By Andrew Jones, Published by Space.com, 27 December 2023 Dream Chaser's 'Tenacity' spacecraft will launch on a Vulcan Centaur rocket, if all goes to plan. Dream Chaser, Sierra Space's shuttle-shaped spacecraft, is undergoing final testing in preparation for its very first taste of space. It's called Tenacity. Assembly of the
Illustration of an astronaut floating in space. (Image credit: Devrimb via iStock / Getty Images Plus) By Elizabeth Howell, Published by Space.com, 5 December 2023 'The more people who fly in space, the higher the likelihood of something going wrong.' Rescuers on Earth can reach a lot of rugged environments: stranded
Artist's illustration of a wooden square satellite. (Image credit: Kyoto University) By Ben Turner, Published by Space.com, 16 November 2023 The magnolia wood LignoSat is an attempt to make space junk biodegradable. NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are planning to launch the world's first wooden satellite into space
By Brandon Vigliarolo,Published by The Register, 14 November 2023 A tool bag is orbiting Earth. No, this isn't an elaborate Elon Musk joke. The bag entered orbit during a spacewalk conducted by NASA astronauts and International Space Station residents Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O'Hara on November 1. During their almost
UAE was the second nation to reach Mars in its first attempt By Murdo Morrison, Published by Flight Global, 13 November 2023 The UAE has had quite a journey into the cosmos since setting up its first satellite telecommunications provider just a quarter of a century ago. As well as
By Elizabeth Howell, Published by Space.com, 10 November 2023 The debris avoidance maneuver took place on Nov. 10. Update for Nov. 13: In an email to Space.com, a representative from NASA's Space Operations Mission Directorate confirmed the debris avoidance maneuver that took place on Nov. 10. "On Nov. 10, the International
By Charles Q Choi, Published by IEEE, 2 October 2023 Lasers could one day relay power to remote areas, or even from orbital arrays Instead of using wires to deliver power, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), part of the U.S. Department of Defense, wants to wirelessly beam power
