Space Junk
NASA on Track to Launch Metal Asteroid-Hunting Spaceship in October 2023
6 Jun 2023, 13:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA says it clear an independent board review, and the Psyche mission to the namesake metal asteroid is on track to depart this fall
Russian Moon Rocket Would Have Eaten Saturn Vs for Breakfast, CGI Video Shows Its Power
5 Jun 2023, 14:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A video animation shows how a massive Russian rocket called UR-700A would have looked like in a flight from Earth to the Moon
NASA Goes All In on Orion Engines for First Crewed Mission to the Moon
5 Jun 2023, 13:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency (ESA) is almost done with the engine module for the Artemis II Orion spaceship, will handed over to NASA this month
Europe Is Looking for a New Cargo Supply Spaceship Capable of Carrying Two Tons to Space
5 Jun 2023, 12:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency kicks off the search for its own cargo supply ship for use in space, plans to rent it from private companies
NASA Sending Message in a Bottle to One of Jupiter's Moons, Your Name Can Go With
2 Jun 2023, 15:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA has opened the doors to anyone wishing to send their names to Jupiter's moon Europa to do so, just like it did with Mars and Perseverance
Elon Musk Shares Timeline for Second Starship Launch Attempt
29 May 2023, 09:05 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Elon Musk's Starship rocket blew up in the air during its first test flight, but SpaceX is already setting the stage for the second flight test
Virgin Galactic Nails Final Test Flight, Civilians to Flood Space From June
26 May 2023, 14:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Richard Branson's only remaining space company, Virgin Galactic, completed the final test flight before the start of commercial operations
Robot Training for Mars Sample Return Mission Has a Forced Star Wars Connection
26 May 2023, 14:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency is hard at work trying to get the procedures for retrieving Martian samples safely before the Sample Return mission launches
Cosmic Girl No Longer Virgin, Will Fly Missions for Stratolaunch
26 May 2023, 13:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Orbit is officially dead, and its assets sold to companies in space exploration. The converted Boeing called Cosmic Girl landed at Stratolaunch
NASA Fires Artemis V Engines for the 8th Time, They Burn at 113 Percent Power Levels
25 May 2023, 17:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American space agency NASA said it completed the eight of 12 hot fire test for the RS-25 engines that will power the Space Launch System for Artemis V
12 People Will Spend Two Months in Spinning Beds to Reveal the Effects of Cycling in Space
24 May 2023, 15:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency (ESA) announced its first ever experiment involving beds and cycling, meant to advance knowledge in space exploration
Surface Avatar Is an Experiment as Exciting as It Sounds, Controlling Robots From Space
23 May 2023, 12:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency (ESA) is gearing up to run an experiment which will see an ISS astronaut control several machines on Earth
Here's What to Expect From Blue Origin's Human-Rated Moon Lander
22 May 2023, 13:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / At the end of last week NASA announced Blue Origin will be making the lunar lander for the Artemis V Moon mission, to fly by the end of the decade
NASA Breaks All Norms in Space Comms, Beams Data Down to Earth at 200 Gbps
22 May 2023, 11:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA's TeraByte InfraRed Delivery tech allowed at the end of April sending 200 gigabits of data per second to Earth, the fastest to date
Unity 25 Mission to Open or Close the Door on Expensive, Short Trips to Space on May 25
18 May 2023, 18:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic announced this week the final test flight of the Unity spaceship will likely take place on May 25, with June to bring about the first commercial
Earth-Like Alien World Is Drowning in Volcanos, But May Still Have Liquid Water
18 May 2023, 13:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A new planet about the size of Earth was discovered 90 light years away, one that may have water and shed new light on the volcanos' role in helping life
Deployable and Reusable Spacecraft Heat Protection Is Named After King Arthur's Shield
17 May 2023, 16:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A British space startup is working on a new type of heat shield for spacecraft that is both deployable and reusable, first test coming this year.
Lunar Lander for the Artemis V Mission to Be Announced on May 19
17 May 2023, 16:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA says it will spill the name of the company tasked with making the lunar lander for the Artemis V mission on Friday, May 19.
NASA Surrounds Artemis II Service Module With Huge Speaker and Blast Sound at the Thing
16 May 2023, 07:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA announced it completed a series of acoustic tests for the European Service Module that will go into the Artemis II Orion spaceship
World's First Artificial Gravity Space Station to Be Born With Help From SpaceX
15 May 2023, 08:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Space startup Vast announces plans to launch the first module of the Heaven-1 artificial gravity space station in 2025 with help from Spacex