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And the first ever "sounds" of Martian winds! One of InSight's 7-foot (2.2 meter) wide solar panels was imaged by the lander's Instrument Deployment Camera, which is fixed to the elbow of its robotic arm. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech The spectrogram of vibrations (frequency spectrum...

We do have an Ariane 6 engine news thread, and another short thread on Ariane 6. I don't mind merging them, if everyone is fine with it. Here's the full search result: https://www.orbiter-forum.com/search.php?searchid=2109213&pp=25

She's flexing her arm now! This image from InSight's robotic-arm mounted Instrument Deployment Camera shows the instruments on the spacecraft's deck, with the Martian surface of Elysium Planitia in the background. The image was received on Dec. 4, 2018 (Sol 8). Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech...

The stunning images! This series of images taken by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft shows Bennu in one full rotation from a distance of around 50 miles (80 km). The spacecraft’s PolyCam camera obtained the thirty-six 2.2-millisecond frames over a period of four hours and 18 minutes. Credits...

Some updates: Things are going well! NASA’s InSight spacecraft flipped open the lens cover on its Instrument Context Camera (ICC) on Nov. 30, 2018, and captured this view of Mars. Located below the deck of the InSight lander, the ICC has a fisheye view, creating a curved horizon. Some clumps...

Much respected and sorry to hear of his death. Jim McGrath on Twitter: "Statement by the 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush, on the passing of his father this evening at the age 94.… https://t.co/YYUB3NVcY2" BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46410225 CNN...

Successful launch! Launch of Japanese HTV-7 on H-IIB Rocket heading to International Space Station - YouTube *NASA TV coverage of the Sept. 27 rendezvous and grapple will begin at 6:30 a.m. ET. Capture is scheduled for approximately 8:00 a.m. After a break, NASA TV coverage will resume...

They made it! First soft-landing of space probes on an asteroid! HAYABUSA2@JAXA on Twitter: "We are sorry we have kept you waiting! MINERVA-II1 consists of two rovers, 1a & 1b. Both rovers are confirmed to have landed on the surface of Ryugu. They are in good condition and have transmitted...

And her final launch is perfect! And this post would not be complete without the launch videos! But she isn't gone for good. There will be a Delta-II on display at the Rocket Garden at KSC, as announced in the webcast, so you can still see her at the garden, together with other...

Goodbye, farewell and godspeed Delta-II. :( Mission Press Kit: https://www.ulalaunch.com/docs/default-source/launch-booklets/MOB_ICESat2.pdf Official Livestream: Satellite Mission: About ICESat-2 The Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2, or ICESat-2, will measure the...

Delayed by more than a week. The previous launch attempt's live stream, just for archiving purpose of the thread.

Status update: Hayabusa-2's first Touchdown Rehearsal yesterday was terminated due to LIDAR issue. Source

JAXA is launching to the ISS again! Live Broadcast: (Launch broadcast by JAXA, stream begins on 7 a.m. JST (GMT +9) 11th of September) (Rendezvous and Docking by JAXA, stream begins on 8:10 p.m. JST 14th of September) Payloads: Major supply goods to be delivered on board are as...

No more SpaceX news? :oh: I will make one. :P :lol: Mission Press Kit is available here.

Ending soon She's coming to an end... Interestingly, she will be orbiting Ceres for another few decades. Links: Mission Toolkit, Media Reel, Vesta Trek, Archived Science Chat

Spotted! 2 detections this week, first was Bennu spotted by OSIRIS-Rex, then NH! Ultima in View: NASA’s New Horizons Makes First Detection of Kuiper Belt Flyby Target NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has made its first detection of its next flyby target, the Kuiper Belt object nicknamed Ultima...

First glimpse of Bennu! OSIRIS-REx is NASA’s first mission to visit a near-Earth asteroid, survey the surface, collect a sample and deliver it safely back to Earth. The spacecraft has traveled approximately 1.1 billion miles (1.8 billion km) since its Sept. 8, 2016, launch and is scheduled to...

Halfway! https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasas-insight-passes-halfway-to-mars-instruments-check-in InSight's seismometer, which will be used to detect quakes on Mars, received a clean bill of health on July 19.

Thanks for the info, Ajaja. I think you are referring to this: gmat.sourceforge.net/doc/R2018a/html/Yukon.html (I didn't know R2018a has been released. :lol: Probably missed it. Should check the news more often.) MONTE is cool, I think. You should try learning Linux. It is fun. I dual-booted...

Or you can use the exact same software that JPL uses. MONTE: https://montepy.jpl.nasa.gov/ I used GMAT once but I remember certain source codes and optimization algorithms are not made public and require commercial license to use them. On the other hand, though MONTE is not open-source, all...