Space Junk
NASA's InSight Lander Fires Thrusters for the First Time
24 May 2018, 07:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA makes the first trajectory correction for the InSight lander, firing the craft's thrusters for the first time successfully
SpaceX Falcon 9 Sends GRACE to Space
23 May 2018, 06:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / SpaceX successfully launches the Falcon 9 with NASA and Iridium cargo, does not attempt to recover the first stage rocket booster.
Arch Mission to Send Wikipedia to the Moon and Mars
22 May 2018, 12:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Optical memory crystals called Arch to be spread across the solar system as a means to disseminate and preserve human knowledge.
NASA Satellites Track Kilauea Eruption
22 May 2018, 09:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA is helping the U.S. Geological Survey by deploying seven space-based instruments to provide information about the eruption in Hawaii
SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule Shown Vertical Prior to Testing
22 May 2018, 07:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Elon Musk shows photo of the Crew Dragon space capsule as it sits in an anechoic chamber awaiting electromagnetic interference testing
NASA's Curiosity Rover to Test Percussion Drilling Capabilities
21 May 2018, 06:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA upgrades Curiosity's rover drill to be able to perform percussion drilling in an are enriched in clay minerals called Vera Rubin Ridge.
SpaceTime Enterprises Makes an Astronaut Out of Everyone
18 May 2018, 11:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / SpaceTime Enterprises to launch later this year the first immersive experience of the Earth as seen from orbit via virtual reality headsets.
SpaceX Fueling Technique Can Be Made Safe, NASA Says
18 May 2018, 07:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel says that with proper safeguards, SpaceX's fueling technique may be safe for manned flights.
Record Chinese Mock Moon Mission Ends Successfully
17 May 2018, 13:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Chinese mock moon base experiment ends one year and five days after it started, setting a record for longest running stay in an enclosed cabin
OneSpace Launches One of China’s First Private Rockets
17 May 2018, 07:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Chinese start-up OneSpace becomes one of the first private companies in China to launch a rocket for a suborbital flight.
NASA CubeSat Wall-E Sends Back Shot of Earth Taken on the Way to Mars
16 May 2018, 06:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA CubeSat Wall-E sends back a photo of our planet, taken from 621,371 miles (1 million kilometers) away as it heads for Mars.
Australia Joins Space Race with New Space Agency
15 May 2018, 11:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Australia to set up the country's first government-backed space agency as a means to tap into an increasing new industry
SpaceX Falcon 9 Ultimate Rocket Targets 99 More Launches
14 May 2018, 07:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Elon Musk says the life expectancy of the Stage 5 Falcon 9 should be a total of 100 launches, with a turnaround time of only 24 hours.
NASA to Send Helicopter to Mars on 2020 Rover Mission
14 May 2018, 06:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA will deploy a small helicopter on Mars during the 2020 mission to prove the viability of heavier-than-air flight on the planet.
Aurora Space Station Hotel Booked for Months
13 May 2018, 08:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A 12-days vacation to the Aurora Space Hotel will cost $9.5 million, including the training program, the certification, the stay, and the trip to and fro.
SpaceX Los Angeles Big Falcon Rocket Facility Get Thumbs Up from City Council
9 May 2018, 08:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Los Angeles City Council approves a ten years SpaceX lease of a location in the Port of LA where the Big Falcon Rocket will be built.
Robot Astronaut Hitched a Ride in SpaceX’s Dragon Capsule and Returned to Earth
9 May 2018, 07:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Robonaut 2 has been sent back to Earth from the International Space Station to undergo repairs for problems dating back as far as 2014.
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Block 5 to Launch on Thursday
8 May 2018, 13:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / SpaceX set to launch a revised version of the Falcon 9 rocket on May 10, carrying Bangladesh’s first communications satellite.
SpaceX Falcon Fueling Technique Might Cause Explosion, NASA Warns
7 May 2018, 08:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Reports say NASA experts are worried the technique used by SPaceX to fuel the Falcon rockets might pose a fatal risk to astronauts
NASA’s Wall-E and Eva Call Home from Space
7 May 2018, 07:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA's InSight mission took off this weekend heading for Mars. The two accompanying satellites, MarCO-A and MarCO-B, sent their first signals home