ESA is Building its Own Lunar Lander
It seems everyone is talking about the Moon and everyone wants to get their foot in the door with the renewed passion for lunar exploration. ESA too have jumped into…
Ontario tables Starlink contract threat as US delays Canada tariffs
The leaders of Canada’s most populous province are holding off on a threat to scrap a $68 million Starlink contract for remote satellite connectivity this summer, after U.S. President Donald…
Combustor Facilities
9 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Sector Combustor Studies (CE-5B-1) Combustion studies are conducted in this two-test position facility specifically in support of the NOx-reduction…
Blue Origin to launch New Shepard moon-gravity mission on Feb. 4 after glitch
Blue Origin is targeting Feb. 4 for the 29th launch of its New Shepard suborbital rocket, which was postponed from Jan. 28 due to weather and technical issues.
NASA Awards Contract for Airborne Science Flight Services Support
NASA has awarded Dynamic Aviation Group Inc. of Bridgewater, Virginia, the Commercial Aviation Services contract to support the agency’s Airborne Science Program. The program provides aircraft and technology to further…
NASA Presses Forward Search for VIPER Moon Rover Partner
NASA’s VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) sits outside a testing chamber after completing its thermal vacuum testing in the fall of 2024. Credit: NASA/JSC David DeHoyos To advance plans…
Newly-launched Indian satellite left stranded by propulsion problem
An Indian navigation satellite has suffered a problem with its propulsion systems just four days after launch, preventing it from reaching its intended orbit.
SETI Researchers Double-Checked 1 Million Objects for Signs of Alien Signals
We can’t help ourselves but wonder about life elsewhere in the Universe. Any hint of a biosignature or even a faint, technosignature-like event wrests our attention away from our tumultuous…
Top Pentagon contractors poised for gains as Trump pushes missile shield expansion
The proposed “Iron Dome for America” system is heavily reliant on space-based sensors and potentially controversial space-based interceptors The post Top Pentagon contractors poised for gains as Trump pushes missile…
‘Roasting marshmallow’ exoplanet is so hot, it rains metal. How did it form?
WASP-121b is like nothing in the solar system, raining liquid metal and being puffy like a marshmallow. The origins of these “toasted marshmallow” planets could be more complicated than thought.