Strikingly, there is no mention of a concrete plan to send humans to Mars in this document. There are just […]
Category: Space
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 […]
Rocket Report: Neutron’s Hungry Hippo is deemed ready, Whither Orbex?
All the news that’s fit to lift “That is the moment an IPO suddenly came into play.” Rocket Lab has […]
NASA just lost contact with a Mars orbiter, and will soon lose another one
Technicians work on the MAVEN spacecraft at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of its launch in 2013. Credit: […]
After years of resisting it, SpaceX now plans to go public. Why?
“Much of the AI race comes down to amassing and deploying assets.” Elon Musk gestures as he speaks during a […]