During Saturday’s news conference the chair of the Mission Management Team, a NASA engineer named John Honeycutt, was asked about […]
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Trump proposes steep cut to NASA budget as astronauts head for the Moon
This is not a new idea. After the successful launch of the Artemis II mission this week, NASA will fly […]
As Artemis II zooms to the Moon, everything seems to be going swimmingly
Because that engine firing was so successful, NASA waved off the opportunity to perform a “corrective” burn on Friday. During […]
Four astronauts are now inexorably bound for the Moon
The most significant tests involved Orion’s propulsion system, during which Pilot Victor Glover flew the vehicle through a variety of […]
SpaceX tries to convince FCC that Amazon put satellites into wrong altitude
Another SpaceX/Amazon fight Amazon denies violation, says SpaceX caused conflict by lowering Starlink satellites. Starlink operator SpaceX claims that Amazon […]
Why is NASA bothering to go back to the Moon if we’ve already been there?
Why is NASA bothering to go back to the Moon if we’ve already been there? NASA has struggled to deal […]
Amazon is trying to buy Globalstar to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink
Apple invested $1.5 billion in Globalstar in 2024, taking a 20 percent stake in the company. As part of the […]
Artemis II, NASA’s boldest mission in generations, launches crew to the Moon
Liftoff of Artemis II with four astronauts occurred at 6:35 pm EDT (22:35 UTC) on Wednesday. Artemis II ascends from […]
SpaceX finally files for IPO, targets $1.75 trillion valuation
Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX has confidentially filed to go public, firing the starting gun on what is expected to […]
Launch day has arrived for NASA’s Artemis II mission—here’s what to expect
“It’ll go when the engines light at T-0.” The Sun rises on NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where the […]