This flight, called CRS-19, marks the 19th mission for SpaceX under its commercial cargo resupply services contract with NASA, with launch scheduled for 12:51 p.m. EST (1751 GMT). Perched atop a Falcon 9 rocket will sit a cargo Dragon capsule filled with more than 5,700 lbs. (2,585 kilograms) of supplies, including more than 2,100 lbs. (952 kg) of science equipment.
"The Dragon spacecraft is an important component of space station delivery," Bryan Dansberry, an associate administrator of science at NASA, said during a news conference held Nov. 20. The scientific cargo will support a host of experiments across Expeditions 61 and 62 about topics including seed germination, combating muscle wasting and a new way of stowing tools on the station.
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Space travel: Backup solution or Utopia? - Omniscience
Mars maybe? How could we take an entire civilisation out of the Earth gravity influence, and install it on a planet without atmosphere or fertile soil? Between scientists and new explorers, the debate continues. Why wouldn’t we take care of Earth instead? Can’t we refrain our instincts to colonize and be more aware of our environment?
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When the subject of colonizing Mars comes up, a name is on every mouth. Elon Musk, billionaire and CEO of SpaceX, is the man to know if you want to be taken seriously. Self returning-to-Earth rockets, worldwide internet, connection between human and machine… Elon Musk tend to get involved in numerous fields of research, whether they are only projects or truly accomplished.
Virgin Galactic to take first tourists to space | Forge
Exploration has always been at the heart of what the human race does. Once upon a time, there was simply no way to take a boat from country to country and air travel was a distant dream. For most of history, travel into space has been an impossible reality.
For both America and Europe, the development of a commercial spaceliner is important to say the least. Since the termination of the Space Shuttle program, the only way for NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) astronauts to reach space has been aboard Russia's Soyuz Spacecraft, with the two agencies paying up to $70 million per seat.
Crews unload the Orion spacecraft from NASA's Super Guppy ahead of its trip to Plum Brook
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Over the weekend, NASA's Super Guppy aircraft arrived in Mansfield with something special inside: The Orion spacecraft— an exploration vehicle that will carry a crew to space. On Monday, crews opened the Super Guppy to unload the Orion spacecraft onto a 135-foot-long truck to take it to the Plum Brook Station in Sandusky.
. @NASA 's Super Guppy is open! The Orion Spacecraft will be unloaded this morning and driven to the Plum Brook Station for 4 months of testing before its sent to the moon! pic.twitter.com/pf5FctU8NB
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Space Dimension Controller: Love Beyond the Intersect Album Review | Pitchfork
Inside producer Jack Hamill's sci-fi odysseys, Detroit futurism meets '80s disco in the neon glow of the chillout room.
Jack Hamill has spent the past decade building out his Space Dimension Controller project as though it were a Hollywood blockbuster franchise. The music, a mixture of Detroit-inspired techno, electro-funk, and atmospheric electronica, conveys a cinematic sensibility that's reflected in his titles (earlier albums The Pathway to Tiraquon6 and Welcome to Mikrosector-50 were both bookended by tracks called "Feature Presentation" and "Closing Titles") and even his character development.
Leavy.co, the app for millennials who want to rent out their room while travelling, discloses
Leavy.co , the Paris-born startup that offers a travel app for millennials to help them travel more without getting into further debt, has quietly raised $14 million in funding.
The investment — which is pegged as a seed round and actually closed in January! — is led by Dutch investor Prime Ventures, with participation from angel investor Dominique Vidal (who is also a partner at Index Ventures). Pieter Welten, a partner at Prime Ventures, has taken a seat on Leavy’s board.
NASA to Send Solar Generator Prototype Developed in Israel to Space - CTech
NASA will send a miniature solar generator prototype developed at Israel's Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) to the International Space Station (ISS), BGU announced Monday. The device was developed by Jeffrey Gordon from BGU's solar energy and environmental physics department and is meant to improve the power-to-weight ratio of private and commercial spacecraft, making space travel more affordable. The device is approximately the size of a U.S.
Now's the time for Space Camp, where dreams go beyond moonshots - Bryan on Scouting
One 1995 graduate of Space Camp became a captain in the Italian Air Force, spent 199 consecutive days in space and had a Barbie doll created in her likeness.
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You’ll find Space Camp alumni both around the globe and orbiting above it. At least 10 have become astronauts , and 61% are currently in or studying for careers in aerospace, defense, energy, education, biotech or technology. We’ve taken different paths, but I’m betting all of us will agree on this: Our Space Camp experience was out of this world.
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.@SpaceX's Dragon capsule will carry new cutting-edge to the research in an upcoming launch. The science aboard inc… https://t.co/00Psbtw4nD ISS_Research (from ISS Program Science Office) Mon Nov 25 15:41:00 +0000 2019
SpaceX Will Launch Mighty Mice, Wild Physics and More to Space Station Next Month https://t.co/VGCxOS6sKg https://t.co/5oc4cqTyur SPACEdotcom (from NYC) Mon Nov 25 21:40:05 +0000 2019
1/ Per a media release, SpaceX is planning its next Starlink launch at an unspecified date in December. If success… https://t.co/4z22es4jEF Astro_Jonny (from London, UK) Mon Nov 25 10:32:12 +0000 2019
#ICYMI 🐉 Last week, @SpaceX completed a series of static fire engine tests of the #CrewDragon spacecraft. The test… https://t.co/V2pokR0Ldy Commercial_Crew (from Kennedy Space Center) Wed Nov 20 15:23:54 +0000 2019
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