Launching Rockets Is Hard, Bring Them Back Is Harder
Since the first V2 rocket sailed above the Kármán line back in 1944 and right up until the…
A High-Definition Cinematic Video Relives NASA’s Artemis II Mission — Colossal
Between April 1 and 10 of this year, NASA’s Artemis II mission made history as four astronauts flew…
In May 1973, Skylab reached orbit with its heat shield torn away, one solar wing gone and the other jammed, leaving America’s first space station at roughly 54°C — so engineers built a parasol in days and astronauts carried it up to save the laboratory
Skylab reached orbit on 14 May 1973, but the achievement almost ended before anyone could live aboard it.…
Why the smell of rain feels overwhelming to astronauts after spending months in space, according to Nasa |
Coming back to Earth after spending months in orbit is often described as a physical adjustment. Less obvious…
Twice in a row: SpaceX rocket aborts launch at last second again (video)
That’s two last-second launch aborts in a row for SpaceX. One of the company’s Falcon 9 rockets tried…
York Confirms Health of 21 New SDA Satellites
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting…
Astronomers Found the Sun’s Missing Silver Hiding in Plain Sight
Theoretically, the Sun shares its chemical origins with meteorites that are billions of years old. But for decades,…
NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Captures Mind-Bending Month-Long Timelapse of Mars
A colorized compilation of timelapse images NASA JPL’s Psyche spacecraft captured from May 2 through May 15. Throughout…
Pipelines to payloads: risk management lessons for the space economy
The energy sector has spent decades learning how to manage complex disputes that touch on sovereign power, geopolitics,…
‘Most people don’t know we’ve set up a doomsday system’: physicist Laura Grego on satellites, nuclear weapons and the battle for our skies | Space
The last time I saw Laura Grego was in a tent in a baking field on the Welsh…
Rocket launch costs have dropped 96% since 1960. How low can they go?
The costs of space launch have fallen 96% in the past six decades and have the potential to…
Nasa explored putting astronauts into a hibernation-like state for Mars missions, but scientists are still trying to make the science-fiction idea safe for humans |
Sending humans to Mars is one of Nasa’s greatest ambitions, but the journey presents enormous challenges. A round…