The Hubble Telescope launched into orbit 34 years ago and is planned continue its journey around the planet until the mid-2030s. Then what? In 2022, billionaire Jared Isaacman announced a proposal to save the program, but NASA turned it down. Space.com tells us why: https://flip.it/ncqMk5 #Science#Space#HubbleTelescope#SpaceExploration#NASA
William Anders, a NASA astronaut who was part of the 1968 Apollo 8 crew that was the first to orbit the moon, died Friday in a plane crash in Washington state, his son Gregory Anders confirmed. He was 90 years old. Anders took the famous "Earthrise" photo that showed our world with the lunar horizon in the foreground. NBC News has more on the crash and Anders’ life. https://flip.it/0sR1e7 #Science#NASA#Space#SpaceExploration
Ex-Astronaut verunglückt: "Earthrise"-Fotograf Anders gestorben
"Earthrise", also Erdaufgang, heißt eines der berühmtesten Fotos der Erde. Geschossen wurde es von Astronaut William Anders an Heiligabend 1968. Nun ist der Apollo-8-Teilnehmer bei einem Unfall gestorben.
NASA is moving forward with 10 studies to examine more affordable and faster methods of bringing samples from Mars’ surface back to Earth. The following companies and proposals were selected:
• Lockheed Martin
• SpaceX
• Aerojet Rocketdyne
• Blue Origin
• Quantum Space
• Northrop Grumman
• Whittinghill Aerospace
• NASA centers
• JPL
• JH/APL
SpaceX gets green light for fourth Starship test flight, to take place Thursday.
CNN reports: "The first two attempts to get Starship to orbital speeds in 2023 ended in explosions, with the spacecraft and booster erupting into flames before reaching their intended landing sites."