Yuma CAP Squadron 508 Aerospace Education Blog: March 2021

Astronomers find early evidence of galactic cannibalism and suggest that dark matter holds galaxies together in the universe.

Space junk poses a challenge for NASA and the nation.

Ingenuity helicopter faces first flight on Mars.

Political support of Artemis program by Biden administration questioned.

What’s happening in space in 2021?

Firefly becomes a commercial contractor in NASA new commercial space program

Second test of SpaceX Starship fails at landing

Next 2 weeks loom large as 3 probes arrive from Earth in mid-February to continue their missions of exploration.

Jeff Bezos to spend more of his effort to develop Blue Origin’s space offerings.

NASA chooses SpaceX to launch the 2 modules for its planned lunar gateway space station as part of the Artemis program scheduled to proceed in 2024.

Chinese probe enters orbit around Mars with lander planned deployment in May.

What is the future for fleets of low Earth orbit satellites?

Astronomers discover an object belonging to our solar system that is farthest from the Sun.

TESS discovers a very young solar system with 3 planets orbiting a star just 400 light years from our planet.

UAE probe enters orbit around Mars and sends back first image. This is a first for an Arab country.

NASA names a Cygnus spacecraft after Katherine Johnson

Prebiotic molecules found in far reaches of space in area of new star formation by group using Chilean telescope.

European Space Agency’s CaSSIS studying surface of Mars, assists planning for other missions

European Space Agency to recruit a new class of astronauts for the first time in a decade.

Getting Closer

US lunar landing by 2024 falls behind schedule and is now being reviewed by NASA.

Yuma CAP Squadron 508 Aerospace Education Blog