NASA InSight Team on Course for Mars Touchdown

An artist's impression of NASA InSight's entry, descent and landing at Mars, scheduled for Nov. 26, 2018.

Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech

SpaceX to Launch CubeSat Containing “Soul” of First African American Astronaut

https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/aerospace/satellites/spacex-to-launch-cubesat-containing-soul-of-first-africanamerican-astronaut

This fall, LACMA Art + Technology Lab grant recipient Tavares Strachan will launch his project ENOCH into space. Created in collaboration with LACMA, Strachan’s ENOCH is centered around the development and launch of a 3U satellite that brings to light the forgotten story of Robert Henry Lawrence Jr., the first African American astronaut selected for any national space program. In this new body of work, Strachan combines hidden histories, traditions of ancient Egypt, Shinto rituals and beliefs, and the history of exploration. The anticipated launch date has changed. It will now take place no earlier than Tuesday, November 27.

http://www.lacma.org/enoch#about-the-project