A Defining Era: NASA Stennis and Space Shuttle Main Engine Testing
6 Min Read A Defining Era: NASA Stennis and Space Shuttle Main Engine Testing The numbers are notable – 34 years of testing space shuttle main engines at NASA’s Stennis…
All about the abandoned Apollo capsule in ‘The Last of Us’ (Season 2, Episode 6)
Whether you are a fan of space exploration history or of the game on which the series is based, “The Last of Us” has just delivered a real blast from…
Meteor Impacts on Mars Can Excavate its Secrets
Spacecraft orbiting Mars can reveal small features on the planet’s surface, but there are only so many things you can see from above. When a meteor strikes the surface of…
Capella Space bets on quantum future under IonQ ownership
IonQ’s long-term ambition is to build the world’s first space-based quantum key distribution network The post Capella Space bets on quantum future under IonQ ownership appeared first on SpaceNews.
Venus Aerospace debuts potentially revolutionary rocket engine with landmark 1st flight (video)
Houston-based startup Venus Aerospace just launched the first successful test flight of a rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) test from U.S. soil.
NGA set to open St. Louis campus in September, aiming to boost public-private geospatial collaboration
The $1.7 billion facility — the largest federal investment in St. Louis history — will replace the NGA’s current downtown site The post NGA set to open St. Louis campus…
Not-so-clean rooms: Scientists discover 26 new microbe species in NASA spacecraft facility
Scientists have discovered 26 previously unknown bacterial species in the clean rooms that were used to prep NASA’s Phoenix Mars lander for its 2007 launch.
National Air and Space Museum to reveal more renovated galleries on July 28
Hundreds of space artifacts are set to return to or debut on display with the opening of five reimagined galleries at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington,…
Canon RF 24mm f/1.4L VCM lens review
The Canon RF 24mm f/1.4L is a high-quality wide-angle prime lens with a fast maximum aperture making it ideal for landscape, cityscape and astrophotography.
PSLV launch of Indian radar imaging satellite fails
An Indian launch of a radar imaging satellite failed May 17 when a problem with the third stage prevented the payload from reaching orbit. The post PSLV launch of Indian…