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December 20, 2015

Updated: SpaceX Falcon 9 First-Stage Landing Attempt Delayed Til Monday

Much Rumored, Now Confirmed, Local Residents May Hear Their First Sonic Boom Since Shuttle Days

ANN RealTime Update, 122015, 1611 ET: SpaceX has scrubbed the Sunday launch and attempted First Stage landing of the upgraded Falcon 9/Orbcomm launch until 2034 local time, Monday. No problems have been blamed for the delay as SpaceX Boss Elon Musk just tweeted, "Just reviewed mission params w SpaceX team. Monte Carlo runs show tmrw night has a 10% higher chance of a good landing. Punting 24 hrs." ANN will update as we receive more info... Original Report: SpaceX has confirmed that the company is targeting launch of the 11 ORBCOMM satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL. on Sund

Strongest El Niño Event Since 1997-98

People the world over are feeling, or soon will feel, the effects of the strongest El Niño event since 1997-98, currently unfolding in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean. New satellite observations are beginning to show scientists its impact on the distribution of rain, tropospheric ozone and wildfires around the globe.

Selected For NASA Earth Science Cubesat Program

Ball Aerospace has been selected by NASA's Science Mission Directorate to build and test a complete radiometric instrument on a Cubesat for a space mission under the In-Space Validation of Earth Science Technologies (InVEST) program. Work will begin on the Compact Infrared Radiometer in Space (CIRiS) in February 2016. Launch is anticipated in early 2018 followed by three months of on-orbit operations.

Satellite Captures Images Of The Sunlit Side Of The Earth Every Two Hours

From a dusty atmosphere stretching across the Atlantic Ocean to daily views of clouds at sunrise, a new NASA camera keeping a steady eye on the sunlit side of Earth is yielding new insights about our changing planet.