Musk calls for deorbiting ISS “as soon as possible”
SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk said that NASA should deorbit the International Space Station “as soon as possible,” preferably in the next two years. The post Musk calls for deorbiting…
60 Years Ago: Ranger 8 Moon Photos Aid in Apollo Site Selection
Before Apollo astronauts set foot upon the Moon, much remained unknown about the lunar surface. While most scientists believed the Moon had a solid surface that would support astronauts and…
The ISS should be deorbited ‘as soon as possible,’ Elon Musk says: ‘Let’s go to Mars’
The International Space Station “has served its purpose” and should be deorbited “as soon as possible,” SpaceX chief and close Trump adviser Elon Musk said today (Feb. 20).
55 Years Ago: Preps for Apollo 13 and 14, Apollo 12 Crew on World Tour
With two months to go before flight, the Apollo 13 prime crew of James Lovell, Thomas Mattingly, Fred Haise, and backups John Young, John Swigert, and Charles Duke continued to…
NASA Invites Media to Simulated Mars Habitat Before Next Mission
The Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) team hosts a Media Day at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on April 11, 2023. Credit: NASA Media are invited to…
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover discovers evidence of ripples from an ancient Red Planet lake (images)
Rippled textures in a shallow lake bed on Mars indicate that ice-free liquid water once pooled here.
Does Jupiter’s Moon Callisto Have an Ocean? The Evidence is Mounting
Some of our Solar System’s moons have become very enticing targets in the search for life. There’s growing evidence that some of them have oceans under layers of ice and…
Life as we don’t know it: Some aliens may need sulfuric acid like we need water
If we’re looking for life as we don’t know it, the best solvent out there may be concentrated sulfuric acid — the stuff that’s floating around in the clouds of…
Lunar Gateway’s Core HALO Module Enters the Clean Room
Gateway’s HALO module heads to the U.S., on its long path to orbiting the Moon. Preparations for Lunar Gateway are starting to come together. Thales Alenia Aerospace engineers recently began…
Airbus takes another 300 million euros in space program charges
Airbus is taking an additional 300 million euros in charges on its space projects as it continues talks with two other European companies about combining their satellite businesses. The post…