Space Junk
Beam Me Up, Scotty: James Doohan’s Ashes Were Smuggled on the ISS
29 Dec 2020, 09:35 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / James Doohan passed away in 2005, asking that he be buried among the stars; three years later, he got his wish and the world never knew about it
Here Are the Crew Dragon 3 Mission Astronauts, Rookies on Board
27 Dec 2020, 07:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA reveals the names of three of the Crew Dragon 3 mission astronauts scheduled for fall 2021; two of them will be at their first trip up
More Powerful SLS Upper Stage in the Works, Moon and Mars Stand No Chance
26 Dec 2020, 08:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Boeing said last week that a critical design review for the Exploration Upper Stage (EUS) of the Space Launch System (SLS) opens the doors to production
Reverse Mars Mission Enters New Stage, Sample Return Hardware in the Works
24 Dec 2020, 12:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA and ESA agree to mature critical technologies and make critical design decisions for the Mars Sample Return Mission
President Trump Pushes Nuclear Power to Space, NASA Gets to It
24 Dec 2020, 10:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / President Trump issues Space Policy Directive-6 (SPD-6), opening the doors for NASA to start testing nuclear power for space exploration
Russia Won’t Let Tom Cruise Be Great, Plans to Send Actress to Space First
22 Dec 2020, 08:41 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Channel One has teamed up with Roscosmos to find an actress that will shoot a film called Challenge on the ISS before Tom Cruise
Canadians to Make Lunar Space Station’s External Robotics Systems
20 Dec 2020, 09:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Canadian Space Agency was tasked with making a robotic arm to be deployed on the exterior of the Gateway lunar space station
NASA Martian Rover Easter Eggs: From Hidden Messages to Geocaches
19 Dec 2020, 08:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Continuing the tradition that started with the Pioneer or Voyager, NASA hid several Easter eggs on the rover currently en route to Mars
Near-Earth Asteroid Turns Out to Be Surveyor 2 Centaur Rocket Booster
15 Dec 2020, 16:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A team of scientists solves the mystery of a near-Earth object discovered in September, turns out to be something we made
Virgin Galactic Spaceship Failed to Reach Space
15 Dec 2020, 15:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity failed to reach space during a test on December 12, cause of the incident under investigation
NASA Now Planning Every Second of Artemis III Astronauts’ Time on the Moon
13 Dec 2020, 10:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Dedicated team of scientists focusing on defining "compelling and achievable science objectives for all aspects of the Artemis III mission,”
History in the Making: SpaceX Starship Prototype SN8 Explodes on Landing
10 Dec 2020, 06:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Despite the explosive ending, the flight test was a success: SN8 was able to go as high as 41,000 feet, do a belly flop and a flip, before hitting the ground
Aliens Don’t Want Us to Know They’re Here, Says Ex-Head of Israeli Space Program
7 Dec 2020, 09:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Having served as head of Israel’s security space program between 1981 and 2010, professor Haim Eshed is blowing the lid off alien existence
NASA to Pay Between $1 and $15,000 for Pieces of the Moon
6 Dec 2020, 08:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA awards four contract to private companies for the delivery of lunar regolith, to pay between $1 and $15,000 for rocks and dust
First Astronaut Launch from New Mexico May Happen Next Week
5 Dec 2020, 08:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic now estimates the next launch window for the VSS Unity test flight out of New Mexico will open on December 11
Virgin Galactic New Mexico Space Flight Postponed by Humanity’s Invisible Enemy
22 Nov 2020, 09:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic says it will have to postpone the VSS Unity flight that was scheduled for this month on account of New Mexico restrictions
SpaceX Will Have People Living in Glass Domes on Mars, Before Terraforming
21 Nov 2020, 07:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Elon Musk details plans to set up first colony on the Red Planet: glass domes before terraforming, first Starship mission could launch in 2026
4.5 Billion-Year-Old Meteorite Crashes Through Man’s Roof, Is Worth $1.8 Million
18 Nov 2020, 12:47 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Josua Hutagalung from Indonesia was working at home when a large chunk of a bigger meteorite landed next to his house, drilling a hole in his roof
Crew Dragon Becomes First Private Spacecraft Certified by NASA
15 Nov 2020, 09:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / SpaceX Crew Dragon became this week “the first commercial spacecraft system in history capable of transporting humans to and from the ISS
NASA Ready to Bring Pieces of Mars Back to Earth
14 Nov 2020, 09:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Independent review finds NASA is prepared to go ahead with the Mars Sample Return mission scheduled for later this decade