Virgin Galactic will start assembling the first of a new generation of suborbital spaceplanes next month with commercial flights planned for mid-2026. The post Virgin Galactic to start assembly of…
A planet’s history is told in its ancient rock. Earth’s oldest rocks are in the Canadian Shield, Australia’s Jack Hill, the Greenstone Belts in Greenland, and a handful of other…
Data from the Chinese rover Zhurong is adding to the pile of evidence for oceans on ancient Mars. For a year, this little craft traveled over nearly two kilometers of…
Blue Origin conducted the tenth crewed flight of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle Feb. 25, carrying six people, one of whom was at least semi-anonymous. The post Blue Origin launches…
Well that’s ruined all my lectures! I’ve spent years talking about space and a go to fact is the red colour of Mars. It’s been long believed that it was…
Acting Director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Steve Koerner. Credit: NASA/Norah Moran NASA has selected Stephen Koerner as acting director of Johnson Space Center. Koerner previously served as Johnson’s deputy…
Col. Lincoln Bonner said simulating potential adversary actions in space is “absolutely essential” given the lack of historical conflicts to study. The post Wargaming the Unknown: The Space Force’s challenge…
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA’s F-15D research aircraft is positioned adjacent to the X-59 during electromagnetic compatibility testing at U.S. Air Force Plant…
Intuitive Machines is poised to launch its second lunar lander in as many years, marking a significant milestone in commercial space exploration.
The company won a $4.6 million contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory The post U.S. Air Force to explore Xona Space’s commercial alternative to GPS appeared first on SpaceNews.
