South Korean rocket startup Innospace is poised to debut a new nano-launcher. The fifth Ariane 6 rocket climbs away from […]
Category: Space
Two space startups prove you don’t need to break the bank to rendezvous in space
It may be happening quietly, but there is a revolution taking place with in-space transportation, and it opens up a […]
These are the flying discs the government wants you to know about
DiskSat’s design offers “a power-to-weight ratio unmatched by traditional aluminum satellites.” An artist’s illustration of DiskSats deploying from a rocket […]
Trump commits to Moon landing by 2028, followed by a lunar outpost two years later
Strikingly, there is no mention of a concrete plan to send humans to Mars in this document. There are just […]
NASA will soon find out if the Perseverance rover can really persevere on Mars
Engineers at JPL are certifying the Perseverance rover to drive up to 100 kilometers. The Perseverance rover looks back on […]
The inside story of SpaceX’s historic rocket landing that changed launch forever
“It’s hard to describe how epic this comeback was after our first Falcon 9 launch failure.” SpaceX lands a Falcon […]
NASA finally—and we really do mean it this time—has a full-time leader
Now, finally, he will get a chance to act, rather than react to everyone else. As the Project Athena plan […]
The $4.3 billion space telescope Trump tried to cancel is now complete
“We’re going to be making 3D movies of what is going on in the Milky Way galaxy.” Artist’s concept of […]
Oh look, yet another Starship clone has popped up in China
Every other week, it seems, a new Chinese launch company pops up with a rocket design and a plan to […]
Investors commit quarter-billion dollars to startup designing “Giga” satellites
A startup established three years ago to churn out a new class of high-power satellites has raised $250 million to […]