The U.S. Air Force's X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Mission 5 is seen after landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility in Florida on Sunday. U.S. Air Force via Reuters hide caption
After a record-breaking 780 days circling the Earth, the U.S. Air Force's mysterious X-37B unmanned space plane dropped out of orbit and landed safely on the same runway that the space shuttle once used.
It was the fifth acknowledged mission for the vehicle, built by Boeing at the aerospace company's Phantom Works.
Not to change the topic here:
Luxury hotels could be launched into Earth's orbit as early as 2021.
Designs for such in-orbit lodging vary: Some involve spacious inflatable habitats, others include condominiums, and one concept even promises villas in a rotating, wheel-shaped space station equipped with artificial gravity. Space tourists could one day get an immersive astronaut experience, be wined and dined with incredible views of the Earth, or even play zero-gravity games like Quidditch.
“Eventually, going to space will just be another option people will pick for their vacation, just like going on a cruise, or going to Disney World,” Tim Alatorre, an architect working on a space-hotel project called the Von Braun Space Station, told Dezeen .
Watch UFC's Magomed Ankalaev Kick His Opponent's Chin 'Into Orbit'
Saturday, UFC fighters faced off in Moscow for a series of international bouts. The focus was on former NFL star Greg Hardy, who had stepped into the lineup on very short notice, but he wasn't the only fighter drawing attention. In fact, Magomed Ankalaev turned in one of the biggest performances when he knocked out his opponent, Dalcha Lungiambula, with a front kick to the chin.
With 4:31 remaining in the round, Ankalaev and Lungiambula were dancing around looking for openings in each other's defense. It appeared that a jab would be thrown, but Ankalaev caught everyone off-guard and used the kick. He caught his opponent directly on the chin and knocked him to the mat.
The Planets and You - Scientific American Blog Network
This Monday, November 11 th , from 7.35 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) to 1.04 p.m. the planet Mercury will make its way across the disk of the Sun from the perspective of all Earth-bound observers. It’s an alignment that happens in a very predictable way—albeit within a somewhat complicated series of time intervals—and only ever in the months of May or November. For instance, the next transit like the one in November 2019 will happen in exactly 13 years’ time.
In case you are keeping track:
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 6 November 2019 - Blood Pressure Research - SpaceRef
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir dines on fresh Mizuna mustard greens she harvested earlier that day aboard the International Space Station. Credit: NASA.
The Expedition 61 crew explored how microgravity is affecting a variety of biological processes in humans and microbes today. Two astronauts are also gearing up for tentatively planned spacewalks to repair a cosmic particle detector.
Commander Luca Parmitano and Flight Engineer Andrew Morgan are studying the complex spacewalk procedures required to repair the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS). At least four spacewalks are scheduled, the first of which will be on Friday, Nov. 15. The dates for the other spacewalks are under review and will be scheduled in the near future.
Watch Mercury take a trip in between the Earth and Sun Monday | wusa9.com
WASHINGTON — Watch the planet Mercury glide across the Sun on Monday, in an event that's called a 'transit'. During this astronomical event, Mercury's orbit passes directly in between the Earth and the Sun.
From our vantage point on earth, it will look like a small black dot moving across the face of the sun when viewed through a solar lens on a telescope. Disclaimer: it is not safe to look at the sun with your naked eye. Mercury will begin crossing onto the sun at 7:36 a.m.
NASA Instrument to Explore the Atmospheres of Exoplanets
This artist’s concept shows the European Space Agency’s ARIEL spacecraft on its way to Lagrange Point 2 (L2) – a gravitationally stable, Sun-centric orbit – where it will be shielded from the Sun and have a clear view of the sky. NASA’s JPL will manage the mission’s CASE instrument. Credit: ESA/STFC RAL Space/UCL/Europlanet-Science Office
NASA will contribute an instrument to a European space mission that will explore the atmospheres of hundreds of planets orbiting stars beyond our Sun, or exoplanets , for the first time.
Why Astronomers Worry About the Brightness of SpaceX's Starlink Satellite Megaconstellation |
McDowell and his colleagues specializing in optical astronomy aren't used to having to ignore technology masquerading as astronomy. But it's a position radio astronomers are quite familiar with, since satellites send data back to their humans in radio frequencies. "That was something that people realized was coming," he said, "whereas the light-pollution aspect caught us by surprise."
"We can hope that that will improve things, but let's see, the proof is in the pudding, right?" he said. "All we can do right now is go on what they've actually put up there. And what they've actually put up there are really bright satellites that if you had many thousands of them would represent a serious change to the night sky ."
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The Air Force Wants to Connect Stealth Fighters to Secret X-37 Space Plane https://t.co/xDxdQKKhJa Militarydotcom (from United States) Sat Nov 09 06:29:15 +0000 2019
10 things we know for sure about the Air Force's secret B-21 bomber https://t.co/bwFmeIcFx3 https://t.co/mNo1S7byb8 Forbes (from New York, NY) Fri Nov 08 19:00:01 +0000 2019
The Air Force's secretive X-37B space plane autonomously returned from orbit after a record-breaking mission. For t… https://t.co/woWIXG1fnw WIREDScience (from San Francisco, California) Sun Nov 03 13:22:35 +0000 2019
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