WASHINGTON—Core samples drilled by NASA’s Perseverance rover on the Martian surface are revealing the geology of a gaping crater scientists suspect may have harbored microbial life billions of years ago, including surprises about the nature of the rock present there. The samples, obtained by the car-sized, six-wheeled robotic rover and stored for future transport to…
Upcoming Artemis 1 Launch a Step Towards Completing Trump’s Objective
NASA’s Moon exploration dry spell is coming to an end on Aug. 29, as for the first time in almost 50 years, NASA is brushing off the Moon dust and going back to Earth’s nearest celestial body. Artemis 1 is unmanned, but it’s a big step toward getting astronauts back on the Moon’s surface as…
8-Year-Old Space Radio Enthusiast Chats With Astronaut Aboard ISS Using Dad’s Amateur Ham Radio
An 8-year-old space radio fan from Kent, UK, had just gone to bed when her dad woke her and dragged her to answer a call—from outer space. The voice of young Isabella Payne crackled to life. On Aug. 2, she was heard by Dr. Kjell Lindgren aboard none other than the International Space Station (ISS)….
NASA’s Giant Moon Rocket Emerges for Debut Launch
NASA’s gigantic Space Launch System moon rocket, topped with an uncrewed astronaut capsule, began an hours-long crawl to its launchpad Tuesday night ahead of the behemoth’s debut test flight this month. The 322-foot-tall rocket is scheduled to embark on its first mission to space–without any humans—on Aug. 29. It will be a crucial, long-delayed demonstration…
NASA to Launch 2 More Choppers to Mars to Help Return Rocks
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—NASA is launching two more mini helicopters to Mars in its effort to return Martian rocks and soil samples to Earth. Under the plan announced Wednesday, NASA’s Perseverance rover will do double duty and transport the cache to the rocket that will launch them off the red planet a decade from now. Perseverance…
New Lunar Rover in the Works as NASA Moon Mission Advances
A new lunar rover is under development by Lockheed Martin and Goodyear as NASA gears up for a return to the moon. Unlike the rover first used during the Apollo 15 mission in 1971, built to last only a few days and for short trips, the new lunar vehicle is being built for extended use….
NASA Aiming for Late August Test Flight of Giant Moon Rocket
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—On the 53rd anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, NASA announced Wednesday it’s shooting for a late August launch of its giant, new moon rocket. NASA will attempt the more than month-long lunar test flight with three mannequins, but no astronauts, as early as Aug. 29. There are also two launch dates…
Bill Nelson, Lori Garver, and How We May Lose the Moon to China
Commentary Former Senator Bill Nelson, the current administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), told the German newspaper Bild on July 2, “There is a new race to space, this time with China.” Whether America and the free world will win that race has much to do with Nelson’s budgetary and political battles…
SpaceX Starship Booster ‘Probably’ Returning to Pad After Explosion—Elon Musk
WASHINGTON—The Starship rocket booster SpaceX plans to use for an inaugural flight to orbit will “probably” return to its launch mount in Texas next week following a testing explosion on Monday, the company’s chief executive, Elon Musk, told Reuters. “Damage is minor, but booster will be transferred back to the high bay for inspections, returning…
Capitol Report (July 12): Lowering Food Prices, Protecting Farmland; US Kills High-Level ISIS Commander
July 12, 2022
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President Joe Biden is heading to the Middle East Tuesday night. The White House says he wants to help bring Israel and Saudi Arabia closer together. House Republicans are calling for legislation to boost legal farmworker immigration, saying it’ll lower food prices. How much will it help, and what do lawmakers tell us about efforts…
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