Martin Marietta's Spacemaster Shuttle Concept Was Bonkers, Comes to Life on YouTube
8 Sep 2023, 20:47 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Martin Marietta had every intention of building a fleet of Spacemaster orbiters had the program gotten the green light from NASA over other companies.
30 Years Ago, the ESA Almost Built Their Own Space Shuttle, Details Inside
18 Mar 2023, 20:25 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / It's hard to fathom the ESA venturing on their own to build a human-crewed re-useable space vehicle that didn't involve NASA or their own Space Shuttle
Humans Are Now Planning to Ambush a Comet in Space and Strip It of Its Secrets
19 Feb 2023, 00:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency (ESA) is getting ready to launch a comet hunting mission targeting comets fresh to our solar system
Sled-Launched Hyperion Digitally Revived as a Unique Spacecraft Idea From the 1960s
13 Feb 2023, 14:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Hyperion single-stage-to-orbit spacecraft needed a long, ascending rail and a ramp to shoot itself out into space, video animation shows it in action
Lucy Spacecraft Will Detour to Check Out the Smallest Main Belt Rock We’ve Ever Visited
27 Jan 2023, 10:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Team behind the Lucy spacecraft has expanded the scope of the mission by adding a new target asteroid to be visited well ahead of the original schedule
JUICE Spacecraft Gearing up to Embark on ESA’s Largest Planetary Mission Ever
23 Jan 2023, 05:15 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The JUICE spacecraft is currently being transported from Europe to South America, where it will embark on its unique mission trip to Jupiter
Pellet-Beam Propulsion Concept Could Push Spacecraft Faster and Further Than Ever Before
20 Jan 2023, 13:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A scientist from the University of California is working on a pellet-beam propulsion concept for spacecraft that could significantly increase speed
NASA Says Goodbye to InSight as Dust-Choked Lander Falls Silent on Mars
21 Dec 2022, 22:21 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA's solar-powered InSight spacecrfat lost the battle with dust. After four years of listening to marsquakes, the lander fell silent
NASA Perseverance Rover Prepares to Drop First Set of Sample Tubes on Mars
16 Dec 2022, 23:05 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / In the following weeks, Perseverance will build a sample depot on Mars. The rover will drop around 10 sample tubes in a region called the "Three Forks"
Stranded: Alien Dawn Is More Than Just a Survival Guide for Unfortunate Space Travelers
9 Dec 2022, 22:30 UTC · By: Cosmin Vasile / Learn to survive and build a strong colony on a harsh alien world in this third-person, open world, alien shipwreck life simulator for space travelers
ISS-900 Lyda Is a Virtual Interceptor To Conquer Space and Raise Technological Controversy
13 Nov 2022, 16:59 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Crafted on the pixel anvil of a Dutch artist, the flying machine opens the realm of virtual vision for military aircraft for a space-defending future
Boeing's X-37B Has Touched Down at NASA's Kennedy Space Center After 908 Days in Space
12 Nov 2022, 21:29 UTC · By: Alexandru Boghiu / The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) is a low-orbit unmanned spacecraft, designed to operate at around 150 to 500 miles above the Earth
The Clock Is Ticking for NASA’s InSight as Dust-Covered Spacecraft Nears Death on Mars
1 Nov 2022, 21:00 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA's InSight lander is expected to be operational for a few more weeks. The spacecraft will die on the job, choked to death on Martian dust
NASA Wants to Crash-Land Spacecraft on Mars, Here's How They'll Do It
20 Oct 2022, 20:52 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA has tested the design of a lander concept named SHIELD, hurling a full-scale prototype of the base to the ground at 177 kph
NASA Solar-Powered Probe Gears Up for Close Encounter With Icy Moon Europa
23 Sep 2022, 18:39 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Juno is preparing to have a close-up meeting with Europa. The close flyby will allow the probe to collect incredibly high-resolution images of the icy moon
Test-Fly Star Citizen’s Best Spacecrafts During the Ships Showdown Event
8 Sep 2022, 15:30 UTC · By: Cosmin Vasile / Vote for your favorite ships and vehicles available in the game, and win additional prizes if you own any of the final four ships with the most votes
Think Fuel Here on Earth Is Expensive? Wait to Hear How Much It’ll Cost in Space
4 Sep 2022, 03:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A start-up called Orbit Fab plans to build the first in-space propellant supply chain to refuel spacecraft and satellites, price is astronomical
HERA Spacecraft Will Follow NASA's Plan To Change an Asteroid's Orbit
2 Sep 2022, 20:34 UTC · By: Angela Balaciu / The European Space Agency is sending Hera Spacecraft to investigate the aftermath of the impact of NASA’s DART spacecraft into an asteroid
The Sun Is Getting Increasingly Nervous as Fastest Spacecraft Ever Approaches It Once More
2 Sep 2022, 09:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Parker Solar Probe is getting ready to make its 13th close approach to the Sun, at a time when it could encounter solar flares
Learn About the Artemis I Mission With This Unique LEGO Interactive Experience
27 Aug 2022, 21:40 UTC · By: Angela Balaciu / NASA teamed up with LEGO for the Artemis I mission with an online experience in which everyone can participate and learn about the mission