NASA’s Lucy spacecraft discovers unexpected satellite-orbiting asteroid

NASA’s asteroid-exploring spacecraft Lucy has made its first up-close observations – and discovered something completely unexpected. The asteroid Dinkinesh not only has a small satellite orbiting it, but that mini-moon is made up of two objects stuck t… Continue reading NASA’s Lucy spacecraft discovers unexpected satellite-orbiting asteroid

Bezos gets his Moon wish with $3.4 billion lunar lander contract

After an initial disappointment, Jeff Bezos is back in the Moon business. NASA selected Blue Origin’s Blue Moon crewed lander for the space agency’s Artemis V mission to the lunar South Pole in 2029 under a firm-fixed price contract of (US)$3.4 billion… Continue reading Bezos gets his Moon wish with $3.4 billion lunar lander contract

NASA reopens historic Apollo Mission Control Center

NASA has opened the doors to the restored Mission Control Center (MCC) from which Apollo-era flight controllers guided astronauts on the first bold voyages to the Moon, and safely home. The agency has also released a time-lapse video showing … Continue reading NASA reopens historic Apollo Mission Control Center

I Ate a Canadian Tasting Menu for Astronauts and It Was More Swanson Than ‘Jetsons’

The menu for astronaut David Saint-Jacques’s mission into space included maple leaf cookies and a whole lot of fish. Continue reading I Ate a Canadian Tasting Menu for Astronauts and It Was More Swanson Than ‘Jetsons’