A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the NROL-186 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on June 29, 2024 at 11:14 p.m. EDT (8:14 p.m. local California time; 0314 GMT on June 29). Full Story: https://www.space.com/spacex-nrol-186-spy-satellite-launch
According to Space.com, the Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth about 8 minutes after liftoff tonight as planned, landing on the SpaceX drone ship Of Course I Still Love You, which was stationed in the Pacific Ocean.
Credit: SpaceX
,2024,December,Geminid Meteor Shower.,SC03332,jupiter,mars,planets,saturn,skywatching,space.com,sspaleta,venus,winter stars,winter triangle,PP6u-GN4jSI,UCVTomc35agH1SM6kCKzwW_g, Lifestyle_(sociology), channel_UCVTomc35agH1SM6kCKzwW_g, video_PP6u-GN4jSI,See Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and Mars this month. Also, see the Winter Stars, Winter Triangle, the Geminid Meteor Shower. Night sky: What you can see this month: https://www.space.com/16149-night-sky.html
Best night sky events this month - stargazing maps: https://www.space.com/33974-best-night-sky-events.html
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
,china,experiment,fruit flies,space,space station,space.com,spaceflight,sspaleta,tiangong,9vhWPV6UmuI,UCVTomc35agH1SM6kCKzwW_g, , channel_UCVTomc35agH1SM6kCKzwW_g, video_9vhWPV6UmuI,Chinsese astronauts are conducting experiments with fruit flies and more aboard the Tiangong space station.
Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)
,blue origin,launch,rocket,crew,ns-28,Emily Calandrelli,space gal,sspaleta,space.com,spaceflight,SC03317,FSlITfIpSpI,UCVTomc35agH1SM6kCKzwW_g, Society, channel_UCVTomc35agH1SM6kCKzwW_g, video_FSlITfIpSpI,Blue Origin launched its ninth space tourism flight on Nov. 22, 2024.
The mission — known as NS-28, was the 28th launch overall of Blue Origin's New Shepard vehicle — it lifted off from the company's West Texas spaceport.
The six-person NS-28 crew included Emily Calandrelli, who's known as "The Space Gal." Joining Calandrelli on New Shepard are repeat Blue Origin customers Marc and Sharon Hagle, a married couple who also flew on the NS-20 in March 2022, James (J.D.) Russell, Henry (Hank) Wolfond, and Austin Litteral, who won his seat in a corporate-sponsored giveaway.
Broadcast courtesy: Blue Origin
,1,NOAA's GOES-East satellite captured imagery of Hurricane Beryl as it churned over the Atlantic Ocean from June 29 to July 1, 2024.
Credit: Space.com | CIRA/NOAA | edited by [Steve Spaleta](https://x.com/stevespaleta)
,1,A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the NROL-186 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on June 29, 2024 at 11:14 p.m. EDT (8:14 p.m. local California time; 0314 GMT on June 29). Full Story: https://www.space.com/spacex-nrol-186-spy-satellite-launch
According to Space.com, the Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth about 8 minutes after liftoff tonight as planned, landing on the SpaceX drone ship Of Course I Still Love You, which was stationed in the Pacific Ocean.
Credit: SpaceX
