{"id":22291,"date":"2022-12-09T16:11:38","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T16:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/09\/this-week-in-space-nasa-spacex-and-the-geminids\/"},"modified":"2022-12-09T16:11:38","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T16:11:38","slug":"this-week-in-space-nasa-spacex-and-the-geminids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/09\/this-week-in-space-nasa-spacex-and-the-geminids\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Space: NASA, SpaceX, and the Geminids"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hello, readers, and welcome back! Today we\u2019ll read that there\u2019s a lot going on at SpaceX, and on Mars. NASA has lost contact with its ICON satellite but reached new heights with Ingenuity. A new analysis of early science images from the James Webb space telescope reveals\u201d\u2018unseen companions\u201d within the Southern Ring Nebula. Plus, two new ways to power deep space exploration: dynamic soaring and nuclear waste. We\u2019ll wrap up with a few words on this week\u2019s celestial event: the Geminid meteor shower.<\/p>\n

Orion Capsule to Splash Down Sunday<\/h3>\n

On Wednesday (flight day 23) the Orion capsule left the Moon\u2019s gravity well. The capsule has now performed the course correction burns that will turn it homeward. Today (flight day 25), the capsule will take on some of its last remaining milestones, including final inspections for leaks within its propulsion system.<\/p>\n