ESA Astronaut Andreas Mogensen will fly to the International Space Station for his second mission called Huginn, in late summer of 2023. It will be a mission of firsts for both Andreas and ESA.
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Watch SpaceX Dragon carrying private Ax-2 astronauts dock with the space station Monday morning
A SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying the four astronauts of the private Ax-2 mission arrive at the International Space Station Monday morning (May 22), and you can watch the action live.
SpaceX launch of private Ax-2 astronauts just put the 600th person in orbit
The 600th person to enter Earth orbit, Rayyanah Barnawi of Saudi Arabia, is now on her way to the International Space Station on Axiom-2, the second commercial mission to fly there.
SpaceX launches Ax-2 private astronaut mission to station, 1st Saudi woman in space on board (video)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida today (May 21), kicking off the pioneering private Ax-2 mission to the space station.
Build-A-Bear creates fluffy 'zero-g indicator' for Axiom Space Ax-2 crew
The zero-g indicator flying on the second private mission to the International Space Station may be the first that needed assembly. Ax-2's 'GiGi' is the first Build-A-Bear to launch into orbit.
Live coverage: Two Americans, two Saudis ready for launch on commercial astronaut mission
Watch our coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 5:37 p.m. EDT (2137 UTC) on Sunday, May 21, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Falcon 9 will launch SpaceX’s Dragon Freedom spacecraft with four commercial astronauts on the Ax-2 mission to the International Space Station. Follow us on Twitter.
What time is the SpaceX Ax-2 private astronaut launch for Axiom Space?
SpaceX is launching the second all-private mission to the International Space Station today (May 21) and if you're hoping to follow it online, you need to know when it actually lifts off.
Yellowstone volcano super-eruptions appear to have multiple explosive events
The last caldera-forming eruption at Yellowstone "was much more complex than previously thought," according to the annual report about activity at the supervolcano.
NASA spots El Niño precursor from space: 'If it’s a big one, the globe will see record warming'
The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite recorded Kelvin waves moving eastward across the Pacific — a phenomenon often considered a precursor to El Niño.
Axiom crews to use custom Fisher space pens on private missions
When former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson launches on her first commercial mission, she will have a familiar tool along with her. Whitson will be among the first to use Axiom Space Fisher space pens.
Remember Those Impossibly Massive Galaxies? They May Be Even More Massive
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was designed to probe the mysteries of the Universe, not the least of which is what the first galaxies looked like. These galaxies formed during the Epoch of Reionization (aka. “Cosmic Dawn”), which lasted from about 100 to 500 million years after the Big Bang. By observing these galaxies and comparing them to ones that see closer to our own today, astronomers hope to test the laws of physics on the grandest of scales and what role (if any) Dark Matter and Dark Energy have played.
The Private Axiom-2 Mission is Almost Ready to Fly to the International Space Station
SpaceX’s second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, (ISS), Axiom-2 aka Ax-2, which is sponsored Axiom Space, received a “go” for launch from NASA on May 15 followed by a stamp of approval from Mother Nature on May 19, and finally a completion of the Launch Readiness Review (LRR) on May 20. Liftoff is currently scheduled for May 21 at 5:37pm EDT (2:37pm PDT) from NASA Kennedy Space Center’s historic launch complex 39A, which was the launch site for all crewed Apollo-Saturn V launches starting with Apollo 8, along with Skylab, dozens of Space Shuttle launches, and starting in 2017 with SpaceX.
SpaceX rocket 'go' to launch four private astronauts on Ax-2, a mission filled with 1sts, on Sunday
Axiom Space is ready to launch its second-ever private mission to the International Space Station.
Not All Type 1a Supernovae are Created Equally
Supernovae are brilliant explosions that can, for a time, outshine an entire galaxy. They come in two broad types: Type I and Type II. Type II supernovae are what are known as core-collapse supernovae. They occur when a massive dying star fuses ever heavier elements in its core until it runs out of energy options and its core collapses under its own weight, which triggers the explosion. Type I supernovae occur when…well, it’s complicated. But we’re learning more thanks to a new observation by radio astronomers.
Artemis V is Going to the Moon With Blue Origin
NASA has announced a second lunar lander provider for its Artemis program, choosing Blue Origin’s National Team to deliver astronauts to the Moon’s south pole as early as 2029. Blue Origin’s lander will be part of the Artemis V mission. They join SpaceX, whose Starship is already slated to ferry astronauts to the lunar surface for Artemis III and IV.
ESO is Using a New System to Allocate Telescope Time. It’s Working Well
Most astronomers know the struggle of getting time on the world’s most powerful telescopes. Even though this observing time might literally be the most important thing to their career prospects, there are always more studies than there is time available to perform them. Typically, each telescope system has a panel of experts that determine which proposals will get observational time and which won’t. However, the European Southern Observatory (ESO), based in Germany but with observational telescopes in Chile, decided to try a new proposal review method – peer review.
Watch SpaceX's Ax-2 private astronaut launch for Axiom Space in this free livestream on May 21
SpaceX's next private spaceflight will launch four astronauts to the International Space Station on Sunday (May 21) and you can watch the mission live online in a series of free webcasts.
Beam-hopping JoeySat launched
An advanced broadband satellite that will demonstrate next-generation 5G connectivity by providing high-speed internet services has launched into space.
Global warming will likely cross dangerous 1.5 C threshold within 5 years, UN report warns
The U.N. weather agency has warned that El Niño and human-caused climate change will likely push temperatures into "uncharted territory."
Replay of Star’s Death Sheds Light on Universe’s Expansion
A cosmic lens magnified the light of an exploding star. Now, astronomers are using observations of that supernova to calculate the universe’s current rate of expansion.
Dream on! AI runs amok in 1st trailer for director Gareth Edwards' 'The Creator'
20th Century Studios releases the first look at director Gareth Edwards' 'The Creator.'
