September Aerospace Links
Surprising example of gravitational lensing revealed by
Hubble Space Telescope
https://www.yahoo.com/news/hubble-captures-einstein-ring-135111620.html
Image from Martian rover Curiosity
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nasa-jpl-curiosity-rover-gale-crater-panorama-085647064.html
Firefly rocket carrying several payloads explodes during
maiden flight.
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/firefly-launches-first-rocket-loses-021105553.html
Martian rock sample collected successfully by Perseverance
rover during second attempt to collect a drilled core specimen.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/mars-nasas-perseverance-rover-drilled-121227790.html
Spacewalk on Russian side of space station achieves power
cable connections. Many more steps need to be completed before the new module
becomes operational.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/spacewalkers-hook-russian-lab-module-232758022.html
Astronomers may have discovered a new type of supernova.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientists-may-discovered-type-supernova-173746725.html
NASA astronaut captures images of blue tinged Aurora
Australis.
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/astronaut-captures-stunning-images-rare-153104252.html
James E. Webb Space Telescope launch has been set for
December 18, 2021.
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/nasa-james-webb-space-telescope-launch-date-145148575.html
Developments in laser technology may lead the way to energy
production by fusion.
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/laser-initiated-fusion-leads-way-171048887.html
All civilian crew to challenge the rigors of space during a planned
3 day trip to space on a SpaceX rocket planned for launch on Sept. 15th.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/first-civilian-spacex-flight-set-175446241.html
Four person civilian crew launches successfully in a SpaceX
Crewed Dragon Capsule for a 3 day trip to low Earth orbit.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/spacex-launches-first-civilian-inspiration4-001622789.html
Abundance of precursor organic molecules found in the discs
surrounding nascent solar systems in the Milky Way.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/chances-alien-life-galaxy-far-180850087.html
NASA is accepting proposals and offering support for
commercial space station development plans.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/nasa-plans-spend-400-million-214450874.html
Amazing fungi that can survive the rigors of space outside
of shelter.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/stowaways-made-first-space-station-090843080.html
NASA plans to send a rover named VIPER to the southern
hemisphere of the moon in 2023
https://www.yahoo.com/news/nasa-sending-water-hunting-lunar-195044661.html
Outer winds in Jupiter’s famous red spot appear to be
accelerating for reasons unexplained according to data from the Hubble Space
Telescope.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/winds-150-storm-jupiter-accelerate-181640526.html
BepiColombo probe sends back first images of Mercury as part
of a multi-year mission to study the planet.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/europes-bepicolombo-mission-bears-down-002424937.html
