Earthbound Astronomer

Wherever you are, if you have time to pause and want to see history in the making, NASA and Artemis II is at T-0:04:00!

https://www.youtube.com/live/Tf_UjBMIzNo?si=dthz3Z0nxRdlXe8F

NASA's Artemis II Crew Launches To The Moon (Official Broadcast) We're sending astronauts around the Moon for the first time in 50 years. Come watch with us.NASA's Artemis II mission is scheduled to lift off from Kennedy S...

If you love, value, and revere the night sky as passionately as I do (or if even just a little), don't pass up the opportunity to speak out against Reflect Orbital's and SpaceX's proposals. Click the link below to read more about both projects, to submit a public comment on both to the FCC, and to sign DarkSky International's open letters to both.

Today is your last day to comment on SpaceX, and the last day to comment on Reflect Orbital is March 9.



Si amas, valoras y veneras el cielo nocturno con tanta pasión como yo (o al menos un poco), no dejes pasar la oportunidad de expresarte en contra de las propuestas de Reflect Orbital y SpaceX. Haz clic en el enlace de abajo para leer más sobre ambos proyectos, enviar un comentario público a la FCC y firmar las cartas abiertas de DarkSky International a ambos.

Hoy es el último día para comentar sobre SpaceX, y el último día para comentar sobre Reflect Orbital es el 9 de marzo.

Satellite proposals threaten the night sky In the United States, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the agency responsible for authorizing satellite launches and operations…

Forty years ago today, at 11:39:13 a.m. EST the country fell silent as we lost the brave crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-51L. Today we remember their lives, their families, their passion, their determination, and their profound place in the history of NASA, space science, and the hearts and minds of the American people.

Today we remember Dick Scobee (Commander), Michael J. Smith (Pilot), Ronald McNair (Mission Specialist), Ellison Onizuka (Mission Specialist), Judith Resnik (Mission Specialist), Gregory Jarvis (Payload Specialist), and Christa McAuliffe (Payload Specialist and Teacher).