Satellite Break-up Experiment to Help ESA Learn How Satellites Die
The Destructive Re-entry Assessment Container Object mission, or DRACO, will be the first demo of a fully controlled break-up during its return to Earth.
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Boeing To Launch Groundbreaking Orbital Quantum Experiment
Quantum entanglement swapping has been demonstrated in the lab, but never before in space.
New Glenn Debut Delayed Along With EscaPADE Mars Mission
Blue has yet to test fire New Glenn’s second stage or perform an integrated first stage engine test firing.
Europa Clipper’s Chips Are Good Enough For Jupiter
JPL launched a Tiger Team to assess if the $5B spacecraft could survive its Jovian voyage as-is.
Habitable Worlds Observatory and the Future of Space Telescopes in the Era of Super Heavy Lift Launch
With the emergence of Starship, New Glenn, and SLS rockets, NASA engineers are reimagining what is possible for future space telescopes and our search for life in the universe.
Rocket Lab Preps Double Launch for NASA
Rocket Lab is planning the first of two Electron flights to launch a pair of NASA weather satellites, in the latest use of NASA’s venture-class launch missions. The launch, which was expected early tomorrow morning, has been delayed to Saturday because of severe weather. The details: Two 6U cubesats will spend ten months measuring thermal […]
How To Survive a Solar Storm
The geomagnetic storm that painted skies purple and green across vast swaths of the Northern Hemisphere over the weekend also created a dangerous environment for satellites in Earth’s orbit.
Voyager 1 Speaks Again After Five Months of Silence
NASA JPL engineers worked their magic once again, re-establishing comms with the 46-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft after five months of radio silence.
SPACE-H Accelerator Looks for Companies Solving Health Problems in Space
No one wants to be sick on their pricey space vacation, or endure the nine-month journey to Mars only to find themselves too weak to explore upon arrival.
The Space Industry’s Climate Impact: Part 3
As governments around the world wrestle with how to stop the harmful effects of climate change, they’re finding space a useful vantage point from which to understand the scope of the problem.
The Space Industry’s Climate Impact: Part 2
Spaceflight can be a filthy business.