North Korea test-fired a powerful new solid rocket motor for its next-generation ICBM. A Soyuz-2.1a rocket is propelled by kerosene-fueled […]
Category: NASA
NASA found intriguing rocks on Mars, so where does that leave Mars Sample Return?
NASA’s interim administrator Sean Duffy was fired up on Wednesday when he joined a teleconference to talk about new scientific […]
After early struggles, NASA’s ambitious mission to Titan is “on track” for launch
So how is Dragonfly doing now? In recent years the Dragonfly mission has started to receive the funding and resources […]
Congress and Trump may compromise on the SLS rocket by axing its costly upper stage
There are myriad questions about how NASA’s budget process will play out in the coming weeks, with the start of […]
GOP may finally succeed in unrelenting quest to kill two NASA climate satellites
Before satellite measurements, researchers relied on estimates and data from a smattering of air and ground-based sensors. An instrument on […]
Ted Cruz reminds us why NASA’s rocket is called the “Senate Launch System”
All of the original US senators who created and sustained NASA’s Space Launch System rocket over the last 15 years—Bill […]
With Starship, SpaceX encounters an obstacle that haunted NASA’s space shuttles
“We were interested in looking at the more durable systems,” Camarda told Ars. “The first thing I ever tested was […]
SpaceX’s latest Dragon mission will breathe more fire at the space station
“Our capsule’s engines are not pointed in the right direction for optimum boost,” said Sarah Walker, SpaceX’s director of Dragon […]
Time is running out for SpaceX to make a splash with second-gen Starship
SpaceX is gearing up for another Starship launch after three straight disappointing test flights. SpaceX’s 10th Starship rocket awaits liftoff. […]
After recent tests, China appears likely to beat the United States back to the Moon
An expert explains why this will be enormously bad for the United States. China’s Long March-10 rocket conducts its first […]