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NASA's tiny CAPSTONE cubesat launches on pioneering moon mission

The 55-pound (25 kilograms) cubesat launched today (June 28) atop a Rocket Lab Electron booster, which lifted off from the company's Launch Complex 1 on the Māhia Peninsula of New Zealand at 5:55 a.m. EDT (0955 GMT; 9:55 p.m. local time in New Zealand).

SpaceX's Starship Super Heavy rocket prototype moves to launch pad for tests

SpaceX's massive Starship project was on the move last week, as its "Booster 7" Super Heavy rocket prototype moved to its South Texas test pad Thursday (June 23). Skip advert. Advertisement. The Starship rocket and its Super Heavy is set for pressure ...

NASA launches sounding rocket from Australia

The agency's launch of a Black Brant IX sounding rocket Sunday (June 26) from Arnhem Space Center, in Australia's Northern Territory, is the first commercial launch by NASA outside of the United States.

CAPSTONE CubeSat launches on scouting mission for NASA's Artemis moon program

NASA's $30 million CAPSTONE mission lifted off Tuesday on a Rocket Lab launcher from New Zealand, departing Earth on a circuitous but fuel-efficient four-month journey toward a halo orbit around the moon to test out technologies and operations for the ...

Mini-mission to blaze NASA's trail back to the moon

An engineer at Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems inspects solar arrays on NASA's CAPSTONE spacecraft. Credit: NASA/Dominic Hart. NASA and commercial companies are ready to launch a 55-pound spacecraft from New Zealand to the moon Tuesday on a pathfinder ...

Microwave-size spacecraft launches to test new orbit between Earth and the moon

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CNN

The CAPSTONE mission will be the first to fly in a unique orbit intended for use by the Artemis program's Gateway lunar outpost. Daniel Rutte/NASA. Sign up for CNN's ...

James Webb Space Telescope scientists prepare for 1st operational images: Listen in Wednesday

Participants include NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, and Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate. In addition, the event will include two panels. One will ...

White dwarf seen to survive its own supernova explosion

Astronomers have spotted a white dwarf that miraculously survived its own thermonuclear detonation, raising questions over how and why these stars create supernovas. A white dwarf is the evolutionary endpoint of a sun-like star.

NASA's Tiny CAPSTONE CubeSat Launches on Pioneering Moon Mission

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Scientific American

NASA's tiny CAPSTONE spacecraft has begun its long, history-making journey to the moon. The 55-pound (25 kilograms) cubesat launched today (June 28) atop a Rocket Lab Electron booster, which lifted off from the company's Launch Complex 1 on the Māhia ...

Rock samples from NASA's Curiosity Mars rover contain key ingredient of life

However, organic carbon can also come from non-living sources, such as meteorites and volcanic eruptions. While previous studies have detected organic carbon in smaller quantities in Martian rock samples, the new measurements provide insight into the total ...