NASA's chief is worried about China getting back to the moon first. Here's why : NPR npr.org/2024/05/06/124…

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Tidal locking, a gravitational dance between celestial bodies, has intrigued us for centuries. This gravitational embrace occurs when the rotation period of a smaller body synchronizes with its orbital period around a larger partner. 1/

Our team and ULA teammates have started rolling #Starliner out of the Vertical Integration Facility and across Space Launch Complex-41 to the launch pad.

You think your weather is bad. Planet WASP-43b is 2300°F/1250°C in the sun, 1100°F/600°C in the shade, with supersonic winds.
The JAMES WEBB telescope has been looking at it, 261 light-years from here.
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Watching the Artemis vs China lunar competition over the next decade is going to be fascinating.

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Deep Dive on Star Wars thanks to the National Air and Space Museum #maythefourth airandspace.si.edu/explore/storie…

The training team put together a great full dayfull-day event for the crew in our Orion mockup where we went through the choreography of our first day on orbit during Artemis II, including enjoying some space food for lunch and closing the curtains to get ready for sleep.

Commercial Mars Services could help the International Mars Ice Mapping mission.

The new #Starliner spacecraft is 'go' for its first-ever astronaut launch on Monday (May 6), Boeing and NASA officials announced today (May 3).
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Impressive.

Former NASA Center Director, Scientist to Receive Presidential Medals nasa.gov/news-release/f… via NASA

Is the JWST Now an Interplanetary Meteorologist? - Universe Today universetoday.com/166831/is-the-…

Impressive views of the Great Lakes captured from the ISS on April 25, 2024

Same here.

Next #Canadian heading into #space --> Jameel Janjua will pilot the next Virgin Galactic flight as a member of its VSS Unity crew come June 2024!

Thrilled for you! The training & experience to fulfill a lifetime goal + more. Ad Astra brother! #space #humanspaceflight #astronaut

🚀The launch pad is buzzing! Our rocket and spacecraft are in final prep stages for the upcoming #Starliner mission. Meanwhile, the crew is using VR for last-minute training—ensuring every detail is mastered. Join us as we count down to a groundbreaking journey. Go Starliner! 🚀…

For Businessweek I did a check in on SpaceX and Blue Origin's plans for landing humans on the moon for NASA. They both rely on launching multiple refueling flights to fill up a spacecraft -- either a depot or a tug - in Earth orbit to fuel their landers. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Launch of Request for Information for the potential leasing of the David Florida Laboratory – Opportunity for industry - Canada.ca canada.ca/en/space-agenc…

#NASAWebb mapped the weather on an exoplanet 280 light-years away, where it’s cloudy on the nightside and clear on the dayside—with equatorial winds howling around the planet at 5,000 miles per hour. (1/6) 🧵