Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture: Movie Science of the Day A lot of real science was researched for the new sci-fi movie Ad Astra, and a lot of real scientists were consulted. Now, it’s time for the movie’s star, Brad Pitt, to learn more about life in space. Here he is in a Nasa video interviewing astronaut Nick Hague, who is currently aboard the International Space Station: Director Commentary the Day...
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- 9/20/2019
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
Nasa’s commercial partner Northrop Grumman is scheduled to launch its Antares rocket carrying its Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the international Space Station at 4:46 p.m. Edt Wednesday, April 17. The launch, as well as briefings preceding and following liftoff, will air live on Nasa Television and the agency’s website.
Loaded with 7,500 pounds of research, crew supplies and hardware, this Northrop Grumman’s 11th commercial resupply Nasa-contracted mission. It will launch from Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Nasa’s Wallops Flight Facility.
About two-and-a-half hours after launch, an automated command will initiate deployment of the spacecraft’s solar arrays. Full deployment will take approximately 30 minutes.
The Cygnus spacecraft, dubbed the SS Roger Chaffee, will arrive at the space station Friday, April 19. At about 5:30 a.m., Expedition 59 Nasa astronaut Anne McClain will grapple the spacecraft using the station’s robotic arm. She will be backed up by...
Loaded with 7,500 pounds of research, crew supplies and hardware, this Northrop Grumman’s 11th commercial resupply Nasa-contracted mission. It will launch from Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Nasa’s Wallops Flight Facility.
About two-and-a-half hours after launch, an automated command will initiate deployment of the spacecraft’s solar arrays. Full deployment will take approximately 30 minutes.
The Cygnus spacecraft, dubbed the SS Roger Chaffee, will arrive at the space station Friday, April 19. At about 5:30 a.m., Expedition 59 Nasa astronaut Anne McClain will grapple the spacecraft using the station’s robotic arm. She will be backed up by...
- 4/12/2019
- by Andrew Wendowski
- Age of the Nerd
When Nasa announced earlier this month that it would be conducting its first all-female spacewalk in honor of Women’s History Month, featuring female astronauts Christina Koch and Anne McClain, people were like, “Awesome! Good job, Nasa!” In fact, one might even say, if one were so inclined, that the move was one small step for female astronauts in Nasa, and one giant leap for womankind. (Sorry.)
That enthusiasm was curbed, however, when Nasa said that nope, sorry, it was calling off that whole all-female spacewalk thing. In a statement released on Monday,...
That enthusiasm was curbed, however, when Nasa said that nope, sorry, it was calling off that whole all-female spacewalk thing. In a statement released on Monday,...
- 3/26/2019
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
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