Mission to Asteroid Loaded with Riches

Article: If NASA catches this asteroid everyone on Earth would get $93b - Physics-Astronomy.com

Mission Site: Psyche - NASA

The asteroid 16 Psyche is said to be loaded with riches, like gold. If all of its valuable metals were successfully mined, it would be enough to give everyone on Earth $93 billion. A NASA mission will be launching on October 1st of this year to go investigate the asteroid.

Read the article above to learn more! The link to the NASA mission is right below that.

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Mars Helicopter to Fly Soon

Article: Work Progresses Toward Ingenuity’s First Flight on Mars - NASA/JPL.com



NASA and JPL continue to work towards the first flight of the Injenuity Helicopter on Mars. That flight will take place no earlier than April 14. Engineers are at work testing out the helicopter's systems to make sure everything is go before the first flight attempt.

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China Moon Lander to Return Lunar Sample

Article: China's Chang'e 5 lands on the moon to collect the 1st fresh lunar samples in decades - Space.com

Mission Updates: Live: Special coverage of China's Chang'e-5 landing operation - CGTN



Chang'e 5 touched down on the moon at 10:11 a.m. EST (1511GMT, 11:11 p.m. Beijing Time) near Mons Rümker, a mountain in the Ocean of Storms (or Oceanus Procellarum), China's space agency, CNSA, said. The lander seeks to collect a lunar sample and return it to Earth. This would be the first time a lunar sample has been brought back to Earth since 1976, when the Soviet Union's Luna 24 mission brought back six ounces of material.

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Crew-1 Rendezvous and Docking

NASA TV: NASA TV Public Feed - NASA.gov

Article: SpaceX-NASA mission: Four astronauts to dock with International Space Station - CNN

Mission Updates: Crew-1 Updates - NASA.gov



At 11:00 p.m. EST (4:00 a.m. UTC), the NASA SpaceX Resilience spacecraft will dock with the International Space Station.

Watch on NASA TV. That link is below.

Continuing mission coverage:

 • NASA TV: NASA TV Public Feed - NASA.gov

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Crew-1 on Facebook Live

Facebook Live: Crew-1 Live from Crew Dragon - Facebook

Mission Updates: Crew-1 Updates - NASA.gov



At 4:48 p.m. EST (9:48 p.m. UTC), the NASA SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts give you a LIVE tour of their spacecraft Resilience. Click the Facebook Live link above to watch! Or, as always, watch on NASA TV. That link is below.

Follow the continuing mission coverage:

 • NASA TV: NASA TV Public Feed - NASA.gov

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Crew-1 Has Launched!

Live Coverage: NASA Live - NASA.gov

Article: SpaceX's Crew-1 astronaut launch for NASA: Live updates - Space.com



At 7:27 p.m. ET., NASA and SpaceX launched their second manned Dragon capsule aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Kennedy in Florida. The crew of four are now enroute to the International Space Station. This was the second launch from U.S. soil in almost a decade. SpaceX head Elon Musk wasn't able to attend due to an inconclusive COVID test.

Follow the continuing mission coverage:

 • NASA TV: NASA TV Public Feed - NASA.gov

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Manned Launch Tonight!

Live Coverage: NASA Live - NASA.gov

Article: SpaceX's Crew-1 astronaut launch for NASA: Live updates - Space.com



Today's launch is on for 7:27 p.m. ET. The launch will take a crew of four to the International Space Station. This will be the second launch from U.S. soil in almost a decade. SpaceX is again sending a manned Dragon capsule aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Kennedy in Florida. SpaceX head Elon Musk cannot attend due to an inconclusive COVID test.

There are two ways to watch the launch coverage:

 • NASA TV: NASA TV Public Feed - NASA.gov

 • Discovery Coverage: Space Launch Live - Discovery Channel - Live broadcasts on both Discovery Channel and Science Channel.

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Join Online NASA Meet Up for Mars Mission

Article: #CountdownToMars Social - NASA.gov

NASA has been hosting in-person get-togethers for a decade now. During these times, however, they are doing them online, and it's easy to participate.

Just go to their Facebook page: #CountdownToMars Virtual NASA Social Answer a few questions, and get approved. You will then be able to participate. This is a great opportunity to be part of the historic launch later this month, when the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover will launch on its mission to the red planet.

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American Manned Launch Scrubbed for Today

Article: SpaceX delays 1st astronaut launch for NASA due to bad weather - Space.com

Live Webcast: NASA TV Public Feed - NASA.gov

Discovery Coverage: Space Launch Live - Discovery Channel



Today's launch has been scrubbed. The launch would have had to take place at exactly 4:33:33 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time in order to reach the International Space Station. The next attempt will be on Saturday at 3:22 p.m. EDT (1922 GMT). If that doesn't work out, SpaceX could try again on Sunday (May 31) at 3 p.m. EDT (1900 GMT).

This launch is for the first manned mission to the International Space Station on a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Kennedy in Florida.

There are two ways to watch the launch coverage:

 • NASA TV: NASA TV Public Feed - NASA.gov

 • Discovery Coverage: Space Launch Live - Discovery Channel - Live broadcasts on both Discovery Channel and Science Channel.

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Live Launch Coverage of Manned Mission

Live Webcast: NASA TV Public Feed - NASA.gov

Discovery Coverage: Space Launch Live - Discovery Channel



Today at 4:33:33 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time is the proposed launch for the first manned mission to the International Space Station on a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Kennedy in Florida.

