Sound the Alarm: Extended Space Missions Will Impact Astronauts’ Mental Health
23 Apr 2021, 08:20 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / New study attempts to predict the psychological toll of space exploration by looking at personnel at research centers in Antarctica, and the conclusions are bad
World’s First Wooden Satellite Takes Sustainable Space Exploration to Next Level
22 Apr 2021, 07:08 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The WISA WOODSAT satellite will be launched into the orbit by the end of the year and will offer a look into space exploration beyond fossil fuels
RISD Rover Got a Thumbs Up From NASA as Possible Solution for Space Exploration
20 Apr 2021, 07:51 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / This rover design received multiple awards at NASA’s annual Human Exploration Rover Challenge back in 2017, including best wheel design
Hankook Origami, Shape-Shifting Wheel Is Perfect for Exploring Alien Planets
11 Apr 2021, 05:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Researchers have developed a new wheel prototype that changes shape and tread at the push of a button, which makes it ideal for rovers and combat robots
NASA Using CubeSats to Test Nascent Spacecraft Technology
5 Apr 2021, 14:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Payload Accelerator for CubeSat Endeavors (PACE) is how NASA calls an initiative meant to speed up the testing and validation of space tech
Gura Terra Space Rover Promises to Keep Crew Safe During Space Exploration
3 Apr 2021, 11:35 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / This rover-like vehicle includes compartments meant to seal off in case of calamities. Six individual elector-motors maneuver each arm and wheel as required.
NASA SLS Hot Fire Test Failure Blamed on Hydraulic System
22 Jan 2021, 16:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA says a hydraulic system on auxiliary power unit 2 is to blame for the abruptly-ended SLS hot fire test, safety systems kicked in
Lockheed Martin Readies Orion Capsule for Moon Mission Later in 2021
19 Jan 2021, 12:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Lockheed Martin handed over the Orion capsule for the Artemis I mission to a NASA team, departure to come by the end of the year
Space Launch System Hot Fire Test Failed, NASA Looking Into Why
18 Jan 2021, 14:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Saturday's hot fire test of the SLS' core stage four RS engines was cut short as the engines shut down one minute into the eight-minute test
Japanese Space Agency to Make the Systems for the Lunar Space Station Habitat
13 Jan 2021, 15:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA and its Japanese counterpart, JAXA, agree to a collaboration for the systems that will be used to make the Gateway lunar station functional
1-Minute Trailer for the Perseverance Mars Landing Previews Stunning Experience
11 Jan 2021, 16:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / There are 23 cameras on the Perseverance rover and its lander ready to capture in stunning detail the landing scheduled for next month
NASA Ready for Full Blown SLS Hot Fire Test, Could Take Place as Soon as January
6 Jan 2021, 16:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A hot fire exercise that will see all four of the SLS core stage’s RS-25 engines being fired up and burned for up to eight minutes takes place later this month
NASA's Perseverance Rover Hears Something on Its Way to Mars
2 Jan 2021, 07:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A microphone on the Perseverance rover is brought online and it catches the sounds made by the spaceship and the rover itself
Mars Rover Landing Coming, Here's How to Enjoy It All
1 Jan 2021, 08:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA releases the Landing Toolkit that will allow space exploration fans to fully enjoy the experience of seeing Perseverance land on Mars in February
NASA Targeting the Sun Again With Two Tongue-Twisting Missions
30 Dec 2020, 15:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA and a series of partners are ready for two more missions by the end of this decade meant to study the Sun in our solar system
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
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
Concept Cars of the Future: Here’s How Lexus Imagines Lunar Mobility
21 Jan 2020, 14:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Lunar Design Portfolio includes anything from concepts for personal mobility, space travel, and lunar exploration and adventure
Nearly 10 Million Human Names to Travel to Mars in 2020
19 Sep 2019, 12:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As the window to submit entries comes to an end, the agency says the Mars 2020 mission will have the names of at least 9.4 million passengers on board