By Sharmila Kuthunur, Published by Space.com, 22 April 2024 "We want to make sure that for all the spacecraft we are likely to launch in the future, we will be taking action to make sure that we de-orbit and bring it to a safe location." In late March, the Indian
By Mickey Caroll, Published by Sky News, 18 April 2024 China is hiding secret military activity in space, NASA chief Bill Nelson has claimed. "We believe that a lot of their so-called civilian space programme is a military programme," he told the House Committee on Appropriations on Wednesday. "China has made
The first mission of the Polaris program, Polaris Dawn, will include the first spacewalk on a commercial mission. Credit: Polaris Program By Seth Kurkowski, Published by Space Explored, 14 April 2024 Things are slowly falling into place for the Polaris Program‘s first mission, Polaris Dawn. The mission is nearing milestones that might
Musk envisions the first colonies to be set up on Mars within 20 years, which will grow into a city of a million people who are there for life: SpaceX By David Szondy, Published by New Atlas, 11 April 2024 Elon Musk is doubling down on his commitment to the
Close-up of a solar eruptive prominence as seen in extreme UV light. Photograph: Stocktrek Images, Inc./Alamy Stock Photo By Meredith Garfalo, Published by Space.com, 7 March 2024 In 2021, a solar storm was recorded by multiple different spacecraft and the results tell quite the story. Space weather may seem like
ABC‘s David Muir (2/22/24): “We have just learned now the landing was a success.” By Karl Grossman, Published by Fair, 7 March 2024 “In a historic lunar accomplishment, the first private spacecraft to land successfully on the Moon touched down on February 22,” the journal Nature (2/23/24) trumpeted the following day. That
Image: Youtube By Misty Severi, Published by The Washington Examiner, 5 March 2024 Russia and China are looking to put a nuclear power plant on the moon in the next decade, which they hope would one day lead to lunar settlements, according to Russia’s space agency Roscosmos. Yuri Borisov, the
Artist’s depiction of OSAM-1 docking with a satellite. Image: NASA By George Dvorsky, Published by Gizmodo, 4 March 2024 The complex project was beset by technical difficulties, cost overruns, and a lackluster performance from the main contractor, Maxar. An ambitious NASA project designed to test satellite refueling in space, known as
