“It’s not impossible, so how do we overcome our hurdles?” Takeshi Hakamada, founder and CEO of ispace, attends a press […]
Category: moon
As preps continue, it’s looking more likely NASA will fly the Artemis II mission
NASA’s existing architecture still has a limited shelf life, and the agency will probably have multiple options for transporting astronauts […]
Here’s the secret to how Firefly was able to nail its first lunar landing
Darkness fell over Mare Crisium, ending a daily dose of dazzling images from the Moon. Firefly’s X-band communications antenna (left) […]
Yes, we are about to be treated to a second lunar landing in a week
Because the space agency now has some expectation that Intuitive Machines will be fully successful with its second landing attempt, […]
Firefly’s picture-perfect Moon landing shows the way for lunar exploration
Firefly Aerospace became the first commercial company to make a picture-perfect landing on the Moon early Sunday, touching down on an […]
The Moon’s next robotic visitor is lining up for landing this weekend
The first lunar lander built by Firefly Aerospace is on quite a trip, and has the selfies to prove it. […]
Here’s what NASA would like to see SpaceX accomplish with Starship this year
Iterate, iterate, and iterate some more The seventh test flight of Starship is scheduled for launch Thursday afternoon. SpaceX’s upgraded […]
Two lunar landers are on the way to the Moon after SpaceX’s double moonshot
Julianna Scheiman, director of NASA science missions for SpaceX, said it made sense to pair the Firefly and ispace missions […]
There was a straight shot from Earth to the Moon and Mars last night
The most recent lunar occultation of Mars that was visible from the United States occurred on December 7, 2022. A […]
A taller, heavier, smarter version of SpaceX’s Starship is almost ready to fly
Starship will test its payload deployment mechanism on its seventh test flight. SpaceX’s first second-generation Starship, known as Version 2 […]