An illustration of the various elements of the overall Mars Sample Return effort. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech By Robert Zubrin, Published by Space News, 7 December 2023 It’s time to consider alternatives to sample return NASA’s robotic Mars exploration program is in crisis. A recent review of the plan of its flagship
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
SpaceX's Starship rocket launches from Starbase during its second test flight in Boca Chica, Texas, on November 18, 2023.Photograph: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/Getty Images By Ramin Skibba, Published by Wired, 21 November 2023 A second Starship test flight advanced a bit farther than the first, with the rocket reaching the edge
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
A rendering on a Dream Chaser spaceplane in orbit: Sierra Space By Michael Sheetz, Published by CNBC, 16 November 2023 KEY POINTS Sierra Space, one of the sector’s most valuable private companies, laid off several hundred employees and contractors this week, CNBC has learned. A spokesperson confirmed Sierra Space let
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
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 Sibu Kumar Tripathi, Published by India Today, 7 November 2023 The mission is part of Nasa's Artemis program, which seeks to return humans to the lunar surface and establish a sustainable presence there. The Peregrine Mission One aims to land on the Moon in early 2024 The mission is
