Introducing New Mexico’s Space Valley
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – New Mexican leaders in arts, academia and culture have joined forces to establish the SpaceValley Foundation, a nonprofit seeking to expand the state’s space innovation ecosystem.…
Life Can Maintain a Habitable Environment in Hostile Conditions
Everybody knows that for life to thrive on any world, you need water, warmth, and something to eat. It’s like a habitability mantra. But, what other factors affect habitability? What…
NASA Wallops to Support October Sounding Rocket Launch
1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) This September 2024 aerial photograph shows the coastal launch range at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.…
A Dazzling Supernova
NASA, ESA, R. Kirshner (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation), and M. Mutchler and R. Avila (STScI) This image, released on Feb. 24, 2017, shows Supernova…
Is SpaceX poised to shake up optical terminal sales?
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Given its dominance in the launch market and Starlink’s explosive growth in satellite communications, what impact will SpaceX have on the optical terminal business? At the…
India to target moon’s south pole with sample return mission
HELSINKI — India’s Chandrayaan-4 lunar sample return mission will target a landing between 85 and 90 degrees latitude in the southern hemisphere of the moon, and follow up with a…
U.S. eases export rules for space tech, but high-resolution radar satellites remain under tight control
Newly announced reforms promise to ease restrictions on space technologies but strict controls remain on cutting-edge synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites The post U.S. eases export rules for space tech,…
NASA Stennis Takes Key Step in Expanding its Range Operations Work
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) The Skydweller Aero solar-powered, autonomous aircraft flies above the Thad Cochran Test Stand (B-1/B-2) at NASA’s Stennis Space Center…
‘Man of Steel’ Henry Cavill to star in new live-action ‘Voltron’ movie
Amazon MGM Studios’ new live-action “Voltron” movie lands Henry Cavill as its leading man.
Winning hearts and minds to further the global space economy
A recent opinion piece in SpaceNews, How countries can increase their participation in the global space economy, highlighted six areas — leadership and collaboration, funding and revenue, regulatory frameworks, technology…