insert_link Tech Made Simple A New Era of Spaceflight is Here: SpaceX achieves Lift-Off…and Docking at the Space Station After nearly two decades of effort, Elon Musk’s aerospace company, SpaceX, successfully launched its first two people into orbit, ushering in a new age of human spaceflight in the United States. The flight marked the first time astronauts have launched into orbit from American soil in nearly a decade, and SpaceX is now the first company to send passengers to orbit on a privately made vehicle. “They’re laying the foundation […] todayJune 1, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Tom Cruise and NASA partner to film the first movie IN outer space NASA is working with Tom Cruise to film the first movie shot in space, according to NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine. The details of the project aren’t clear, but Bridenstine says the film will take place aboard the International Space Station. Bridenstine didn’t say how Cruise will be participating in the adventure, but a NASA spokesperson confirmed to CNN that Cruise will launch to space and stay on board the ISS. […] todayMay 19, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple SpaceX’s Dragon Cargo Capsule launches its Final Flight Last week, SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket on the company’s 20th cargo mission to the International Space Station, sending more than 4,500 pounds of supplies and science experiments to the three crew members living in orbit. Following takeoff, SpaceX then landed its Falcon 9 on a landing pad in Florida — the 50th overall rocket landing for the company. While it was a fairly routine launch for the […] todayMarch 10, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple The logo for Trump’s Space Force looks strangely familiar President Donald Trump on Friday revealed the official logo for the Space Force, the newest branch of the armed forces and part of the existing United States Air Force department, in a tweet. The Space Force, a fixation of Trump’s throughout his presidency, became a reality last month when Congress passed a $738 billion military bill that created the sixth branch of the military. And now the Air Force is […] todayJanuary 30, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Google Recreates Apollo 11 Cockpit In AR To Celebrate Its 50th Anniversary It was back in 1969 when the Apollo 11 spaceflight made history as it landed two humans, namely Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon. And on July 20, the world will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 that open doors for further lunar research. NASA had already set its plans to celebrate the 50th anniversary with a live, two-hour long television broadcast on July 19. Another […] todayJuly 18, 2019
insert_link Tech Made Simple Here’s Where and How You Can Celebrate the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing’s 50th Anniversary Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land on the lunar surface, and the historic steps were taken by astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on July 20, 1969. The 50th anniversary of this monumental event is being celebrated this summer throughout the country. The mission was the 11th flight using Apollo equipment, with the goal (set by President John F. Kennedy on May 25, 1961) of a manned lunar […] todayJuly 17, 2019
insert_link Tech Made Simple Lego Celebrates Apollo 11’s 50th Anniversary with New Lunar Lander Set This summer marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission (July 20th, specifically, for the actual date of the Moon landing itself), and Lego is already gearing up to celebrate with a new Apollo 11 Eagle Lunar Lander Set, developed together with NASA. The set isn’t the first lunar lander from Lego — the company released one in 2003 in partnership with the Discovery Channel — but the new […] todayJune 5, 2019
insert_link Tech Made Simple Get Your Name on NASA’s Next Mission to Mars It’s that time of the year again, when NASA gives you the opportunity to “ship” your name to another celestial body. This time, the destination is Mars, and the shipping service is NASA’s future Mars 2020 rover, which will be headed to the Red Planet in — you guessed it — 2020. The rover’s primary mission is to get us closer to answering that fundamental question: did Mars ever […] todayMay 29, 2019
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