White House again proposes steep NASA budget cuts
For the second consecutive year, the White House is proposing a major budget cut for NASA that would significantly impact the agency’s science programs and the International Space Station. The…
The Habitable Worlds Observatory Will Need Astrometry To Find Life
We’re getting closer and closer to finding a real Earth-like exoplanet. But finding one is only half the battle. To truly know if we’re looking at an Earth analog somewhere…
SpaceX and Amazon spar over satellite deployments
Amazon says it will revise deployment plans for its broadband satellite constellation while denying claims from SpaceX that its current approach represents a space safety risk. The post SpaceX and…
Europe’s strategic autonomy in space will define its role in the ‘second space age’
Europe’s future in space really boils down to one question: can it stay ahead without relying on technology made somewhere else? As we step into what experts call the “second…
NASA’s Artemis II Mission Leaves Earth Orbit for Flight around Moon
Earth’s crescent is seen from a solar array camera on the Orion spacecraft on the first flight day of the Artemis II mission. Credit: NASA For the first time in…
Artemis 2 heads to the moon
NASA’s Artemis 2 mission is on its way to the moon after a successful maneuver April 2. The post Artemis 2 heads to the moon appeared first on SpaceNews.
Artemis 2 astronauts head for the moon after make-or-break engine burn (video)
Artemis 2’s Orion capsule aced a critical engine burn this evening (April 2) that sent it from Earth orbit outward toward the moon.
Swift spacecraft reorientation buys time for reboost mission
NASA modified operations of an astrophysics spacecraft in a decaying orbit to buy more time for a mission later this year that will attempt to raise its orbit. The post…
The Artemis Generation Begins! Artemis II Launches for the Moon
At 06:25 p.m. EDT (03:25 p.m. PDT) on April 1st, the Artemis II mission lifted off from the historic Launch Pad-39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This mission…
Lucky airplane passengers capture NASA’s Artemis 2 moon launch from the sky
Some airplane passengers had the best seats in the house during NASA’s Artemis 2 moon rocket launch. Here are some of my favorite videos captured from the sky.