NASA deliberately crashed Galileo into Jupiter in 2003 to protect Europa, after the spacecraft found signs of the ocean it could one day contaminate
Space Technology 3 weeks ago
NASA deliberately crashed Galileo into Jupiter in 2003 to protect Europa, after the spacecraft found signs of the ocean it could one day contaminate

Galileo spent 14 years circling Jupiter through a radiation environment that delivered a cumulative dose to its electronics equivalent to roughly 25 m...

Source: Space Daily

The fuel-saving lunar trajectory that looks like the long way round could solve one of crewed Moon travel’s most awkward problems — losing contact behind the far side
Space Technology 3 weeks ago
The fuel-saving lunar trajectory that looks like the long way round could solve one of crewed Moon travel’s most awkward problems — losing contact behind the far side

Every Moon mission has to solve two problems at once: how to spend as little propellant as possible, and how to keep the spacecraft connected to Earth...

Source: Space Daily

Researchers simulated 30 million routes to the Moon and found a hidden detour through L1 that saves fuel and keeps spacecraft talking to Earth the whole way
Artemis Missions 3 weeks ago
Researchers simulated 30 million routes to the Moon and found a hidden detour through L1 that saves fuel and keeps spacecraft talking to Earth the whole way

An international team of researchers has identified a new fuel-efficient route between Earth and the Moon that also avoids the kind of communications ...

Source: Space Daily

WATCH SpaceX Starship explode on splashdown ‘as expected’
Space Technology 3 weeks ago
WATCH SpaceX Starship explode on splashdown ‘as expected’

SpaceX’s Starship rocket exploded in a fireball after splashing down in the Indian Ocean on Friday, capping what the company described as a successful...

Source: RT

SpaceX launches upgraded Starship V3 on debut test flight from Texas
Space Technology 3 weeks ago
SpaceX launches upgraded Starship V3 on debut test flight from Texas

SpaceX's Starship V3 launch bolsters its role in space exploration and strengthens its IPO prospects, impacting future investment dynamics. The p...

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China reveals 3-person Shenzhou 23 crew, including Hong Kong's 1st astronaut
Artemis Program 3 weeks ago
China reveals 3-person Shenzhou 23 crew, including Hong Kong's 1st astronaut

China has named the three astronauts due to fly on the Shenzhou 23 mission on Sunday (May 24), including Hong Kong's first astronaut.

Source: Space.com

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NASA Reboot Memo From Jared Isaacman (long) - NASA Watch

NASA Reboot Memo From Jared Isaacman (long)NASA Watch NASA Announces Realignment to Accelerate Mission DeliveryNASA (.gov) NASA unveils sweeping reorg...

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Successful SpaceX Starship 12 launch ends with spectacular fireball
Space Technology 3 weeks ago
Successful SpaceX Starship 12 launch ends with spectacular fireball

The sprawling rocket was able to complete a majority of its planned mission and successfully reentered the Earth's atmosphere before landing in t...

Source: New York Post

SpaceX launches biggest Starship rocket yet in test flight
Space Technology 3 weeks ago
SpaceX launches biggest Starship rocket yet in test flight

SpaceX's 12th Starship test flight took place just two days after Elon Musk announced that he was taking the company public.

Source: DW (English)

A Colorado startup just raised $30 million on a quiet bet that astronauts won’t actually be the ones building the moon’s first permanent base — robots will get there first
Artemis Program 3 weeks ago
A Colorado startup just raised $30 million on a quiet bet that astronauts won’t actually be the ones building the moon’s first permanent base — robots will get there first

The first permanent structures on the moon will almost certainly be built by robots, not astronauts. That is the bet Lunar Outpost, a Colorado-based r...

Source: Space Daily

SpaceX carries out mostly successful Starship test flight
Space Technology 3 weeks ago
SpaceX carries out mostly successful Starship test flight

SpaceX's Starship spacecraft splashed down into the Indian Ocean Friday after the company performed a mostly successful test flight of the latest...

Source: The Times of India

Elon Musk's SpaceX launches upgraded Starship
Space Technology 3 weeks ago
Elon Musk's SpaceX launches upgraded Starship

Elon Musk's rocket company has launched its new Starship design to enable more frequent Starlink satellite launches and to send future NASA missi...

Source: ABC News (AU)

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Shenzhou 23 set to launch new crew to Tiangong space station

The Chinese space station Tiangong, permanently occupied since June 5, 2022, is set to receive… The post Shenzhou 23 set to launch new crew ...

Source: NASASpaceFlight

SpaceX Starship Flight 12 New Launch Attempt Starting in Minutes
Space Technology 3 weeks ago
SpaceX Starship Flight 12 New Launch Attempt Starting in Minutes

The twelfth flight test of Starship is preparing to launch Friday, May 22. The 90-minute launch window will open at 5:30 p.m. CT. Yesterdays, attempt ...

Source: Next Big Future

SpaceX launches Starship V3—the world's most powerful and tallest rocket ever
Artemis Missions 3 weeks ago
SpaceX launches Starship V3—the world's most powerful and tallest rocket ever

Friday's test flight marks a major milestone for SpaceX as the company gears up to go public and to participate in NASA's Artemis III missio...

Source: Scientific American

Starship 12 launches as SpaceX tests world's most powerful rocket set to land astronauts on the moon
Space Technology 3 weeks ago
Starship 12 launches as SpaceX tests world's most powerful rocket set to land astronauts on the moon

The first new rocket set to carry astronauts to the moon launched in a major test of Elon Musk's latest Starship.

Source: Dailymail.com

SpaceX's upgraded Starship V3 blasts off in debut test flight from Texas
Space Technology 3 weeks ago
SpaceX's upgraded Starship V3 blasts off in debut test flight from Texas

By Steve Nesius and Steve Gorman STARBASE, Texas, May 22 (Reuters) - SpaceX launched its 12th Starship on an uncrewed test flight from Texas on Friday...

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SpaceX launches its biggest, most beefed-up Starship yet on a test flight
Space Technology 3 weeks ago
SpaceX launches its biggest, most beefed-up Starship yet on a test flight

SpaceX has launched its biggest, most powerful Starship yet

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SpaceX launches more powerful Super Heavy-Starship rocket
Space Technology 3 weeks ago
SpaceX launches more powerful Super Heavy-Starship rocket

Perfecting SpaceX's mammoth rocket will be critical to NASA's plans for returning astronauts to the surface of the moon.

Source: CBS News

SpaceX launches its biggest Starship mega rocket yet on test flight
Artemis Program 3 weeks ago
SpaceX launches its biggest Starship mega rocket yet on test flight

It's the 12th test flight of the rocket that SpaceX is building to get people to Mars one day. But first comes the moon and NASA's Artemis p...

Source: PBS