A few weeks ago, the chief executive of Blue Origin, Dave Limp, convened an all-hands meeting for the more than […]
Tag: Space
Prepping for Starship, SpaceX is about to demolish one of ULA’s launch pads
SpaceX may soon have up to nine active launch pads. Most competitors have one or two. A Delta IV Heavy […]
A long-shot plan to mine the Moon comes a little closer to reality
Skip to content There’s helium-3 in them thar hills To make this plan a reality, Interlune needs larger lunar landers […]
A Japanese lander crashed on the Moon after losing track of its location
“It’s not impossible, so how do we overcome our hurdles?” Takeshi Hakamada, founder and CEO of ispace, attends a press […]
Rocket Report: SpaceX’s 500th Falcon launch; why did UK’s Reaction Engines fail?
SpaceX’s rockets make a lot more noise, but the machinations of Texas’ newest city are underway. Prefabricated homes painted black, […]
Senate response to White House budget for NASA: Keep SLS, nix science
This legislation, the committee said in a messaging document, “Dedicates almost $10 billion to win the new space race with […]
What would happen if Trump retaliated against Musk’s companies?
The reason that Biden did not terminate these contracts, as Trump asserts he might well have, is because SpaceX has […]
Jared Isaacman speaks out, and it’s clear that NASA lost a visionary leader
“There’s enough hardware now to fly a couple of missions, and make sure you beat China back to the Moon,” […]
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 […]