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NASA chooses Dragonfly for their New Frontiers Mission

NASA chooses Dragonfly for their New Frontiers Mission

Image: NASA This afternoon, Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA’s Associate Administrator of Science, and Lori Glaze, NASA’s Director of Planetary Sciences, announced they have chosen Dragonfly as their New Frontiers mission. This rotorcraft is designed to fly around through the thick atmosphere of Saturn’s moon Titan. It uses 8 propellers in a quadcopter configuration to efficiently fly around the surface of Titan to explore and collect research on various locations. First off, why go to Titan instead of E

Ryan BaleJun 27, 20192 min
VIDEO: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch and landings as viewed from the NASA Causeway

VIDEO: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch and landings as viewed from the NASA Causeway

Videos: Ryan BaleWatch as members of the press photograph the launch of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy on the STP-2 mission carrying 24 payloads for the Air Force, NOAA, The Planetary Society, and more! Read more about this launch here!

Ryan BaleJun 26, 20191 min
VIDEO: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch and landings as viewed from the NASA Causeway

VIDEO: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch and landings as viewed from the NASA Causeway

Videos: Ryan BaleWatch as members of the press photograph the launch of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy on the STP-2 mission carrying 24 payloads for the Air Force, NOAA, The Planetary Society, and more! Read more about this launch here!#FalconHeavy #SpaceX

Ryan BaleJun 26, 20191 min
Third Launch For Falcon Heavy!

Third Launch For Falcon Heavy!

Photo: Ryan BaleTonight SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket has launched for the third time, but on this Florida night there was a new milestone hit for this beast of a rocket. At 2:30 AM EST, three hours after the opening of the launch window, the Falcon Heavy had its first night launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida. On board this mission for the Department of Defense are 24 satellites for their first ever mission with a Falcon Heavy. According to SpaceX’s briefing on the launch, “the [Space Test Prog

Ryan BaleJun 25, 20192 min
Third Launch For Falcon Heavy!

Third Launch For Falcon Heavy!

Photo: Ryan BaleTonight SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket has launched for the third time, but on this Florida night there was a new milestone hit for this beast of a rocket. At 2:30 AM EST, three hours after the opening of the launch window, the Falcon Heavy had its first night launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida. On board this mission for the Department of Defense are 24 satellites for their first ever mission with a Falcon Heavy. According to SpaceX’s briefing on the launch, “the [Space Test Prog

Ryan BaleJun 25, 20192 min