59 incorporates innovative technology and components from various established aircraft, including its landing gear from an F-16 and its life-support system adapted from an F-15.

Additional time is required to integrate systems into the aircraft

Given the complexities involved in developing this exceptional aircraft, the Quesst team is diligently addressing several technical issues identified during the course of 2023, when the X-59 was initially slated for its maiden flight. Additional time is required to seamlessly integrate systems into the aircraft and ensure their proper functioning. The team is also resolving intermittent problems with some of the safety-redundant computers that oversee the aircraft’s systems.

Over the past year, Quesst has made consistent progress towards flight readiness. The team completed the finishing touches on the X-59’s tail structure, allowing them to finalize its electrical wiring and advance to critical ground tests. They also moved the aircraft from its assembly facility to the flight line for structural testing.

The X-59’s primary objective is to demonstrate the capability to achieve supersonic flight, exceeding the speed of sound, while minimizing the typical disruptive sonic boom to a subdued sonic thump. NASA intends to conduct flights over several communities to collect data on how people perceive the noise it generates. This data will be provided to U.S. and international regulators to potentially revise regulations that currently prohibit commercial supersonic flight over land.

Lockheed Martin X-59 finally unveiled in hangar rollout

Fully committed to a meticulous review and testing process

NASA places paramount importance on safety and mission success. For Quesst, this entails ensuring the X-59’s safety before it takes flight and ensuring its long-term reliability during the community test phase. The aircraft is currently undergoing comprehensive integrated testing, which must be successfully completed prior to its inaugural flight. Following this stage, the aircraft will proceed to a flight readiness review, during which NASA will unveil a more specific timeline for the first flight.

Quesst represents a mission with the potential to transform commercial aviation travel by significantly reducing travel times. Safely and reliably deploying the X-59 is crucial for NASA to realize the benefits of this mission. The agency is fully committed to a meticulous review and testing process to ensure the mission’s success.

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Barnard 68: Dark Molecular Cloud Where did all the stars go? What used to be considered a hole in the sky is now known to astronomers as a dark molecular cloud. Here, a high concentration of dust and molecular gas absorb practically all the visible light emitted from background stars. The eerily dark surroundings help make the interiors of molecular clouds some of the coldest and most isolated places in the universe. One of the most notable of these dark absorption nebulae is a cloud toward the constellation Ophiuchus known as Barnard 68, pictured here. That no stars are visible in the center indicates that Barnard 68 is relatively nearby, with measurements placing it about 500 light-years away and half a light-year across. It is not known exactly how molecular clouds like Barnard 68 form, but it is known that these clouds are themselves likely places for new stars to form. In fact, Barnard 68 itself has been found likely to collapse and form a new star system. It is possible to look right through the cloud in infrared light. Image Copyright: Image Credit: FORS Team, 8.2-meter VLT Antu, ESO Follow @WeVZLANS on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter for more... 😀 By @nasa #nasa #space #spacex #astronomy #science #universe #moon #cosmos #galaxy #earth #mars #astronaut #astrophysics #stars #elonmusk #astrophotography #physics #iss #apollo #photography #hubble #flatearth #isro #esa #rocket #spaceexploration #solarsystem #art #naturalnusantara #cosmology 👽👽👽 (en Nasa) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn_zbeJupxN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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NASA TV Is Now NASA+

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Starship and Super Heavy are ready at the launch pad in Starbase, Texas. Targeting Saturday, November 18.

X Starship’s second integrated flight test → spacex.com/launches

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Finished this up the other day painted with acrylics and some ink .. let me know what you think ..

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Fuzz Aldrin stopped by COSIS HQ to sign pictures of himself... He says hi y’all 👋

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