Space Junk
Book Your Vacation in Space with the World’s First Space Travel Agent
4 May 2018, 11:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / British company creates what is supposedly the world's first travel agency to book travel to the future space hotel three years from now.
China to Build Hypersonic Engine Plant
3 May 2018, 07:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / China to build a hypersonic engine plant in Hefei, as it ramps up its efforts of becoming the leader in hypersonic flight and weapons.
NASA KRUSTY Nuclear Reactor Could Power Outposts on Mars for Years
3 May 2018, 06:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA and DoE NNSA conduct successful experiment with a lightweight fission power system that could power Mars outpost for 10 years.
Jeff Bezos’ New Shepard Climbs to the Edge of Space
2 May 2018, 08:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Blue Origin conducts its eight test flight of the New Shepard space system, carrying cargo from NASA and the German Aerospace Center.
Boeing Says Elon Musk’s Falcon Rocket is Just a Pretty Head-Turner
1 May 2018, 08:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Boeing says SpaceX's Falcon Heavy is a bit too small to transport the equipment needed by NASA for deep space exploration
China Shows First Images of Planned Moon Base
27 Apr 2018, 12:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Chinese space agency video shows glimpses of what appears to be a research station on the surface of the Moon. Exploration missions are also planned
NASA’s Lunar Outpost Gateway to Start Construction in 2019
20 Apr 2018, 13:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA to award first building contracts for the Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway in the first months of next year, plans to have it operational in 2025.
NASA Sends Wall-E and Eva Scouts to Track InSIght Mission
20 Apr 2018, 09:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Two CubeSat satellites to track NASA's InSight mission in space and document the lander's entry into the Martian atmosphere.
SpaceX Big Falcon Rocket to be Built in Los Angeles
18 Apr 2018, 08:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti tweets that SpaceX will begin building the Big Falcon Rocket (BFR) in the Port of Los Angeles.
SpaceX to Launch TESS Planet Hunter Telescope on Monday, Party Balloon to Follow
16 Apr 2018, 14:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / SpaceX will deliver a NASA telescope into orbit on Monday. The company is likely to make an attempt to recover the second stage of the rocket
Boeing’s Rocket to Go to Mars And Retrieve Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster
13 Apr 2018, 09:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Boeing pokes fun at SpaceX saying it will reach Mars first, and in the spare time might try to bring back Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster
Elon Musk Shows First Glimpse of the BFR Spaceship
10 Apr 2018, 11:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Elon Musk showed the world on Monday the first glimpse the BFR rocket, via a tool which would be used to create some sections of the BFR
NASA Supersonic X-Plane to Be Built by Lockheed Martin in 2021
4 Apr 2018, 06:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA awards Lockheed Martin the contract for the creation of the Low-Boom Flight Demonstrator (LBFD) X-Plane for sonic-boom tests over land.
NASA to Deploy Swarm of Robotic Bees on Mars
3 Apr 2018, 08:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA is funding research into the creation of swarms of robotic bees which could be used as an extension of the rover sensors
SpaceX Hauls Harpoon to Orbit to Hunt Space Junk
3 Apr 2018, 07:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Astronauts to test new space junk clearing systems, including a harpoon based on which would allow for the removal of dead satellites.
NASA Shapeshifting Robots to Occupy the Solar System
2 Apr 2018, 07:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA launches Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Phase I, invests including in technologies to develop shapeshifting robots.
Chinese Space Station Breaks Up Over Pacific, Hurts No Fish
2 Apr 2018, 06:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Chinese Tiangong-1 space station broke apart at reentry on Monday morning, with some debris making contact somewhere in the Pacific ocean.
NASA to Fund Astrobotic CubeRover for Lunar Exploration
1 Apr 2018, 08:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / New private rover contract handed to Astrobotic for the development of a lunar machine capable of small-scale science and exploration.
Russia to Send a Comrade to Mars Before Elon Musk's Roadster Wrecks It
31 Mar 2018, 08:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Russian president Vladimir Putin hopes and plans to plant one of his countrymen on the Red Planet before the Americans get there.
NASA to Present New Supersonic Aircraft on April 3
30 Mar 2018, 08:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA to announce design and manufacturing plans for the Low-Boom Flight Demonstrator (LBFD) next week, preparing for the creation of the QueSST X-Plane.