NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) mega-rocket, following its successful first mission, seems ready for its next challenge – launching astronauts. On November 16th, the SLS completed its inaugural flight, launching the Artemis
Plans to launch the world’s first commercial space station called Haven-1 have been unveiled by Southern California aerospace startup Vast Space LL.C. Initially functioning as an independent crewed space station, Haven-1 will
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The first of two launches to deploy tropical cyclone-monitoring satellites for NASA was successfully completed by Rocket Lab. Dubbed “Rocket like a Hurricane,” the launch carried two of the four CubeSats that
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Environmental and cultural heritage organizations have sued the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) over the approval of SpaceX’s Starship launch program. The suit claimed that federal environmental laws were violated by the approval.
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When Earth travels through the debris left behind by Halley’s Comet, the ETA Aquarids meteor shower peaks in May every year. The prediction of the experts is that there will be an
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Ingenuity traveled a distance of 188 meters and reached a maximum altitude of 12 meters above the Martian surface during the flight. During the flight, another image of the Perseverance mothership was
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NASA has managed to successfully extract oxygen from simulated lunar soil in a vacuum environment for the first time. This development is considered as a stepping stone towards establishing a human presence
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The Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory has been transformed by NASA, into a replica of the moon’s surface to train future astronauts. A giant 6.2-million-gallon pool, the lab measures 202 by 102 feet. To
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NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is developing a snake-like robot called Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor (EELS) to explore otherworldly terrains and search for life beyond Earth. EELS will use its spinning wheels
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NASA has announced that a retired solar imaging spacecraft called the Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI) is expected to reenter the Earth’s atmosphere on Wednesday night. The Defense Department
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Curiosity rover receives its first major software update, which has been exploring Mars for over a decade. 180 changes are in the update that extend the rover’s capabilities & improve its efficiency.
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