NASA Astronaut Zena Cardman Appointed to Lead SpaceX Crew-11 Mission to ISS

NASA Astronaut Zena Cardman Appointed to Lead SpaceX Crew-11 Mission to ISS

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates NASA astronaut Zena Cardman has been appointed to lead the upcoming SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission is scheduled for launch in July. Cardman will take command of the four-member crew following her removal from a previous mission…

SpaceX Crew-10 Mission Delayed Due to Hydraulic Glitch, Rescheduled for March 14

SpaceX Crew-10 Mission Delayed Due to Hydraulic Glitch, Rescheduled for March 14

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates A hydraulics issue forced SpaceX to call off the scheduled launch of its Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on March 12, just 45 minutes before liftoff. The mission, carrying four astronauts, was set to depart aboard a Falcon 9 rocket…

X-37B Space Plane Returns After 434-Day Mission, Advancing Space Tech

X-37B Space Plane Returns After 434-Day Mission, Advancing Space Tech

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates A classified mission conducted by the U.S. military’s X-37B space plane concluded after 434 days in orbit, with the autonomous vehicle returning to Earth on March 7, 2025. The spacecraft, which had launched on December 29, 2023, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in…

Private Venus Mission Plans to Retrieve Cloud Samples for Life Research

Private Venus Mission Plans to Retrieve Cloud Samples for Life Research

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates A private space mission is being developed to collect atmospheric samples from Venus and transport them to Earth for analysis. The initiative, led by planetary scientists and supported by commercial spaceflight companies, is focused on determining whether Venus’ clouds could support life. The…

NASA Partners With SpaceX To Launch NEO Surveyor, a Mission To Detect Asteroid Threats

NASA Partners With SpaceX To Launch NEO Surveyor, a Mission To Detect Asteroid Threats

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates A contract has been awarded by NASA to SpaceX for the launch of its Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor spacecraft, which is intended to identify asteroids and comets that could pose a threat to Earth. The mission is set to launch no earlier than…

Blue Origin Assembles New Glenn Rocket for Upcoming Maiden Flight in November

Blue Origin Assembles New Glenn Rocket for Upcoming Maiden Flight in November

Blue Origin’s much-anticipated New Glenn rocket took a significant step toward its inaugural flight with the assembly of its first and second stages. The rocket, designed for heavy-lift missions, was recently stacked in Blue Origin’s facility near NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Named “GS-1” and “GS-2,” the stages were…

NASA Astronaut Sunita Williams Refutes Health Concerns, Shares Fitness Routine from Space

NASA Astronaut Sunita Williams Refutes Health Concerns, Shares Fitness Routine from Space

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams has recently addressed speculations surrounding her health condition while on the International Space Station (ISS), discarding recent claims made by media outlets regarding her wellbeing. In response to reports that suggested she appeared “gaunt” due to an extended stay on the ISS, Williams clarified her status…

ESA’s Solar Eclipse-Making Proba-3 Mmssion Head to its Launch Site in India

ESA’s Solar Eclipse-Making Proba-3 Mmssion Head to its Launch Site in India

ESA’s Proba-3 mission, designed to create solar eclipses in space to study the Sun’s corona, has officially left European soil and is en route to its launch site in India. This dual-spacecraft mission departed from Redwire Space’s facility in Kruibeke, Belgium, to travel to the Satish Dhawan Space Centre near…

What Happens When Astronauts Get Stuck in Space? Lessons from Recent ISS Mission

What Happens When Astronauts Get Stuck in Space? Lessons from Recent ISS Mission

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are facing an extended stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS) due to unresolved issues with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. Initially, their mission was set for eight days, but problems with the spacecraft’s thrusters have delayed their return indefinitely. The Starliner, which experienced leaks…