NASA Reschedules SPHEREx and PUNCH Missions, Now Set for March 7 Launch

NASA Reschedules SPHEREx and PUNCH Missions, Now Set for March 7 Launch

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates NASA has once again delayed the launch of its SPHEREx and PUNCH missions, now scheduled for March 7. Originally planned for February 27, the launch has faced multiple postponements. The two missions, set to travel aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, were initially…

NASA’s IM-2 Mission Brings Ice Mining, Mobile Robots, and More on Moon

NASA’s IM-2 Mission Brings Ice Mining, Mobile Robots, and More on Moon

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates NASA is preparing to send advanced technologies to the Moon through Intuitive Machines’ second lunar delivery under the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative. The mission, part of the Artemis programme, aims to establish a sustainable human presence on the Moon. A range…

NASA’s SPHEREx Telescope Launching Aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 to Explore Cosmic Evolution

NASA’s SPHEREx Telescope Launching Aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 to Explore Cosmic Evolution

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates NASA’s latest infrared space telescope, SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer), is set for launch on 28th February. The mission, valued at $488 million, will take off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California aboard…

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…

US Space Force Shares First X-37B Space Plane Image, Revealing Mission Insights

US Space Force Shares First X-37B Space Plane Image, Revealing Mission Insights

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates The United States Space Force has unveiled a never-before-seen image of its X-37B space plane in orbit. The photograph, released on February 20, was captured by an onboard camera as the vehicle conducted experiments above the African continent. Visible in the image are…

Blue Ghost Lander Lowers Orbit, Prepares for Lunar Touchdown on March 2

Blue Ghost Lander Lowers Orbit, Prepares for Lunar Touchdown on March 2

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander has successfully completed an engine burn to lower its orbit around the Moon, as part of its preparations for a scheduled lunar landing. The lander, which entered lunar orbit last week after a four-day journey from Earth, has…

NASA’s PUNCH Mission Set to Track the Sun’s Corona and Solar Wind in 3D

NASA’s PUNCH Mission Set to Track the Sun’s Corona and Solar Wind in 3D

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates A new space mission designed to study the Sun’s outer atmosphere and track space weather in three dimensions is set to launch this month. NASA’s Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) mission, consisting of four small satellites, is scheduled to be…

Tesla Roadster Mistakenly Classified as Near-Earth Asteroid

Tesla Roadster Mistakenly Classified as Near-Earth Asteroid

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates A near-Earth object recently classified as an asteroid has been identified as Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster, which was launched into space in 2018 aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The object was mistakenly listed as a new near-Earth asteroid by the International Astronomical…

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket Successfully Reaches Orbit on First Test Flight

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket Successfully Reaches Orbit on First Test Flight

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Blue Origin achieved a significant milestone with the maiden launch of its New Glenn rocket. The vehicle lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 2:03 a.m. EST on January 16, 2025. Designed as a reusable orbital-class rocket, it marked a pivotal…