by rmil2k | Jun 15, 2024 | News
Friday, June 14First Quarter Moon occurs at 1:18 A.M. EDT this morning. At 9:35 A.M. EDT, the Moon reaches apogee, the farthest point from Earth in its orbit. It will then sit 251,082 miles (404,077 kilometers) away. By evening, the Moon is setting in the west,...
by rmil2k | Jun 15, 2024 | News
In the coming decades, NASA and China intend to send the first crewed missions to Mars. Given the distance involved and the time it takes to make a single transit (six to nine months), opportunities for resupply missions will be few and far between. As a result,...
by rmil2k | Jun 14, 2024 | News
Enabling & Support 14/06/2024 305 views 4 likes Europe’s newest rocket soon launches, taking with it many space missions, each with a unique objective, destination and team at home, cheering them on. Whether launching new satellites to look back and study Earth,...
by rmil2k | Jun 14, 2024 | News
Soil sourced directly from the lunar surface could help astronauts establish and sustain a permanent presence on the moon. Transporting materials from Earth to create a lunar infrastructure will be a costly and time consuming endeavor. So, instead, researchers from...
by rmil2k | Jun 14, 2024 | News
Friday, June 14First Quarter Moon occurs at 1:18 A.M. EDT this morning. At 9:35 A.M. EDT, the Moon reaches apogee, the farthest point from Earth in its orbit. It will then sit 251,082 miles (404,077 kilometers) away. By evening, the Moon is setting in the west,...