There are two ways to watch the launch coverage:

 • NASA TV: NASA TV Public Feed - NASA.gov

 • Discovery Coverage: Space Launch Live - Discovery Channel - Live broadcasts on both Discovery Channel and Science Channel.
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SpaceX Launch Crew Arrives at Kennedy

Live Webcast: NASA TV Public Feed - NASA.gov

Article: Event Schedule for SpaceX Manned Launch - NASA.gov

Today, May 20, at 4 p.m. EDT – SpaceX Demonstration Mission 2 crew arrives at Kennedy Space Center for a media question and answer session. Click on the link above to watch the webcast.

Here is the full schedule of events leading up to next Wednesday's Crew Dragon launch:

Wednesday, May 20
4 p.m. - Crew arrival news conference at Kennedy (limited in-person media only):

Friday, May 22
3:15 p.m. - Virtual Demo-2 Crew engagement at Kennedy

Monday, May 25
Time TBD or one hour after Launch Readiness Review completion – Prelaunch briefing at Kennedy

Tuesday, May. 26
10 a.m. - Administrator Countdown Clock Briefing (limited in-person media only)
12:15 p.m. – NASA TV launch coverage begins for the 4:32 p.m. liftoff
6 p.m. – Administrator postlaunch news conference at Kennedy

Thursday, May. 28
11:29 a.m. – Docking (NASA Television will have continuous coverage from launch to docking)

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Manned Launch NASA Social Get Together

Article: Event Schedule for SpaceX Manned Launch - NASA.com

NASA has been hosting in-person get-togethers for a decade now. During these times, however, they are doing them online, and it's easy to participate.

Just go to their Facebook page: Launch America NASA Social Answer a few questions, and get approved. You will then be able to participate. This is a great opportunity to be part of the historic launch next Wednesday, May 27, when two astronauts launch on a SpaceX rocket to the International Space Station.

Here is the schedule of events:

Wednesday, May 20
4 p.m. - Crew arrival news conference at Kennedy (limited in-person media only):

Friday, May 22
3:15 p.m. - Virtual Demo-2 Crew engagement at Kennedy

Monday, May 25
Time TBD or one hour after Launch Readiness Review completion – Prelaunch briefing at Kennedy

Tuesday, May. 26
10 a.m. - Administrator Countdown Clock Briefing (limited in-person media only)
12:15 p.m. – NASA TV launch coverage begins for the 4:32 p.m. liftoff
6 p.m. – Administrator postlaunch news conference at Kennedy

Thursday, May. 28
11:29 a.m. – Docking (NASA Television will have continuous coverage from launch to docking)

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New Mars Rover Prepares for Launch

Article: NASA's Perseverance Rover Mission Getting in Shape for Launch - NASA

The new Mars rover, Perseverance, is preparing for its launch in July.

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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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NASA Names Proposed Moon Landing Program

Article: NASA Names New Moon Landing Program Artemis After Apollo's Sister - Space.com



NASA has named its proposed moon landing program after the sister of Apollo. The name is Artemis.

With President Trump proposing a return to the moon in 2024, NASA is moving ahead with concepts for what a moon mission will be. This includes a new video, as linked above.

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Titan's Seas in the Sunlight

Specular Spectacular - Courtesy NASA/JPL

Article: Cassini Sees Sunny Seas on Titan - NASA/JPL

NASA/JPL's Cassini mission has released a mosaic image that shows sunlight reflecting off of Titan's north-pole seas. The seas are made of methane and ethane liquid. The mosaic was taken on August 21st.

Full details are available in JPL's article!

JPL: Jet Propulsion Laboratory - NASA

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Mars 2020 Rover - Illustrated!

Mars 2020 Rover - Courtesy NASA

Article: How NASA's Mars 2020 Rover Will Work - Space.com

NASA is working on plans for its Mars 2020 Rover. It is based on the design of the Curiosity rover, which landed in 2012 and is still going strong!

There is an array of instruments on board. The one that strikes me as coolest is the MOXIE, Mars Oxygen In-situ resource utilization Experiment. It will attempt to do what people hoping for a manned mission have been wanting: a device that takes in Mars' carbon dioxide, and produces oxygen. If successful, this would accomplish a task that would help astronauts live on Mars.

There are plenty of other instruments that will be onboard. So, read the article and see which one is your favorite!

Mission Page: Mars 2020 - NASA-JPL

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NASA Building Heavy-Lift Rocket

Article: NASA Space Launch System - NASA


NASA is gearing up for its return to human space travel. The Orion space capsule program has been well underway for a while. It's basically an Apollo pace capsule on steroids! Much more room to get more crew to space.

And, getting that capsule into space means developing new rockets. The Space Launch System (SLS) will make that happen. There will be different configurations, from more basic (carrying smaller loads) to more complex (for heavier loads). This will allow NASA to get humans and cargo to anywhere from Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to an eventual Mars mission.

The benefits are a customizable launch system that can be adapted to many different configurations for many different objectives!

The infrastructure to make this all happen has a number of components. A ribbon cutting just took place this week at the Marshall Spaceflight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. It is a new "green" building to house the engineers working on SLS. SLS and Orion capsule assembly will be conducted at Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. This is the historic location where the Saturn rockets came together! Rocket testing will be conducted at Stennis Space Center, near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.

It's an exciting time for those involved in the space program, as well as for those advocates and fans! I will follow the action and post updates as they come in!

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