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/ 8:30 a.m. CT (1330 GMT)
Artemis I rolls out (again): NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft are back on launchpad 39B in preparation for the next attempt at launching the Artemis I mission on Nov. 14. The rocket completed its third rollout in about 9 hours, traveling from the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. If successful, Artemis I will lead to NASA returning astronauts to the moon for the first time since the Apollo program.
/ 12:00 a.m. CT (0600 GMT)
Starliner CFT patch: Boeing's first crewed flight of its CST-100 Starliner spacecraft has a new mission patch, as sported by the two NASA astronauts assigned to the April 2023 launch. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams wore the emblem during a recent spacesuit fit check at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The new CFT mission patch replaces a design that Boeing first debuted in 2019.
/ 7:00 p.m. CT (0100 GMT Nov 9)
Artemis I delayed: NASA has delayed the launch of its Artemis I mission as the result of approaching storm Nicole. The Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft will ride out the expected hurricane on Pad 39B, rather than rolling back to Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building. NASA is now targeting Nov. 16 at 1:04 a.m. EST (0604 GMT) for the moon mission liftoff.
/ 3:25 p.m. CT (2125 GMT)
Doug Hurley Orbit Space Socks: In 2020, Doug Hurley not only commanded the first crewed flight of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft but also became the first astronaut to wear upcycled socks in space. Now, his footwear has inspired new, limited pairs for sale. Osom Brand, which is dedicated to producing apparel from discarded clothing, is now offering "Doug Hurley Orbit Space Socks," based on the same design that Hurley wore on his Demo-2 mission.
/ 3:00 p.m. CT (2100 GMT)
'The Lost Tapes': Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditorium in Orlando, Florida has debuted a new gallery devoted to space. The "Out of This World" exhibits include a flight suit worn by Buzz Aldrin, prototype Gemini gloves and the "lost tapes" from the Apollo 11 moon landing. The latter were bought by Ripley's for $1.8 million in 2019. The tapes, though, are not the reels that NASA declared lost a decade earlier. Rather they are TV recordings, believe it or not.
/ 2:35 a.m. CT (0835 GMT)
Go(ne) for TLI: An 18-minute trans-lunar injection (TLI) burn has put NASA's Artemis I Orion capsule on a path to the moon. The first human-rated vehicle to leave Earth orbit since the Apollo 17 command module nearly 50 years ago, Orion will make its closest approach to the lunar surface on Monday (Nov. 21), coming within 80 miles (128 km) of the moon, after traveling six days from Earth.
/ 5:15 p.m. CT (2315 GMT)
'All Systems Are Go': Snoopy is set to star in a new stage show coming to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in 2023. "All Systems Are Go" will see the Peanuts gang come to life as puppeteer-operated figures as they tell the history and future of NASA. The production company Monlove is creating the show, which will feature motorized scrims, laser projections and augmented reality experiences, as well as an original, eclectic musical score.
/ 12:00 a.m. CT (0600 GMT)
Lost and found: The first episode of The History Channel's new series "The Bermuda Triangle: Into Cursed Waters," premiering Tuesday (Nov. 22), dives into an unexpected find: a large piece of the fallen space shuttle Challenger. The discovery, which made headlines when it was announced earlier this month, is almost an example of history repeating itself, only now the search was in reverse.
/ 12:00 a.m. CT (0600 GMT)
Team Opportunity: In the new documentary "Good Night Oppy," now streaming on Prime Video, director Ryan White takes viewers to Mars to experience a rover's journey on the Red Planet. White used archive video, rover data and ILM animations to bring Opportunity's trek back to life, but it is the stories shared by some of the NASA team members that reveal the human side of the robotic mission.
/ 12:00 a.m. CT (0600 GMT)
Signature edition: A new astronaut-inspired embroidered patch features the autograph of its focus sewn into its design. The "Signature Edition" Fred Haise patch, available from the Space Hipsters Facebook group, honors the first astronaut to test land a space shuttle, with a nod to his orbiter's connection to "Star Trek." All sale proceeds will go to sending Native American girls to Space Camp.
/ 5:45 p.m. CT (2345 GMT)
Adopt an artifact: You can now add a real Saturn V or full-size space shuttle mockup to your collection when you "Adopt An Artifact" from the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. To be clear, you will not be able to take either relic home, but your "adoption" will help to restore and preserve them and other artifacts at the Alabama museum for years to come. For donations beginning at just $25, adopters will receive photos of and history cards about "their" artifacts.
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