Comet Sample Return Happens Tomorrow

Article: OSIRIS-REx to collect sample from Bennu’s surface - NASA.gov

Article: NASA is about to play 'tag' with asteroid Bennu: Here's how it works. - Space.com



Tomorrow, Tuesday, October 20, the NASA spacecraft OSIRIS-REx, will play "tag" with an asteroid, and attempt to collect a sample that it will then return to Earth.

NASA TV will start its coverage at 5 p.m. EDT.

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Send Your Name to Mars on NASA Probe

Link: Send Your Name to Mars - NASA



NASA is letting you put your name on its Mars 2020 Rover.

Sign up at the link, and you can be part of this exciting mission!

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Space Dashcam - New View of Soyuz Launch

Article: SOYUZ: LAUNCH TO ORBIT – COMPLETE ASTRONAUT LAUNCH INTO SPACE - ESA



Liftoff to orbit: Horizons gives rare view inside a Soyuz during launch.

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Juno Mission Extended Three Years

Article: NASA to Extend Juno Jupiter Mission by Three Years - Space.com

Mission Page: Juno - NASA



The highly successful Juno mission to Jupiter has been given a three-year extension by NASA!

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Cassini Ending Saturn Mission

Official Site: Cassini Grand Finale - JPL



The Cassini mission to Saturn is coming to an end. By tomorrow at this time, the probe will have entered the atmosphere of Saturn and will be gone for good.

But, until then, there are lots of final photos and data to transmit! Go to the site above for everything you need to know about the mission's Grand Finale. Also, see where to view the live feeds, get a free ebook and more!

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NASA Asteroid Mission Has Launched!

Story: NASA's OSIRIS-REx Asteroid-Sampling Mission Ready to Launch Thursday - Space.com

Mission Page: OSIRIS-REx - NASA



NASA's OSIRIS-REx has successfully launched! It will travel to the asteroid Bennu, and will retrieve a sample to return to Earth!

Updates on NASA TV.

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NASA's Juno Probe Hours from Jupiter

Story: Juno Probe's Jupiter Arrival Tonight Fraught With Peril - Space.com

Mission Page: Juno - NASA



NASA's Juno Probe is hours away from Jupiter! It will enter orbit at 11:53 p.m. EDT (0353 GMT on Tuesday), after it completes a 35-minute engine burn. Juno faces Jupiter's onslaught of intense radiation. There is also the debris that surrounds Jupiter. Even though the particles might be tiny, they could impact Juno at high speed. And, at that level of high energy, the probe could be potentially damaged.

So, it's a high-wire act! But, hopefully all will go well!

Watch it on NASA TV.

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NASA Probe Arrives at Jupiter on Monday!

Story: Juno Spacecraft's July 4 Jupiter Arrival: Complete Mission Coverage - Space.com

Mission Page: Juno - NASA



NASA's Juno Probe enters orbit around Jupiter on Monday, July 4!

Watch it on NASA TV.

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Rocket Test Tomorrow!

Story: NASA to Test-Fire Booster for Megarocket Tuesday: Watch Live - Space.com

Background: What is QM-2? - NASA

Mission Page: Space Launch System - NASA



Get your subwoofers ready! NASA is running their QM-2 Rocket Test tomorrow! Watch it on NASA TV.

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NASA Mars Recruitment Posters

Story: BE A MARTIAN! - NASA

NASA has released a new set of Mars Recuritment Posters! NASA has been doing a very good job with their multimedia efforts!

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Saturn Ring Disruption in New Photo!

Story: Not Guilty - NASA

Main Page: Cassini Mission - NASA

NASA has a new photo of a ring disruption at Saturn! and it's pretty wild!

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Orion Launches in Two Weeks!

Mission Page: NASA Orion - NASA

Latest Updates: Orion Blog - NASA

T-Minus two weeks until Orion takes its first steps into space with the launch from Kennedy Space Center!

Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) will test Orion's systems and performance from launch through splashdown. Launch Time is 7:05 a.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 37, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The Launch Window will last 2 hours, 39 minutes.

The most recent developments include Orion being hoisted into place on top of the Delta IV heavy-lift rocket. And, today, Orion's batteries were installed, and engineers tested Orion's connections with the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) system.

I will be at Johnson Space Center in Houston for the NASA Social event for the launch on December 3 and 4. I will post updates on my blog, Twitter and more!

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NASA Rocket Experiment Webcast Today

RAISE Rocket in Clean Room - Courtesy NASA/RAISE

Article: NASA Holds Teleconference on Intriguing Rocket Experiment Results - NASA

Today at 2 p.m. EST / 1 p.m. CST, NASA will be holding a Press Conference regarding its Sounding Rockets program, and its latest results. The rockets have been launching for 40 years now. They are able to carry scientific instruments into space for 5-20 minutes, then return to Earth. This allows enough time to conduct the experiments at hand.

The program has been very cost effective, since the rockets take a simple parabolic trajectory, avoiding the advanced systems needed to go into space for an extended period and come back. Pretty interesting stuff!

Mission Page: Sounding Rockets - NASA

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Orion Mission Gets New Videos!

Orion 1 Flight Test Insignia - Courtesy NASA

Video: Orion: Trial by Fire - NASA

Video: Orion: I'm on Board - Nichelle Nichols - NASA


NASA has released two videos focusing on the first launch of Orion! The first shows you what to expect in this first launch. The second features Nichelle Nichols of the original "Star Trek" expressing her enthusiasm for the new mission!

Good viewing! Recommended.

ReelNASA Channel: Live Feed - NASA

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Pluto Update! - NASA's New Horizons Mission

New Horizons - Courtesy NASA

Article: New Horizons Telecast - NASA

NASA TV right NOW has a live broadcast providing updates on the New Horizons mission which will be doing its flyby of Pluto next year.

There are two parts, with two panels of commentators. It started at 1 p.m. EST and goes to 3 p.m. EST. Tune in!

Mission Page: New Horizons - NASA-JPL-APL

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