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skrishna, 3 months ago to random

Reminder: I have a space newsletter, and my weekly space news roundup is going out in an hour and a half!! If you're interested, sign up here:

https://www.adastraspace.com

skrishna, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to space

The Deep Space Network is currently communicating with Voyager 1!!!! Really hoping it's more than just repeating ones and zeroes

#space

skrishna, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to space

Now the Deep Space Network is talking to Lunar Node 1, which was part of the IM-1 mission!

#space

skrishna, 3 months ago to space

IM-1 update: Press conference later today. They're still working on learning about the spacecraft's overall health, attitude, and precise location, but the solar panels are receiving power and the Odysseus has good telemetry.

#space #intuitivemachines

skrishna, 3 months ago to space

There will be more information in the hours and days to come, but it’s official: Intuitive Machines successfully landed their spacecraft on the moon

#space #intuitivemachines

skrishna, 3 months ago to space

They think this is a comms challenge and are working the issue

#space #intuitivemachines

skrishna, 3 months ago to space

Picking up a signal from the high-gain antenna. It’s faint, but it’s there.

#space #intuitivemachines

skrishna, 3 months ago to space

soooooo Odysseus's laser range finders aren't working. They are using NASA's LIDAR now (part of why they needed the extra orbit) but that doesn’t sound ideal.

#space #intuitivemachines

skrishna, 3 months ago to space

IM-1 landing time is now 6:24 PM ET

#space #science #intuitivemachines

skrishna, 3 months ago to space

Happy moon landing day (hopefully!) Intuitive Machines’ lander is set to attempt the first soft moon landing for a U.S. spacecraft since Apollo 17 in 1972. The attempt will be at 5:30 pm ET, you can watch on NASA TV.

I will be live posting updates!

#space #science #stem #intuitivemachines

skrishna, 3 months ago to space

IM-1 mission update: the lander is now in lunar orbit.

Here's more about what's been happening over the past day or two:

#space #science #intuitivemachines

https://www.adastraspace.com/p/im-1-update-lunar-orbit

skrishna, 3 months ago to space

aaaaaaand IM-1 is officially in lunar orbit!! The spacecraft completed a 408-second main engine burn and is in a 92km circular lunar orbit.

landing is scheduled for tomorrow, 5:49 pm ET

#space #intuitivemachines #im1

skrishna, 3 months ago to space

IM-1 update: The planned trajectory maneuvers for the Odysseus lander are complete, according to Intuitive Machines. The first two maneuvers were so successful, they didn’t need to execute the third.

#space #im1 #intuitivemachines

skrishna, 3 months ago to space

If luck is on our side, there will be a moon landing attempt on February 22. If Intuitive Machines succeeds, this will be the first U.S. spacecraft to soft land on the moon since the Apollo missions.

(Newsletter coming tomorrow, sign up at adastraspace.com)

#space #science #scicomm #womeninstem

https://youtu.be/2L0PEcioDJo

skrishna, 3 months ago to random

This week’s video space news roundup is here! In this ep:

• Water molecules on an asteroid
• The sad plight of Voyager 1
• Lunar lander mission IM-1
• The April solar eclipse
• What a Martian solar eclipse looks like
• Forget flat Earth. What about flat Jupiter?
• NASA’s new UV telescope

If video isn't your thing, the newsletter version goes out at 10:30 am ET: adastraspace.com

#space #science #stem #spacex #nasa #womeninstem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsUIsx82xt8

skrishna, 3 months ago to space

There’s a total solar eclipse coming in April, and here’s everything you need to know about it, from how to see it to where to get eclipse glasses to the science of eclipses!

Newsletter version goes out tomorrow, sign up at adastraspace.com!

#space #science #scicomm #stem

https://youtu.be/bl19IRVpoIE

skrishna, 3 months ago to space

Interested in space, but overwhelmed by all the news out there?? I send out a weekly email with a rundown of all the spaceflight/space science news (with images/links) you need. Check out the latest issue here, next one will go out Friday morning!

https://www.adastraspace.com/p/last-ingenuity-photo-mimas-subsurface-ocean

#space #science #stem

skrishna, 3 months ago to space

My weekly space news show Ad Astra is here! Have 10 minutes? Then you can hear about my favorite space, space science, and space flight stories this week.

#space #science #spaceflight #astrodon

https://youtu.be/In-obkK-uLI

skrishna, 3 months ago to space

ICYMI: I posted my first weekly space news roundup Friday! None this week because I'm still recovering from the flu, but I'm planning on making this a regular thing.

Newsletter + RSS links coming in the next post!

#space #science #womeninstem #scicomm #spacenews

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZYPqfyS4ek

skrishna, 3 months ago to random

FLU = NO FUN

skrishna, 3 months ago to space

My first weekly roundup of #space news is here, Ad Astra Weekly!! Everything from the latest JWST images to what’s going on up at the ISS. If you like what you see, a (free!) subscribe would mean the world to me:

https://www.adastraspace.com/p/old-smoker-stars-red-giant

#spacenews #science

skrishna, 3 months ago to space

I'll put this on my website to make it easier to find, but a few people have asked me about RSS feeds for my #space newsletter Ad Astra, I do have one!

https://rss.beehiiv.com/feeds/BX2SPZ0naG.xml

skrishna, 3 months ago to space

THE MOON IS SHRINKING.

Okay, that's not real news, we've known that for awhile. The real news is that the seismic instability that results from that might affect NASA's moon landings. Here's more:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYCzKe6NiDw

#space #science #nasa #artemis #moon #womeninstem

skrishna, 3 months ago to space

If you enjoy my #space and #science stuff but want more in text, I have a newsletter you can sign up for with transcripts, images, and links -- and starting Monday, a weekly space news roundup!

https://www.adastraspace.com

skrishna, 3 months ago to space

Ever notice a rainbow or halo around the moon? Lunar halos are actually quite common, and they happen because of cirrus and cirrostratus clouds high up in the atmosphere.

#space #science #stem #womeninstem

https://youtu.be/OKBnr5UVTcY