Looks pretty foggy from other live coverage, but seems like they're still a go for this morning:
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SpaceX and other space stuff
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Anyone know why the SpaceX coverage is delayed by about 2 minutes vs the NASASpaceflight coverage? Yeah I'm watching both. 
Great sonic booms on the NASASpaceflight landing coverage. And a great NSFW exclamation by the female commentator. 
It's amazing how mundane and everyday these have become (just like he said they would). Not long back, it was a miracle to see the first landing. This today was the 125th. 
The landings still amaze me. Maybe it's because in my childhood all 1950's sci fi flicks had rockets that landed. In the 800 or 900 years since the Chinese invented rockets it's only the last 30 or 40 years where it's ever been done, and now done routinely. Fantastic!
Breaking News: Mars Has BACON!!! 
(Even more reason to go!)
NASA rover investigates 'bacon strip' on Mars
(Even more reason to go!)NASA rover investigates 'bacon strip' on Mars
Excellent article, glad you posted it.
Speaking of Voyager, I posted the following article a bit over a year ago, but still cool to think about.
These are the stars the Pioneer and Voyager spacecraft will encounter
There are 5 spacecraft beyond our solar system. 3 are still active (Voyager 1 & 2, and New Horizons). 2 are dead now (pioneer 10 and 11).
And at some point in the far future, they'll pass near a star.
Since 2014, a space telescope named 'Gaia' has been recording the position of 1 billion stars, planets, comets, asteroids, quasars, etc.. At the same time, it's been measuring the velocities of the brightest 150 million of these objects. The result is a three-dimensional map of the Milky Way and the way astronomical objects within it are moving.
By plotting where stars will be in the future, along with each craft's known velocity and trajectories, a study was made to predict when each will encounter a star. 'Encounter' being within 2 light years away from the star LOL. Some numbers rounded.
Voyager 2 (Active): 42,000 years to a star named Ross 248. Will pass 2 light years away from star.
Pioneer 10 (dead): 90,000 years to a star designated HIP 117795. Will pass 0.75 light years away from star.
Voyager 1 (active): 303,000 years to a star designated TYC 3135-52-1. Will pass 1 light year away from star.
Pioneer 11 (dead): 900,000 years to a star designated TYC 992-192-1. Will pass 0.8 light years away from star.
New Horizons (Active): Don't know yet due to possible mission changes exploring Kuiper Belt objects.
Yeah, that crossed my mind, too LOL
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NASA/Rocket Lab CAPSTONE lunar mission scheduled for 5:55 AM EDT today. Coverage begins at 5:00 Am.
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Capstone launch was successful. It's in an ever increasing Earth orbit for the next six days when it leaves for the moon. Here's the replay. The launch is about 56 minutes into the video.
About 2 min till launch...
The landings keep getting smoother and smoother!
The landings keep getting smoother and smoother!
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