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DARPA Going Ahead with the Development of Nuclear Powered Spacecraft
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency on May 4 issued a solicitation for proposals for the next phase of a demonstration of a nuclear-powered spacecraft. The project, called Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO), started over a year ago when DARPA selected a preliminary design for a rocket engine reactor developed by General Atomics, […]
Virgin Galactic Postpones its Commercial Suborbital Tourism Flights to 2023
Virgin Galactic is again postponing the start of commercial service of its SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane from late 2022 to early 2023, blaming the latest delay on supply chain and labor issues. In the company’s first quarter earnings release May 5, Virgin Galactic said it expected to start commercial flights of its VSS Unity spaceplane in […]
The future of international cooperation in space is splitting along the lines of power on Earth
Space Blocs: The future of international cooperation in space is splitting along lines of power on Earth In the next decade, both a U.S.-led group and a collaboration between Russia and China aim to set up bases on the Moon. Theasis/iStock via Getty Images Svetla Ben-Itzhak, Air University Even during times of conflict on the ground, […]
Time Travel Could be Possible with Alternate Timelines
Time travel could be possible, but only with parallel timelines If time travel were possible, it would mean the existence of parallel timelines. (Shutterstock) Barak Shoshany, Brock University Have you ever made a mistake that you wish you could undo? Correcting past mistakes is one of the reasons we find the concept of time travel so […]
UAE Astronaut to Fly to ISS for a Long Duration Mission
The United Arab Emirates has planned to launch an Emirati UAE astronaut on a long-duration mission to the International Space Station through an agreement with Axiom Space Axiom and the UAE’s Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) announced April 29 they signed an agreement whereby an Emirati astronaut will go to the station on […]
Orbital Assembly Announces the Pioneer Space Station for Gravity Enabled Tourism and Commercial Use
Orbital Assembly Corporation (OAC), the only company developing the first commercially viable, space-based business park with gravity, announces plans for its Pioneer class station, the first free-flying, habitable, privately-operated facility in orbit. The Pioneer-classTM, is the world’s first and largest hybrid space station for both work and stay. These customizable environments will feature five spacious modules […]
Crew-4 Mission is Launched to the International Space Station
Four American and European astronauts are on their way to the International Space Station after their launch on a Crew Dragon spacecraft April 27, less than two days after another spacecraft returned from the station. A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center at 3:52 a.m. Eastern, placing […]
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts have launched to orbit
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts are in orbit following their launch to the International Space Station at 3:52 a.m. EDT Wednesday, April 27, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The international crew of astronauts will serve as the fourth commercial crew rotation mission aboard the space station. A SpaceX Falcon 9 […]
Latest Developments with ISRO
Latest Missions Planned by ISRO India’s space agency has been signing partnerships, building rockets, and planning ambitious missions over the past few years, and much of that planning should be coming to fruition by the end of the year. Here are the ISRO missions planned for 2022 and beyond. The Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander mission is […]
ESA Report on Space Debris and Space Debris Mitigation
ESA has Released a Report on Space Debris In almost 60 years of space activities, more than 4900 launches have placed some 6600 satellites into orbit, of which about 3600 remain in space. Less than a third – about 1100 – are still operational. This large amount of ‘dead’ space hardware has a total mass […]