Valve problem blamed for Peregrine lunar lander failure
Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander was unable to make it to the moon because of a failure of a single valve, leading to work to redesign the valve and overall propulsion…
How Can Astronauts Avoid Vision Loss from Spaceflight?
Human bodies are sacks of fluids supported by skeletons. The entire human organism has evolved over billions of years on Earth in harmony with the planet’s specific gravity. But when…
NASA’s Europa Clipper Gets Set of Super-Size Solar Arrays
5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA’s Europa Clipper is seen here on Aug. 21 at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Engineers and…
Hungary for space: 4iG seeks vertically integrated capabilities
One of Hungary’s largest communications providers is on a mission to transform the country into a major European space player. The post Hungary for space: 4iG seeks vertically integrated capabilities…
The Hardest Bias in Astronomy
A nasty sort of bias called Malmquist bias affects almost every astronomical survey, and the only solution is to…keep doing surveys. Back in the 1970’s and 80’s astronomers first began…
Fire, fed by leaking engines, destroyed ABL Space Systems rocket
ABL Space Systems said it lost its second RS1 rocket after a static-fire test when a fire broke out under the vehicle fed by leaking fuel that could not be…
SpaceX delays Polaris Dawn astronaut launch to Aug. 28 due to helium leak
SpaceX has pushed the launch of the historic Polaris Dawn astronaut mission back 24 hours, to Wednesday morning (Aug. 28), due to a helium leak.
Military-commercial space divide persists despite policy push, experts say
Pentagon initiatives to integrate innovations from the commercial space sector remain a topic of heated debate The post Military-commercial space divide persists despite policy push, experts say appeared first on…
DETAIL OPPORTUNITY: NASA OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) seeks applicants interested in six to twelve month reimbursable details with the…
NASA Announces the 2025 Human Lander Challenge
One of NASA’s core mission objectives, though not explicitly stated in its charter, is to educate Americans about space exploration, especially students. As part of that mission, NASA hosts a…