by Bill D'Zio | Apr 29, 2020 | Stuff in Orbit
Love it or hate it, Starlink might be the biggest space undertaking ever once completed. The combined mass of the Starlink satellite constellation exceeds any prior space endeavor. The SpaceX network provides global satellite Internet access will weigh in more than...
by Bill D'Zio | Apr 22, 2020 | All space related, Launch, Stuff in Orbit
April 24th, 2020 marks the 50th-anniversary launch of the Chinese DFH-1 satellite. DFG-1 successfully launched on April 24, 1970, ushering China into the elite group of nations capable of developing and launching satellites into space. Although many nations in present...
by Bill D'Zio | Apr 18, 2020 | All space related, Beyond Earth Orbit, Space Agencies
Time running short for NASA’s Mars missions. With the Mars launch window quickly approaching, NASA needs to manage time carefully. Coronavirus pandemic placed additional complexity on the mission execution. In addition to the complex mission, NASA now needs to...
by Bill D'Zio | Apr 15, 2020 | Beyond Earth Orbit
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission arrived at Bennu back in 2018. A major event planned for August and keeping scientists eager to see the results. You might not have heard much about this mission, so let me bring you up to date with some important details. OSIRIS-REx...
by Bill D'Zio | Apr 14, 2020 | All space related, Stuff in Orbit
For the last nine months, NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan lived and worked on the International Space Station. Morgan’s time on the ISS will come to an end when he, NASA astronaut Jessica Meir, and Oleg Skripochka of the Russian space agency Roscosmos return to...
