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Summarized history of Soyuz Summarized history of Soyuz, found it when I visited NSF and I think it would be a good idea to share here. Audio in French, but English subtitles are available. Quite informative, especially the part regarding the timeline of the rocket family development. Oh...

Some updates: Northrop Grumman had test-fired both the first and second stage of the rocket on May 30, 2019, and on February 27, 2020 respectively. And the good news is, the company said data from first and second stage static fires supports hardware production for OmegA’s first certification...

An important milestone! :thumbup: Press release available here. Blog post available here.

Not sure why no one mentioned it here. She's now 30 years old (2 days ago)! https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2020/hubble-marks-30-years-in-space-with-tapestry-of-blazing-starbirth/ Hubble’s 30th Anniversary Image - YouTube Ever wonder what did HST see on your birthday? Check out the link...

Interesting! Meteoroid Strikes Eject Precious Water From Moon

Agreed. Some developers include author names in the add-on documents, but I don't really see any need to share it on a blog. :lol: I am confused as well...

And entered lunar orbit! SpaceIL - Maneuver Lunar Capture - YouTube Source: SpaceNews.com (P.S.: I think SpaceIL mission deserves a thread of its own. I plan to start a new thread for the mission by combining several posts pertaining to the mission from this thread. Feel free to...

Delay again! This time till August! Boeing delays Starliner test flights Boeing's Starliner prepares for acoustic testing at Boeing's spacecraft test facilities in El Segundo, California. This vehicle, known as Spacecraft 2, will fly Starliner's Crew Flight Test after it returns to Florida...

First instrument placed on Mars! NASA's InSight lander placed its seismometer on Mars on Dec. 19, 2018. This was the first time a seismometer had ever been placed onto the surface of another planet. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech This set of images from the Instrument Deployment Camera shows...

And... Chang'e-4 lander makes contact with Queqiao relay satellite from lunar orbit. Chang'e-4 is expected to make its landing attempt in the South Pole-Aitken Basin in early January. Source: gbtimes

Update: Blue Origin on Twitter: "Still working through ground infrastructure issues and monitoring incoming weather in West Texas. Slating next launch window NET Friday 12/21 pending further review. Stay tuned for updates as we learn more #NS10"

New milestone! :thumbup: Source: SpaceNews.com, Sierra Nevada Corp.

Hi, :welcome: You can use TransX to get to Mars, but it won't be very accurate, so do expect some mid-course corrections. IMFD's dV + Map program combination will get you to Mars accurately (without any mid-course corrections if you disable radiation pressure simulations in the scenarios!).

Scrubbed for the day. Blue Origin on Twitter: "We are scrubbing today’s #NewShepard launch due to a ground infrastructure issue. The vehicle is in good standing. Stand by for updates as we see what weather looks like for tomorrow #NS10"

Live webcast! Blue Origin NS-10 Live Webcast - YouTube

Mission 10 coming up tomorrow! 18th of Dec. 14:30 UTC Some tweets from Blue. Blue Origin on Twitter: "This is the first time we’ve had two rockets in the barn in West Texas. We’re building our fleet of versatile reusable launch vehicles step-by-step as we move towards operations...

Nothing important, just a selfie. :P This is NASA InSight's first selfie on Mars. It displays the lander's solar panels and deck. On top of the deck are its science instruments, weather sensor booms and UHF antenna. The selfie was taken on Dec. 6, 2018 (Sol 10). Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech...

Spacecraft is healthy! Water discovered on asteroid! Data obtained from the spacecraft’s two spectrometers, the OSIRIS-REx Visible and Infrared Spectrometer (OVIRS) and the OSIRIS-REx Thermal Emission Spectrometer (OTES), reveal the presence of molecules that contain oxygen and hydrogen...

Successful launch! Interesting trajectory analysis for astrodynamicists! Andrew Jones' Tweets provide more information on the Chang 'E 4 mission. Andrew Jones on Twitter: "China's mission to the far side of the Moon is set to launch in December. Here's some Chang'e-4 background, landing...