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To the moon, with artists! SpaceX will fly a Japanese billionaire and six to eight artists of his choosing on a trip to the moon in 2023. A fashion retailer and avid art collector, Yusaku Maezawa intends for the trip to result in new masterpieces that will "inspire the dreamer within all of us." The private moon mission will both help fund and launch on SpaceX's BFR ("Big Falcon Rocket") under development.
Delta II display: Just under an hour after the final liftoff of a Delta II rocket, United Launch Alliance (ULA) revealed what would become of its last surviving example. The Delta II will "live among the giants" as part of the Rocket Garden at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida so that the public can share in its heritage.
End of era: After three decades of launches, the Delta II rocket has reached its final flight. Set to loft NASA's ICESat-2 satellite, the last mission for the Delta II will not only conclude the rocket's 30 years of service to NASA, the U.S. military and commercial customers, but also mark the end of the first pioneering era of U.S. rocketry. If this launch goes to plan, it will be the 100th consecutive success out of the Delta II's 155 total missions over the past 30 years.
Apollo at 50: The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum has announced plans to help lead the national celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. In July 2019, the museum will host a five-day public commemoration of the Apollo 11 mission, including placing Neil Armstrong's spacesuit on display for the first time in 13 years. The Smithsonian has also scheduled events leading up to the anniversary, to recognize the Apollo missions that made it possible for astronauts to walk on the moon.
LEGO Ideas: Two SpaceX-inspired sets and a second try at the space station have made it into the second LEGO Ideas Review of the year. Kevin Hehmeyer's Falcon Heavy rocket and the SpaceX "Ultimate Collection" posted by Matthew Nolan and Valerie Roche, along with Christoph Ruge's revised International Space Station will be reviewed by LEGO designers for possible production and sale.
Over the moon: The Venice Film Festival on Wednesday (Aug. 29) opened with the world premiere of director Damien Chazelle's "First Man," featuring Ryan Gosling as the late Neil Armstrong. The film, which launches Oct. 12, landed praise from reviewers for redefining spaceflight and reframing the story of the first man to walk on the moon.
Astronaut candidate resigns: A member of NASA's latest astronaut candidate class has resigned from the agency prior to completing basic training. A former engineer at SpaceX, Robb Kulin was selected in 2017 for NASA's 22nd group of astronauts, nicknamed "The Turtles." Kulin's departure, halfway into his spaceflight qualification training, was for "personal reasons," according to NASA.
Crew access arm: SpaceX has installed the access arm that astronauts will use atop Pad 39A to board Crew Dragon spacecraft. Sleek in appearance, the SpaceX crew access arm is one of two that NASA astronauts will cross for launches to the International Space Station. The access arm for Boeing's CST-100 Starliner was mounted on LC-41 in 2016, but recently received a new, larger white room.
Froot Loops not included: A spacesuit that was worn by a fictional astronaut, but styled after a real cosmonaut's wardrobe, is now for auction. ScreenUsed is offering the costume that actor Simon Helberg donned as Howard "Froot Loops" Wolowitz in a 2012 episode of "The Big Bang Theory." Global Effects referenced an authentic example of the Sokol launch and entry suit to fabricate the replica.
Above and Beyond: A new documentary by the niece of President John F. Kennedy uses NASA's 60th anniversary as a foundation for the agency's next challenge. Rory Kennedy's film, "Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey to Tomorrow," will land in movie theaters nationwide before its television broadcast debut Oct. 13 on Discovery Channel.
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