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Artificial Intelligence Is Guiding Human Return to the Moon
7 Mar 2021, 10:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NEC's System Invariant Analysis Technology helped Lockheed Martin develop the Orion capsule by providing huge analysis power
Perseverance Takes a Very Slow, Short Drive on Mars
7 Mar 2021, 10:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Perseverance rover needed 33 minutes to make its first drive on the Martian surface, one that covered just 21.3 feet (6.5 meters)
A 3-Day Vacation in Space Starts at $5 Million but You Get to Watch Beyonce Live
7 Mar 2021, 06:18 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Orbital Assembly Corporation has very ambitious plans for the Voyager Space Station, including sending the world’s biggest pop stars on it for live performances
Fastest Spacecraft Ever Passes by Venus, Sends Back Amazing Postcard
6 Mar 2021, 11:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Parker Solar Probe nailed its fourth Venus encounter at the end of last month, team that runs the spacecraft releases amazing shot of the planet
Slow-Motion Video of Starship SN10 Explosive Landing Is Pure Poetry
5 Mar 2021, 13:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / SpaceX Starship SN10 is the third test rocket of its kind to explode during landing; the difference is this one actually made it on the pad
Starship Rocket SN10 Makes Impeccable Soft Landing, and Then Explodes
4 Mar 2021, 06:10 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Third time’s a charm: the prototype rocket flew to an altitude of 10 km, did the belly flop drop, reverted to the original position, and landed on the spot
Rocket Lab Announces Reusable Neutron Rocket for Cargo, Human Spaceflight
3 Mar 2021, 10:45 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / When Rocket Lab says it will do something, it does; CEO Peter Beck says Neutron will go online and be ready to put stuff into orbit and beyond in 2024
Hybrid and Electric Airplanes Are NASA’s Next Target, Agency Looking for Help
28 Feb 2021, 16:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Electrified Aircraft Propulsion is next on NASA's agenda for the advancement of aerial transportation, agency looking for private partners
Next Virgin Galactic Test Flight Postponed Once More, Coming May at the Earliest
28 Feb 2021, 16:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic still doesn't seem to have gotten to the bottom of a problem VSS Unity experienced back in December, postpones test fllght once more.
American Airlines Pilot Spots UFO-Like Aircraft, FBI Reportedly Investigating
24 Feb 2021, 08:14 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The pilot of an American Airlines passenger jet has spotted a “long cylindrical object” up in the air, and the FBI is now trying to figure out what it was
Narrated Video Shows Incredible View of Mars as Perseverance Was Landing
23 Feb 2021, 13:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA releases video of the Perseverance landing as captured by the rover during its descent, the images are simply breathtaking
Boeing Testing Antimicrobial Surface Coating on ISS, a Lot of Touching Involved
20 Feb 2021, 17:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Boeing and The University of Queensland (UQ) presently testing an antimicrobial surface coating in space to see if it can be used to keep astronauts safe
ISS Getting Cutting Edge Spaceborne Computer This Weekend. HAL 9000, Anyone?
20 Feb 2021, 17:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) set to launch on February 20 to the International Space Station the Spaceborne Computer-2
Perseverance Is on Mars, 11 Million Human Names With It
18 Feb 2021, 21:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA successfully lands Perseverance rover in the Jezero crater on Mars, the machine already sent back the first image of the Red Planet's surface
Major Mars Landing Hours Away, Here’s How to Stay in the Loop
18 Feb 2021, 16:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Perseverance rover to arrive on Mars today, landing scheduled for 3:55 p.m. EST with commentary broadcast by NASA all over the Internet
Greta Thunberg Ad Mocks Mars Tourism: What About Climate Change?
18 Feb 2021, 07:18 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Fridays For Future releases mock-ad about space exploration and the colonization of Mars, points out that only one-percenters will actually be able to relocate
Here Are the First Names of the SpaceX Crew-4 Mission, One Year in Advance
15 Feb 2021, 16:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA names the first two astronauts of the SpaceX Crew-4 mission in 2022, Kjell Lindgren and Bob Hines, rest of the crew to be announced
Martian Orbit Getting Crowded as Perseverance Mission Hurdles Toward the Planet
14 Feb 2021, 17:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One Chinese and one United Arab Emirates spacecraft reach the orbit of Mars about a week before the arrival of the American Perseverance rover
Perseverance Landing Next Week Coming in Spanish Too
13 Feb 2021, 17:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA to air the Juntos perseveramos program in Spanish in the hours before Perseverance's landing on Mars, first time this is happening
SpaceX to Launch First Moon Space Station Elements in 2024
13 Feb 2021, 17:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA selects SpaceX to launch the Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) and Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) of the Moon space station in 2024