These new capabilities include powerful telescopes, some of which are expressly designed to find near-Earth hazards. The Vera C. Rubin […]
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German startup to attempt the first orbital launch from Western Europe
The nine-engine first stage for Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket lights up on the launch pad on February 14. Credit: Isar […]
SpaceX engineers brought on at FAA after probationary employees were fired
Kiernan is currently a lead software engineer at SpaceX, according to his LinkedIn page. Before joining SpaceX in May 2020, […]
Elon Musk recommends that the International Space Station be deorbited ASAP
In a remarkable statement Thursday, SpaceX founder Elon Musk said the International Space Station should be deorbited “as soon as […]
Elon Musk recommends that the International Space Station be deorbited ASAP
In a remarkable statement Thursday, SpaceX founder Elon Musk said the International Space Station should be deorbited “as soon as […]
Mere weeks after Starship’s breakup, the vehicle may soon fly again
A little over a month after SpaceX’s large Starship launch ended in an explosion over several Caribbean islands, the company […]
The odds of a city-killer asteroid impact in 2032 keep rising. Should we be worried?
“Humanity has never tried to stop an asteroid impact for real.” Illustration of NASA’s DART spacecraft with images of the […]
In a last-minute decision, White House decides not to terminate NASA employees
So what changed? It was not immediately clear why. A NASA spokesperson in Washington, DC, offered no comment on the […]
By the end of today, NASA’s workforce will be about 10 percent smaller
Skip to content A dark and painful day at a space agency that brings so much light and joy to […]
Turning the Moon into a fuel depot will take a lot of power
Getting oxygen from regolith takes 24 kWh per kilogram, and we’d need tonnes. Without adjustments for relativity, clocks here and […]