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Firefly Rocket Misses Initial Orbital Attempt
Firefly Aerospace launched its first Firefly rocket last Thursday. After two minutes and thirty seconds of flight, the launch was terminated due to an engine issue. Why it’s important: Though Firefly did not reach orbit, this was a significant step forward for the company. Firefly was the first new space startup to livestream their first launch. […]
Change-5 Moon Probe Spacecraft maybe Returning to the Moon
China’s moon-sampling mission spacecraft is continuing its extended mission with its destination currently unknown. The Chang’e-5 orbiter module which facilitated China’s complex lunar sample return last year is on its way to the moon following deep-space tests. The orbiter, one of four distinct Chang’e-5 mission spacecraft, delivered a return module containing 1.731 kilograms of lunar […]
Elon Musk claims SpaceX could launch a Starship to the moon ‘probably sooner’ than 2024
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says he may be able to launch the company’s massive new Starship to the moon for NASA “probably sooner” than the space agency’s 2024 target even in the face of contract and other delays. Starship was selected as NASA’s lander of choice for the Artemis human landing system (HLS) in April, […]
Can Asteroids be Mined for Space Mining?
As the resources on Earth dwindle, the need for natural resources grows exponentially. Naturally, people look out toward space to fill these needs. Many scientists agree that asteroids contain all sorts of valuable minerals and natural resources including gold, iron, nickel, aluminium as well as some trace elements used in microelectronics. It would be prudent […]
Japan aims to beat US and China Space Agencies to bring Martian soil to Earth
Sending missions to Mars have been one of the forefronts of many space agencies across the world. Naturally, especially NASA has been busy sending various Mars missions including the latest Perseverence mars mission that has the world’s first Martian helicopter exploring the terrain. In addition, Russians during the soviet era have sent various Mars missions […]
BepiColombo records solar winds at Venus Atmosphere
Venus has been an important planet that has been the focus of scientists and science fiction writers alike. Understanding the hellish atmosphere of Venus including the hot temperatures and the incessant, powerful lightning in the Venusian atmosphere would go a long way into understanding our solar system and its creation. There may also be signs […]
Indian Rocket Suffers Launch Failure for the First Time Since 2017
India’s first launch of 2021 has ended in failure. An Indian rocket carrying a new Earth-observation satellite for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) suffered a catastrophic failure shortly after launching early Thursday (Aug. 12) from the country’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre on Sriharikota Island in eastern India. The liftoff occurred at 5:43 a.m. local […]
NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity had its 10th flight reaching higher then before
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter on Mars, a tissue-box-sized rotorcraft that landed with the Perseverance rover in February, completed its 10th flight over the red planet on Saturday. Each Ingenuity flight has been more daring than the last. So Saturday’s flight was likely the helicopter’s riskiest yet: If everything went according to plan, Ingenuity climbed 40 feet […]
Boeing will launch its 2nd Starliner test flight for NASA on July 30
Boeing is set to launch its Starliner spacecraft on a crucial uncrewed flight to the International Space Station next week. The liftoff atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is scheduled for 2:53 p.m. EDT (1853 GMT) next Friday (July 30) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. You’ll be able to watch […]
Jeff Bezos to Launch into a historic flight to space with the oldest and the youngest astronaut in history
Jeff Bezos will make history today with the Blue Origin’s commercial spaceflight that will take the oldest astronaut (82 years old) as well as the youngest astronaut (18 years old) into space past the Karman line. After the Virgin Galactic flight, this flight will solidify commercial spaceflight and space tourism for decades to come. You […]