Space Contents Archive

Getting the facts right is important. I want to thank my followers for pointing out that Juneteenth did not mark the end of slavery. It was a milestone on the long road to freedom and a day chosen to celebrate and reflect.

This #HubbleClassic view shows NGC 6090, a pair of spiral galaxies with overlapping central regions and two long tidal tails made of material ripped out of the galaxies by gravitational interactions. NGC 6090 is about 400 million light-years away: https://t.co/7PLM0GNIh1 https://t.co/IZYqF1DzyX

.@NASA and @NorthropGrumman controllers are reviewing data after the #Cygnus reboost test was aborted today after five seconds. Next steps are being planned. More... https://t.co/fuzzgn9nE3 https://t.co/8tHzhJ0Dxl

UPDATE: The team was successful in troubleshooting pressure issues and have currently resumed upper stage LOX fill. The team is pursing a potential fix for the core stage quick disconnect leak.

Scientists find remains of cannibalized baby planets in Jupiter's cloud-covered belly https://t.co/hYYNT85IMf https://t.co/TQhoq97nsC

Upper stage liquid hydrogen is now full. The team is still troubleshooting the leak at the core stage quick disconnect. Team is working to manually adjust the LOX pressure in upper stage to get back into tanking. Plan for small fire at pad is to allow it to burn out.

#OTD in 1996, Space Shuttle Columbia launched on its 20th spaceflight: STS-78. The mission studied the effects of long-duration spaceflight on the human body. https://t.co/FJhlXAgcaj

Crews have completed liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen load into the upper and core stages of the @NASA_SLS rocket as today's Wet Dress Rehearsal continues. With several hours to go, pumps will slowly replenish the propellants that boil off during WDR for the #Artemis I mission. https://t.co/SfgNNIP31b

Epic 😮 launch 🚀 photo 📷 alert! Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-78) lifted off from @NASAKennedy at 10:49:00 a.m. (EDT) #OTD in 1996. https://t.co/hdyoQtpTTL

NASA says there are three issues now under evaluation. • A “small grass fire” near the hydrogen flare stack at pad 39B • A possible hydrogen leak in a quick disconnect on the SLS core stage • A pressure limit was exceeded up an upper stage skid https://t.co/u7SXAXlcWn https://t.co/VjRz2k6Hs3

UPDATE: Liquid oxygen upper stage is now in stop flow. The team has discovered a hydrogen leak at a quick disconnect for the core stage and are currently working to understand the situation. Stay tuned to https://t.co/6CWuCVIE53 for ongoing updates.

Controllers with @NASAGroundSys and our teams are remotely monitoring systems for the hundreds of thousands of gallons of liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen that fill the core stage during today's practice countdown. Afterward, teams evaluate data with @NASA for #Artemis I launch. https://t.co/BCEddYt29k

Space-Track confirms the presence of four secret payloads on the Globalstar Falcon 9 launch

We have cameras on pad 39A and 39B at the Kennedy Space Center. At 39A, SpaceX has erected a large crane to support construction of the Florida launch pad for the Starship rocket. At 39B, NASA has fully fueled the Artemis 1 moon rocket. WATCH LIVE: https://t.co/R5TTxJIEih https://t.co/fLxu1FBYfM

As we look forward to opening 8 new galleries later this year, we’ll be highlighting each new exhibition with Spotlight Weeks. Our first Spotlight Week will give you a sneak peek at our reimagined Wright Brothers & the Invention of the Aerial Age: https://t.co/dKSjbEGLjQ https://t.co/MxHGG9FWgg