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Tag: Space
Starlink satellite breaks apart into “tens of objects”; SpaceX confirms “anomaly”
“These events illustrate the need for rapid characterization of anomalous events to enable clarity of the operating environment,” it said. […]
This is my third Orion launch, but it feels totally different
The first two launches of Orion felt hollow, but NASA is finally on a better course. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman […]
After more than 53 years, humans may finally return to the Moon this week
The mission will last more than nine days from liftoff to splashdown. After separation from the SLS rocket, the Orion […]
After 16 years and $8 billion, the military’s new GPS software still doesn’t work
“As a result, extensive and more operationally relevant testing with actual GPS satellites, ground antennas, and user equipment led to […]
No one is happy with NASA’s new idea for private space stations
“It reminds me of sort of Lucy and Charlie Brown with the football.” NASA has proposed that a new core […]
Rocket Report: Russia reopens gateway to ISS; Cape Canaveral hosts missile test
The US Space Force might move additional payloads off of ULA’s grounded Vulcan rocket. A Russian Soyuz rocket lifts off […]
Here is NASA’s plan for nuking Gateway and sending it to Mars
Only one US-built nuclear reactor has ever flown in space, and that was more than 60 years ago. Artist’s illustration […]
We got an audience with the “Lunar Viceroy” to talk how NASA will build a Moon base
At the end of a long day on Tuesday, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman looked down at a table littered with […]
NASA kills lunar space station to focus on ambitious Moon base
NASA released this rendering of a Moon base that will be built over the next decade. Credit: NASA NASA released […]