Watch: Deployed Marines throw gender reveal party with help from mom back home When you think of gender reveal parties, or events that combine fun and games with revealing the gender of your expected child, the Marines probably aren’t the first thing that comes to mind. Camaraderie and troop welfare,...

Clean room trivia: Week 2 This month’s trivia is all about clean rooms, which play an important role in protecting satellites, spacecraft, and equipment prior to launch. Test your knowledge below and check back next week for more fun spaceflight trivia! What is NASA’s nickname for these clean room, one-piece,...

Energia and Space Adventures Sign Contract for Orbital Space Tourist Flight Energia and Space Adventures Sign Contract for Orbital Space Tourist Flight Opportunity for two spaceflight participants to launch to the ISS for 14-day stay June 25, 2020 – S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation “Energia” and Space Adventures, Inc....

Top US General Slams Confederacy As ‘Treason’, Signals Support For Base Renaming “Those generals fought for the institution of slavery,” Gen. Mark Milley told a House hearing. The top U.S. general in a public hearing on Thursday signaled his support for renaming Army bases named for Confederate generals, slamming the...

A Comet Visitor and a Pretty Metal Moon The Planetary Society • July 9, 2020 The Downlink: Weekly resources to fuel your love of space Space Snapshot NASA Comet NEOWISE from International Space Station NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station captured this image of comet NEOWISE on 5 July 2020, while...

Languages Will Change Significantly on Interstellar Flights It’s a captivating idea: build an interstellar ark, fill it with people, flora, and fauna of every kind, and set your course for a distant star! The concept is not only science fiction gold, its been the subject of many scientific studies and...