ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightIs NASA Done Sending Traditional Rovers to Mars?The space agency's proposed longterm strategy for exploring the Red Planet involves lower-cost missions and paving…ByPassant RabiePublishedMarch 31, 2023Comments (4)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightExactly Who Is the Investor Behind Virgin Orbit's Failed $200 Million Rescue?Matthew Brown left a trail of questionable claims about his business experience.ByTim Fernholz—QuartzPublishedMarch 31, 2023
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightRichard Branson's Rocket Company Shuts Down for 'Foreseeable Future'The company's inability to secure new funding has placed the space venture in serious jeopardy.ByPassant RabiePublishedMarch 31, 2023Comments (10)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightWhat’s the Difference Between SpaceX’s Starlink and OneWeb?Starlink and OneWeb both promise global internet coverage, yet there are important differences between the…ByGeorge DvorskyUpdatedMarch 31, 2023Comments (4)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightWatch Live as NASA Reveals the Artemis Astronauts Who Will Fly to the MoonNASA's picks will be the first four humans to fly past the Moon since the Apollo program.ByPassant RabieUpdatedApril 3, 2023Comments (1)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightChina Takes a Small Step Towards Improving Its Falling Rockets ProblemChina is reportedly finalizing a plan to use parachutes to better control falling side boosters, but it's a limited…ByPassant RabiePublishedMarch 30, 2023Comments (1)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightNASA's Massive Rocket Transporter Is Officially a Record-Breaking Big BoyThe space agency's Crawler Transporter 2 has officially broken the Guinness World Record for the heaviest…ByPassant RabiePublishedMarch 30, 2023Comments (18)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightAirplanes Face a Growing Risk of Being Hit by Uncontrolled Incoming RocketsThe odds of an airplane being struck by space debris is extremely small, but that doesn't mean it can't or won't…ByMichael Byers and Aaron BoleyPublishedMarch 30, 2023Comments (3)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightNew Lockheed Martin Company Wants to Build a Satellite Constellation Around the MoonCalled Crescent Space Services, the new company is being set up to meet the anticipated demand of upcoming lunar…ByPassant RabiePublishedMarch 29, 2023Comments (3)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightBoeing Sets Date for First Crewed Starliner Launch, but Parachute Tests RemainA crewed Boeing CST-100 Starliner might finally blast off this summer, with NASA now targeting July 21 for the…ByGeorge DvorskyUpdatedMarch 29, 2023
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightIsrael Launches Spy Satellite as Political Tensions Continue on the GroundCalled Ofek-13, it's the latest in a series of satellites that Israel first launched in 1988.ByPassant RabiePublishedMarch 29, 2023Comments (1)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightFor Europe, This Upcoming German Rocket Can't Arrive Soon EnoughIsar Aerospace recently secured $165 million in funding to gear up for the inaugural launch of its Spectrum rocket.ByPassant RabieUpdatedMarch 28, 2023
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightUAE Rover Likely Won't Join Chinese Moon Mission Due to Decades-Old U.S. Trade LawIt appears that UAE's Rashid 2 rover will not be joining China's Chang'e 7 mission to the Moon owing to a…ByKevin HurlerPublishedMarch 28, 2023Comments (2)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightRussia's Leaky Soyuz Spacecraft Is Back on EarthThe uncrewed Soyuz MS-22 carried a spacesuit that failed during a recent spacewalk, which will now be examined by…ByPassant RabieUpdatedMarch 28, 2023Comments (9)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightNokia Is Sending 4G Internet to the MoonThe project, done in collaboration with NASA and Intuitive Machines, could lead to enhanced communications during…ByNikki MainUpdatedMarch 29, 2023Comments (7)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightVirgin 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, 2023Comments (4)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightContamination 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
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightThese Crypto Companies Want to ‘Commoditize’ the MoonLunar Outpost will engrave a crypto wallet passcode on its MAPP Lunar Rover that’s supposed to land on the Moon's…ByKyle BarrPublishedMarch 27, 2023Comments (9)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightIs Rocket Lab the SpaceX Competitor We’ve Been Waiting For?Rocket Lab plans to charge $50 million for flights aboard its Neutron rocket, placing it in direct competition with…ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedMarch 27, 2023Comments (10)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightJapanese 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, 2023Comments (1)