3/28/23Virgin Orbit Extends Workers' Furlough After Reportedly Failing to Secure Rescue DealRichard Branson's private space company was forced to halt its operations following a failed launch attempt earlier…ByPassant RabiePublishedMarch 28, 2023
3/27/23Contamination Prevention Is Key as NASA Preps for Incoming Asteroid SamplesThe returning OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is scheduled to return samples from asteroid Bennu in September, but NASA is…ByPassant RabiePublishedMarch 27, 2023
3/27/23Japanese Spacecraft Captures Intimate Photo of the Moon Ahead of Historic Landing AttemptThe private lander recently entered lunar orbit and is getting ready to land on the surface of the Moon.ByPassant RabiePublishedMarch 27, 2023
3/24/23Blue Origin Blames Faulty Engine Part for Fiery New Shepard Booster CrashJeff Bezos's company released the results of its months-long investigation into its failed mission and expects to…ByPassant RabiePublishedMarch 24, 2023
3/24/23Starlink Rival OneWeb Poised for Global Coverage After Weekend LaunchIndia's space agency plans to launch 36 OneWeb satellites on Sunday, completing the British company's first internet…ByPassant RabieUpdatedMarch 27, 2023
3/24/23Will Boeing’s $4.3 Billion Starliner Ever Get Astronauts to Space?The first crewed mission was scheduled to launch in April but will now likely take off this coming summer, in what…ByPassant RabiePublishedMarch 24, 2023
3/23/23NASA Is Still Trying to Salvage Its Water-Hunting Moon CubeSatThe space agency has until the end of April to place its Lunar Flashlight probe in an orbit around the Moon,…ByPassant RabiePublishedMarch 23, 2023
3/23/23SpaceX's Upgraded Starlink Satellites Aren't Doing So WellSpaceX CEO Elon Musk says the next-gen satellites are "experiencing some issues" and that some units might have to…ByPassant RabiePublishedMarch 23, 2023
3/23/23Now playing Better Mobility & Cameras: NASA & Axiom's New Spacesuits | TechmodoAs NASA gears up to send humans back to the Moon as part of the Artemis missions, those astronauts will need some…PublishedMarch 23, 2023
3/23/23NASA Budget Request Is a 'Soft Cancellation' of Venus Mission, Experts SayPresident Biden's 2024 budget request pulled a chunk of funding from NASA's VERITAS mission, save for $1.5 million…ByPassant RabiePublishedMarch 23, 2023
3/22/23Recent Fireballs Over California Were Pieces of Discarded ISS AntennaNo, it's not aliens. It's never aliens. And in this case, the flying objects were of distinct terrestrial origin.ByPassant RabiePublishedMarch 22, 2023
3/22/23Virgin Orbit Reportedly Close to $200 Million Rescue Deal After Launch FailureThe financially stricken company is returning a small group of its furloughed staff to work and may be on the verge…ByPassant RabiePublishedMarch 22, 2023
3/22/23Plan to Build Satellites in Orbit Using Robots and 'Space Lego' Gets Space Force FundingThe U.S. Space Force awarded a $1.6 million contract to an Arkisys-led commercial team to initially test the…ByPassant RabiePublishedMarch 22, 2023
3/21/23NASA's Artemis 2 Moon Rocket Is Coming TogetherEngineers at NASA's assembly facility have fully integrated all five major structures of the Space Launch System's…ByPassant RabiePublishedMarch 21, 2023
3/21/23Private Japanese Lander Enters Moon's Orbit Ahead of Historic Landing AttemptThe stage is now set for Hakuto-R to attempt a lunar landing in April and enter into the history books as the first…ByPassant RabiePublishedMarch 21, 2023
3/20/23Virgin Orbit Reportedly Preparing for Insolvency in Wake of Rocket FailureThe Richard Branson-founded company paused all operations and furloughed most of its staff last week.ByPassant RabiePublishedMarch 20, 2023
3/17/23RIP AIM: NASA Probe Retires From Observing Clouds at the Edge of SpaceNASA's AIM mission spent 15 years studying the mesosphere before calling it quits due to battery issues.ByPassant RabiePublishedMarch 17, 2023
3/17/23Watch Live: SpaceX Attempts Back-to-Back Launches of Its Falcon 9 RocketThe first rocket will carry 52 Starlink satellites, while the second Falcon 9 rocket will deliver a batch of…ByPassant RabieUpdatedMarch 17, 2023
3/16/23OneWeb Has Given Up on Trying to Get Its Hijacked Satellites Back From RussiaRussia is refusing to return 36 OneWeb internet satellites following a sanctions-provoked fallout with the British…ByPassant RabiePublishedMarch 16, 2023
3/16/23NASA's Mars Orbiter Appeared to Be Running Out of Fuel—Until It Wasn'tThe 22-year-old Mars Odyssey recently showed signs of missing fuel, sparking an interplanetary mystery that required…ByPassant RabiePublishedMarch 16, 2023