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⋅ June 8, 2024
NEWS
CNN

Boeing Starliner and SpaceX Starship missions both hit spaceflight milestones this week
CNN
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, both in blue, wave during a welcome ceremony on. Video Ad Feedback. WATCH: Starliner crew arrives …
The New York Times

William A. Anders, Who Flew on First Manned Orbit of the Moon, Dies at 90
The New York Times
During the 1968 Apollo 8 mission, his color photograph of an emerging Earth, known as “Earthrise,” became an icon and driving force for the environmental movement.
Space.com

At long last: Europe’s new Ariane 6 rocket set to debut on July 9
Space.com
Europe’s new Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket is set to launch for the first time on July 9 after a series of delays. The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Ariane 6 rocket, developed by ArianeGroup, will lift off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
CNN

Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders killed in plane crash
CNN
William Anders, a NASA astronaut who was part of the 1968 Apollo 8 crew who were the first three people to orbit the moon, has died in a plane crash in Washington state, according to his son, Gregory Anders. He was 90 years old.
Space.com

Arrokoth the ‘space snowman’ probably tastes like sweet soap
Space.com
Scientists think the Kuiper Belt Object is a sugar world, which would also explain its reddish hue.
Space.com

NASA’s wants new ideas for its troubled Mars Sample Return mission
Space.com
NASA has selected ten studies aimed at finding more affordable and quicker means of retrieving samples collected from the Martian surface and returning them to Earth. Comments (0). a four-wheeled robot with a head-like box atop a neck-like.
BBC News

Nasa ‘Earthrise’ astronaut dies at 90 in plane crash
BBC News
Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders, who snapped one of the most famous photographs taken in outer space, has died in a plane crash at the age of 90. Officials say a small aircraft he was flying crashed into the sea off Washington state.
Spaceflight Now

Starliner crew welcomed aboard space station
Spaceflight Now
Working around multiple helium leaks and thruster problems, the crew of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft wrapped up a challenging rendezvous and a delayed-but-successful docking with the International Space Station Thursday in a major milestone for the …
Spaceflight Now

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 22 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 flight from Cape Canaveral
Spaceflight Now
A Falcon 9 stands ready for a Starlink mission at Cape Canaveral’s pad 40. File photo: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now. Update 8:57 p.m. EDT: SpaceX adjusted the T-0 …
TechCrunch

NASA Exploring Alternative Mars Sample Return Methods
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Additionally, NASA centers, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, and Johns Hopkins’ Applied Physics Laboratory are producing studies. Once completed, NASA will assess all studies to consider alterations or enhancements to the Mars …