Pentagon underestimated supply chain fragility, now racing to fix gaps
Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant, head of Space Systems Command: ‘We’re realizing there are true industrial base concerns’ The post Pentagon underestimated supply chain fragility, now racing to fix gaps appeared…
EnduroSat orders 100 Enpulsion propulsion systems
Bulgarian microsatellite specialist EnduroSat has ordered 100 electric propulsion systems from Austria’s Enpulsion as demand for larger spacecraft continues to rise. The post EnduroSat orders 100 Enpulsion propulsion systems appeared…
Optimax names Joseph Spilman CEO and Pete Kupinski president
Ontario, N.Y. — Optimax, the largest precision optics manufacturer in the United States, has announced the appointment of Joseph Spilman as CEO and Pete Kupinski as president. With a solid…
Testing the Robots that Might Explore Europa
Europa, one of the four Galilean satellites of Jupiter is one of the most intriguing locations in the Solar System to search for life. However, its subsurface oceans are buried…
Einstein Predicted How Gravity Should Work at the Largest Scales. And He Was Right
When Albert Einstein introduced his theory of general relativity in 1915, it changed the way we viewed the Universe. His gravitational model showed how Newtonian gravity, which had dominated astronomy…
Watch the Crescent Moon Occult Spica for North America Early Wednesday Morning
One of the best bright star lunar occultations for 2024 occurs this week, as the Moon covers Spica. Have you ever seen the Moon blot out a star? If the…
NASA Releases its Moon Phases Animation for 2025
Every year, NASA releases a detailed simulation of the Moon that shows how it will change through the year. They produce a couple of versions that show how it appears…
Space firms see government contracting shakeup in second Trump term
‘We’re going to see more budgets moving from traditional programs of record into the newer space community’ The post Space firms see government contracting shakeup in second Trump term appeared…
NASA to make lunar cargo delivery awards to Blue Origin and SpaceX
NASA plans to use cargo versions of Artemis lunar landers under development by Blue Origin and SpaceX to deliver a pressurized rover and surface habitat to the lunar surface in…
The Last Arecibo Message Celebrates the Observatory and One of its Greatest Accomplishments
The Arecibo Message, transmitted on November 16th, 1974, from the Arecibo Observatory, was humanity’s first true attempt at Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence (METI). The message was a simple pictorial signal in…