NASA’s Space Environment Testbeds, or SET, will launch in June 2019 on its mission to study how to better protect satellites in space. SET will get a ride to space on a U.S. Air Force Research Lab spacecraft aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-06-nasa-mission-satellite-ready.html…
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Lightsail 2 set to launch in June
“We are go for launch!” said Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye. Funded by space enthusiasts, LightSail 2 aims to accomplish the 1st-ever, controlled solar sail flight in Earth orbit next month. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/lightsail-2-1st-controlled-solar-sail-flight…
LightSail 2 set to launch next month aboard SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket
The Planetary Society’s LightSail 2 spacecraft is ready to embark on a challenging mission to demonstrate the power of sunlight for propulsion. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-05-lightsail-month-aboard-spacex-falcon.html…
Falcon Heavy Launch Close up
Twenty seven Merlin rocket engines are firing in this Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html…
Falcon Heavy, SpaceX’s Giant Rocket, Launches Into Orbit, and Sticks Its Landings
It was only the second flight for what is the most powerful rocket now available on Earth, improving on its spectacular test launch in 2018. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/11/science/falcon-heavy-launch-spacex.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Falcon Heavy Launch Postponed by SpaceX
The most powerful rocket now available on Earth will wait another day for its next journey to orbit and back. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/10/science/falcon-heavy-launch-spacex.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…