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Mission Overview: Systematic Underwater Biogeochemical Science And Exploration Analog [Infographic]

Forbes - Tech

NASA is diving deep into the ocean near Hawaii to learn more about exploring deep space. The idea is to use environments on Earth that are similar to environments that exist in places like Saturn's moon Enceladus. Not too long ago the NASA spacecraft Cassini took pictures of the distant moon that showed plumes of water shooting out into space from beneath the surface. These plumes show that somewhere beneath the surface of the moon is geologically active. The combination of heat and water makes this location one of the most likely to support life.


SpaceX ISS Cargo Mission CRS-11 Live Stream: Watch Falcon 9 Take Off On NASA Mission, If Weather Permits

International Business Times

Elon Musk's company SpaceX will attempt to launch a Falcon 9 rocket Saturday evening, in a bid to send a refurbished Dragon cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS). The CRS-11 mission is the eleventh for the commercial space company and was originally scheduled for Thursday evening, but had to be postponed due to weather conditions. The weather could play spoilsport once again Saturday, which has an instantaneous launch window at 5:07 p.m. EDT. According to forecast by meteorologists with the U.S. Air Force 45th Weather Squadron, announced Friday morning, there was a 60 percent chance of favorable weather at the time of the planned launch. That forecast was worse than the 70 percent favorable forecast announced Thursday night. "The primary weather concerns for Saturday's launch are anvil clouds, cumulus clouds and flight through precipitation," the forecast announcement on NASA's website said.