The Space Review: Musk’s Moon mania
In a presentation to xAI employees, Elon Musk described establishing a “Moonbase Alpha” that would build AI data…
The Initial Defense Satellite Communications System
The US military’s first operational communications satellite system was designed to be relatively simple and fast, after…
Seattle’s lessons for rocket reusability
New Glenn on its second launch last November. Blue Origin is again considering ways to reuse the rocket’s…
How Scientists Plan the Future of Lunar Exploration
As lunar missions ramp up with the goal of establishing a permanent human presence on the Moon, scientists…
SpaceX Alumni Raise $50 Million for Data Center Optical Tech
Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Mesh Optical Technologies, a startup working on hardware used to move data at high speeds…
The PRSC-EO2 Milestone: How Pakistan’s Latest Satellite Completes a High-Res ‘Sensor Triad’
On 12 February, Pakistan’s Space and Upper Atmospheric Research Commission’s (SUPARCO) second earth-observation satellite – i.e., the Pakistan…
Russian Scientists Build Plasma Engine That Could Reach Mars in 30 Days, Making Starship Look Outdated
The coming decades of space exploration hinge on a single, stubborn number: the 225 million kilometres between Earth…
Leonardo funding development of Earth observation constellation
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Leonardo is funding development of an Earth observation constellation designed to highlight its capabilities…
a twin of the Milky Way ten times more massive and out of control
A “monster” Milky Way twin is whipping up a cosmic storm 11 billion years ago Imagine the Milky…
Very Few Planets Have the Right Chemistry for Life
Many factors influence a planet’s habitability. The more obvious ones include being in a star’s habitable zone and…
Four people on NASA’S Crew-12 arrive at International Space Station : NPR
In this image from video provided by NASA, a SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying Americans Meir and Jack Hathaway,…
Barrage-1 Drone Seen as Starlink Alternative
Ukraine’s defense adviser says Russia’s Barrage-1 stratospheric platform could partly replace blocked Starlink terminals with 5G relay capability.…