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: 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

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: 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: 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

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 […]