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Tag: Space
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 […]
Rocket Report: SpaceX’s expansion at Vandenberg; India’s PSLV fails in flight
China’s diversity in rockets was evident this week, with four types of launchers in action. Dawn Aerospace’s Mk-II Aurora airplane […]
The Pentagon seems to be fed up with ULA’s rocket delays
Some of the displeasure was apparent in April when the US military announced that it would ask SpaceX to launch […]
FAA: Airplanes should stay far away from SpaceX’s next Starship launch
“The FAA is expanding the size of hazard areas both in the US and other countries.” The Starship for SpaceX’s […]