“There’s enough hardware now to fly a couple of missions, and make sure you beat China back to the Moon,” […]
Category: Space
An in-space propulsion company just raised a staggering amount of money
Starting small The company’s initial product was the Mira spacecraft, powered by nitrous oxide and ethane thrusters. It can move […]
Some parts of Trump’s proposed budget for NASA are literally draconian
“That’s exactly the kind of thing that NASA should be concentrating its resources on.” Artist’s illustration of the DRACO nuclear […]
Tuesday Telescope: A time-lapse from orbit reveals treasures below
Welcome to the Tuesday Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light—a little […]
Trump pulls Isaacman nomination for space. Source: “NASA is f***ed”
Musk was a key factor behind Isaacman’s nomination as NASA administrator, and with his backing, Isaacman was able to skip […]
Testing a robot that could drill into Europa and Enceladus
We don’t currently have a mission to put it on, but NASA is making sure it’s ready. Geysers on Saturn’s […]
China extends its reach into the Solar System with launch of asteroid mission
Comet 311P/PanSTARRS was observed by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2013 with a set of six comet-like tails radiating from […]
Ars Live: Four space journalists debate whether NASA is really going to Mars
I’m incredibly excited, as part of the Ars Live series, to host a conversation with three of the very best […]
SpaceX may have solved one problem, only to find more on latest Starship flight
SpaceX’s ninth Starship survived launch, but engineers now have more problems to overcome. An onboard camera shows the six Raptor […]
Elon Musk: There is an 80 percent chance Starship’s engine bay issues are solved
Ars: Ten years ago you kind of made big bets on Starship and Starlink, and most people probably expected one […]
