China Launches Change 5 Mission to Moon to Return Lunar Samples
China successfully launched its Chang’e-5 lunar mission Tuesday to collect rocks from the moon — the first attempt by any country since the 1970s. The unmanned Chang’e-5 probe, named after the mythical Chinese goddess of the moon, blasted off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Hainan, near the country’s southern tip, in the early […]
SpaceCom 2020 is Starting on October 19, 2020
The global business of space convenes online for SpaceCom 2020 this October 19-29, and is FREE for all attendees! No matter where you are located around the world, SpaceCom will once again revolutionize the commercial space industry by providing an exceptional line-up of content from the most revered industry leaders and a virtual marketplace full of innovative technology and products. Plus, this […]
ISS is an Orbiting Laboratory
Thousands of scientists have launched experiments to space. International Space Station is a great platform for running experiments in space such as microgravity experiments. Take a look back at 20 years of their research in this:
Space Traffic Management Workshop
With more and more objects launched into space (and especially into a Low Earth Orbit), the concept of Space Debris has become more complex than ever before. Hence, the idea of Space Traffic Management or STF has become more important then ever since it allows for the control and manipulation of space traffic including space […]
NASA is Going Ahead to Enable a Booming Low-Earth Orbit Economy
One year ago, NASA announced the agency is opening the space station for business, enabling commercial and marketing opportunities on the station, and the agency has moved forward toward its ultimate goal in low-Earth orbit to partner with industry to achieve a strong ecosystem in which NASA is one of many customers purchasing services and capabilities […]
Space Debris Threat is Growing and Effecting Future Spaceflights
The threat posed by space junk (space debris) is growing — and the window for mitigating it is closing. Experts say the U.S. hasn’t done enough to combat the growing problem. Why it matters: Companies like SpaceX are working to launch hundreds of small satellites to already crowded orbits. Even if just a small percentage of […]
How The Coronavirus Pandemic Can Help Us Prepare For An Asteroid Impact
The emergency preparedness activities now underway to combat the coronavirus pandemic offer insight about our readiness to deal with a dangerous incoming asteroid, experts say. Humanity can learn some valuable lessons about planetary defense from the things that have gone right and wrong in the coronavirus fight, according to asteroid scientists and an authority on […]
NASA Gets Set To Put Astronauts On Blue Origin And Virgin Galactic Suborbital Flights
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine signaled today that astronauts would soon be cleared to take suborbital spaceflights aboard the commercial rocket ships being tested by Virgin Galactic and by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture. “NASA is developing the process to fly astronauts on commercial suborbital spacecraft,” Bridenstine said in a tweet. “Whether it’s […]