Northrop Grumman targets lunar navigation market with Webb-derived guidance system
The LR-450 is designed for spacecraft operating in the absence of GPS signals
Psyche Spacecraft Spies Mars Ahead of May 15th Gravitational Assist
A close flyby past the Red Planet this week will send NASA’s Psyche mission on its way towards its final destination. The mission’s closest approach to Mars occurs on Friday,…
SES joins Eutelsat in canceling GEO expansion satellites
SES has canceled two satellites Intelsat ordered before being acquired by the Luxembourg-based multi-orbit operator, joining France’s Eutelsat in pulling back from GEO expansion plans drawn up just a few…
SpaceX sets date for first Starship version 3 launch
SpaceX has set a date for the long-delayed first launch of its next-generation Starship vehicle, which is critical to the company’s ambitions as well as NASA’s lunar plans.
Were Martian Tides Strong Enough to Shape its Ancient Landscape?
You’re an anaerobic microbe sunbathing on a Martian beach billions of years ago listening to the small waves hit the shoreline as you take in the perchlorates in the Martian…
SpaceX’s Starship V3 megarocket finally has a debut launch date. Here’s when it will fly
SpaceX is officially targeting May 19 for the debut of Starship Version 3, an advanced new vehicle that could help humanity take its first steps on the moon and Mars.
Before and After the 2025 Tsunami in Alaska
In 2025, a retreating glacier in Alaska caused a landslide into a fjord named Tracy Arm. The landslide triggered a tsunami that swept down the fjord into the ocean. The…
FCC approves SpaceX spectrum deal with $2.4 billion escrow condition
SpaceX has the FCC’s blessing to buy EchoStar spectrum to improve direct-to-device services in the United States, subject to a $2.4 billion escrow tied to disputes over the seller’s abandoned…
Congressional Budget Office estimates $1.2 trillion price tag for Golden Dome
The estimate is over 20 years; space-based interceptors would account for most of the cost
Jupiter Is Much More Complicated Than Previously Thought, Says NASA
Jupiter, the gravitational behemoth that makes up a lion’s share of our solar system’s planetary content, is much more complicated than ever previously thought. Or so say leaders from NASA’s…