As Jonathan Roll neared completion of a master’s degree in science and technology policy at Arizona State University three years […]
Tag: Space
Northrop Grumman’s new spacecraft is a real chonker
What happens when you use a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus supply ship? A record-setting resupply […]
NASA closing its original repository for Columbia artifacts to tours
The new Columbia Learning Center at Kennedy Space Center will be divided into three areas: a pre-show area where a […]
60 years after Gemini, newly processed images reveal incredible details
“It’s that level of risk that they were taking. I think that’s what really hit home.” Before / after showing […]
Scientists: It’s do or die time for America’s primacy exploring the Solar System
“When you turn off those spacecraft’s radio receivers, there’s no way to turn them back on.” A life-size replica of […]
Rocket Report: Russia’s rocket engine predicament; 300th launch to the ISS
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 […]
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 […]
Pentagon begins deploying new satellite network to link sensors with shooters
“This is the first time we’ll have a space layer fully integrated into our warfighting operations.” A SpaceX Falcon 9 […]
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 […]
SpaceX’s lesson from last Starship flight? “We need to seal the tiles.”
SpaceX is targeting an orbital Starship flight with a next-gen vehicle next year. SpaceX’s 10th Starship test flight ended with […]