PLD Space unveils plans for larger launch vehicles and crewed spacecraft
Spanish startup PLD Space, currently developing a small launch vehicle, has outlined plans to work on progressively larger, reusable rockets as well as a crewed spacecraft. The post PLD Space…
Smallsats offer lessons for big science missions
SAN FRANCISCO – As a group, NASA’s low-cost science missions have improved significantly. “There were lessons learned over the years that helped,” said Charles Norton, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory deputy…
The JWST Reveals New Things About How Planetary Systems Form
Every second in the Universe, more than 3,000 new stars form as clouds of dust and gas undergo gravitational collapse. Afterward, the remaining dust and gas settle into a swirling…
NASA Project Manager Honors Mother’s Impact
2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA project manager Patricia Ortiz stands in front of the X-1E research aircraft at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center…
Una gerente de proyectos de la NASA rinde homenaje a la influencia de su madre
2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) La gerente de proyectos de la NASA Patricia Ortiz se muestra delante del avión de investigación X-1E en el…
China Unveils its Lunar Spacesuit
China have a roadmap to sent astronauts to the Moon in 2030 and when they do, they are going with a very definite nod to the Chinese origins to the…
How Accessible is Titanium On The Moon?
Mining the Moon to extract its resources is a critical step on humanity’s path into the solar system. One of the most common resources on the Moon is considered relatively…
Seraphim chooses 11 startups for 14th space accelerator
Seraphim Space announced the 11 startups joining the 14th round of its networking and mentoring accelerator program, which it said Oct. 7 has helped ventures raise more than $540 million…
Hera Probe Heads Off to See Aftermath of DART’s Asteroid Impact
The European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft is on its way to do follow-up observations of Dimorphos, two years after an earlier probe knocked the mini-asteroid into a different orbital path…
SpaceX, NASA stand down from Oct. 10 Europa Clipper launch due to Hurricane Milton
SpaceX and NASA are standing down from the Oct. 10 launch of the Europa Clipper mission due to anticipated effects of Hurricane Milton. A new target date has not been…