The Pic of the Day: SpaceX unveils new ship built to recover returning astronauts

The Pic of the Day: SpaceX unveils new ship built to recover returning astronauts

Per NASA’s press release: When astronauts splash down into the ocean after their journey to the International Space Station on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, recovery teams must be able to transport them to land quickly. In the unlikely event of an astronaut medical emergency, SpaceX has outfitted its recovery ship, GO Searcher, with a medical […]

The Pic of the Day: FLIR image of Russian fighter blowing by American recon plane

The Pic of the Day: FLIR image of Russian fighter blowing by American recon plane

Per the Department of Defense: On Nov. 5, 2018, a U.S. EP-3 Aries aircraft flying in international airspace over the Black Sea was intercepted by a Russian SU-27. This interaction was determined to be unsafe due to the SU-27 conducting a high speed pass directly in front of the mission aircraft, putting at risk the […]

The Pic of the Day: The car Elon Musk launched into space is now further away than Mars

The Pic of the Day: The car Elon Musk launched into space is now further away than Mars

SpaceX has just announced that the Tesla Roadster Elon Musk and company put into orbit in February is now further from earth than even Mars.   Starman’s current location. Next stop, the restaurant at the end of the universe. pic.twitter.com/Ty5m8IjJpE — SpaceX (@SpaceX) November 3, 2018 Watch footage from on board SpaceX’s launched Tesla below:

The Pic of the Day: Divers work to recover bodies of lost WWII bomber crew

The Pic of the Day: Divers work to recover bodies of lost WWII bomber crew

Per the Department of Defense: Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Eugene P. Ford, killed during World War II, has now been accounted for. On Dec. 17, 1944, Ford was the a member of the 765th Bombardment Squadron, 461st Bombardment Group, 15th Air Force, as the pilot of a B-24J aircraft known as The Tulsamerican. Accompanied […]

The Pic of the Day: Cleanup crews try to recover F-22s in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael

The Pic of the Day: Cleanup crews try to recover F-22s in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael

Although Tyndall Air Force Base is rebuilding after Hurricane Michael, it seems unlikely that F-22s will ever again call the base home. Per the Defense Department: The Air Force announced the return of several key Tyndall Air Force Base missions, as the base begins its long-term recovery following Hurricane Michael. “We will rebuild Tyndall Air […]

The Pic of the Day: Aircraft rescue teams training for the worst

The Pic of the Day: Aircraft rescue teams training for the worst

U.S. Marines assigned to Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron conduct fire containment drills at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 12, 2018. The training was conducted in order to maintain proficiency extinguishing aircraft fires in support of the air station’s mission of launching and recovering aircraft. ARFF is a […]

The Pic of the Day: Virgin Orbit wants to launch satellites like missiles from the wing of a 747

The Pic of the Day: Virgin Orbit wants to launch satellites like missiles from the wing of a 747

Virgin Orbit’s custom fitted 747 — dubbed “Cosmic Girl” — is now conducting test flights with the rocket “LauncherOne” strapped beneath its wing. LauncherOne will soon be used to launch small satellites into orbit after being fired from “Cosmic Girl’s” wing at 35,000 feet, eliminating the need for rocket launch pads or concerns about weather […]

The Pic of the Day: See the moment a Soyuz rocket failed with two crew members on board

The Pic of the Day: See the moment a Soyuz rocket failed with two crew members on board

Russian space agency Roscosmos recently released new footage captured outside the Soyuz rocket that failed to separate from its first stage and had to abort last month. In the footage, you can see just about abruptly things went wrong when a damaged sensor prevented the first stage from separating. Watchy the full video in the […]

The Pic of the Day: Army plans to drop Marine Corps LAVs with paratrooper for armored support

The Pic of the Day: Army plans to drop Marine Corps LAVs with paratrooper for armored support

The U.S. Army has begun testing airdrops of the LAV-25A2, sourced from the United States Marine Corps, to provide American paratroopers with their own armored assets in a fight against near-peer opponents like Russia. “My participation during this testing provided an example that a motivated paratrooper can quickly learn and become proficient as a LAV-25A2 […]

The Pic of the Day: Celebrating Halloween aboard the International Space Station

The Pic of the Day: Celebrating Halloween aboard the International Space Station

The crew of the International Space Station may find themselves undermanned currently, thanks to an aborted launch attempt last month, but that hasn’t interfered with their festive spirits. Here’s an image posted to Twitter by European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst on Halloween day.   Take a brief tour of the International Space Station in […]

The Pic of the Day: Japanese vehicle reaches the International Space Station

The Pic of the Day: Japanese vehicle reaches the International Space Station

Viewed from a window inside the cupola, the International Space Station’s “window to the world,” the Japanese Exploration Agency’s H-II Transfer Vehicle-7 rendezvoused with the orbital complex after launching from the Tanegashima Space Center. At the time this image was taken, on Oct. 11, 2018, the station was flying at an altitude of about 257 […]