After several years of development, Boeing and NASA are ready for the final test flight of the Starliner spacecraft - the first with crew onboard.

Read more from nik proxima here: spacescout.info/2024/05/boeing…

LAUNCH ALERT: The official forecast from the 45th Weather Squadron predicts a 90 percent chance of acceptable conditions for #AtlasV to launch two NASA test pilot astronauts aboard the Boeing Space #Starliner on Monday night.

Full details: bit.ly/av_cft

Another unforgettable month in the books

This is my latest iteration of my photo of totality. Even now it doesn’t come close to doing the visual justice.

Congress: beat China to the moon

NASA: More funding

Congress: Keep Chandra

NASA: More funding

Congress: Keep Artemis on schedule?

NASA: More funding

Congress: more STEM outreach?

NASA: More Funding

Congress: Here’s a 10% budget cut, thank you and hurry tf up nerds

idk why but whenever it's brought up I have to photoshop rockets with stupid long fairings so have this thing

Starship is often heralded as the future of space flight, but what might its path to commercial launch look like? Scarlet takes a close look, and lays out several possible paths in her latest Op-Ed.

Read more here: spacescout.info/2024/04/op-ed-…

The entire house hearing with NASA admin Nelson is just

Congressman:“Why aren’t you doing X or why did you cut X”

Nelson: “you did that”

Congress

It’s actually insane to me that JWST is able to collect such clear and easy to read data from objects so small and so far away

NASA Webb Telescope isn’t foaling around with its level of detail! 🐴

Just recently, Webb captured the sharpest infrared images of the Horsehead Nebula to date. Learn more photos and see comparisons: go.nasa.gov/3Uy7wEW

Wishing NASA Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams farewell before they head to the International Space Station aboard #Starliner : just one of many important tasks for the #Artemis II crew last week.

Check out commander @Astro_Reid’s weekly update:

3wks ago today the shadow of the Moon raced across North America from Mexico to Canada putting on the greatest show in the solar system.

All of my imagery from the event can be seen here (Prints, free downloads & settings available):
daviddphotography.smugmug.com/Astrophotograp…

During this evening's Starlink 6-54 launch, conditions were perfect for an absolutely spectacular vapor cone!
🎥 Chris Bergin - NSF
📺 youtube.com/watch?v=ggCdqM…

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This video features an incredibly complex structure that strikes all who behold it with a sense of awe and wonder. I'm speaking of course, of Tory Bruno's mustache. Also in this video is ULA's new Vulcan Rocket, the same one we saw being made in the Rocket Factory tour.

Incredible shockwaves today during launch of Starlink 6-54

Falcon 9 takes flight from Florida, delivering 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit

Starlink 6-54 from Cocoa Beach 🏖️

📸 Me for Space Scout

#SpaceX #Starlink