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We could 3D-print tools on Mars made from the planet itself--and the exciting experiment could change the future of space travel, according to engineers.
Five years ago a very strange object made a very strange journey across the solar system.
Just over one minute into the flight, an apparent failure of the booster prompted an in-flight abort of the capsule. While the booster was not recovered, the capsule was pushed to safety by its abort motor and made a successful landing under parachut
Interested in launching a satellite? Three space companies have put together a 'best practices' guide
The full moon will be joined by a few guests when it rises.
NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission will be the agency's first big step toward returning astronauts to the lunar surface.
Apple's SOS feature would work better wiyh SpaceX's Starlink satellites. Just last month, SpaceX and T-Mobile announced a plan called Coverage Above & Beyond that would provide text coverage to users in dead zones.
Solar Orbiter was hit by a coronal mass ejection from the Sun, and it has the receipts to prove it.
The mission's launch director made the call to scrub just a few hours before the launch window was set to open.
An Absolutely Gigantic Sunspot That Is Pointed Directly At Earth Right Now Could Potentially Produce Another "Carrington Event"
Artemis 1 is currently scheduled to launch no earlier than Saturday, Sept. 3, at 2:17 p.m. EDT (1817 GMT) from Launch Complex 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Artemis 1 moon mission
Chinese military researchers recently called for the destruction of Elon Musk's Starlink satellites, an extraordinary threat for a state to make against a private foreign enterprise.
NASA will target Saturday, Sept. 3 at 2:17 p.m. EDT, the beginning of a two-hour window, for the launch of Artemis I
Recent versions of Starlink have satellite to satellite laser communication.
NASA indicates the next launch date could be as early as Sept. 2.
Liftoff of NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission is set for Aug. 29 at 8:33 a.m. EDT (1233 GMT).
NASA is counting down to its Artemis 1 uncrewed test flight, which sets the stage for humanity's return to the moon.
The Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket lift off for the first time from NASA's modernized Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA is targeting an SLS launch for August 29, 2022.
Was the assassination of JFK connected to the memo he wrote to NASA just ten days earlier?
A minor earthward-directed Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) already hit Earth's magnetic field on Wednesday. NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) expects a more powerful earthbound CME to strike Thursday-Friday.
'This is really important to us, and we're placing a high priority on it.'
Rocket Lab plans to send a mission to Venus as early as May 2023
Arrays of lasers can be used to push light weight solar sails to other stars. This has been funded with over $100 millon and it builds upon the technology of the $600 billion laser and photonics industry.
An official space tourism department could help prevent private rocket riders from clashing with working astronauts.
These satellites should launch in 2025.
SpaceX Starship Super Long Static Fires Burn Away Any Doubt Of Success
The ripples from Russia's invasion of Ukraine continue to expand as Northrop Grumman announces that, in partnership with Firefly Aerospace, the war is forcing it to develop a US-designed and manufactured replacement for the first stage of its Antares
Youtuber Felix Schlang at What About It? describes how the SpaceX Florida Starbase will triple in size. He also has aerial photos of all of the SpaceX facilities in Florida.
The Perseid meteor shower is one of the best shows all year for "shooting stars".
