On The Up: Electrician shortlisted for world’s top astrophotography award
Known as Galactic Kiwi, McKay spent the past year trying to “perfect” his new photographic niche, combining the…
New NASA Earth Missions Gear Up to Start Science Flights
The Snow4Flow campaign, led by the University of Arizona, seeks to measure and model how far and fast glaciers are retreating…
SpaceX targets July 23 for crucial Starship Flight 13 test launch after abort
SpaceX has pushed the next launch of its Starship megarocket back a few more days. Elon Musk‘s company…
The Space Force is now seeking to buy up to $30 billion in rocket launches
The Space Force originally estimated the Lane 1 launch providers would compete for at least 30 task orders…
SpaceX Falcon 9 Engine Startup Abort Grounds Starlink 17-39 at Vandenberg Space Force Base
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket suffered a rare post-ignition abort Monday morning at Vandenberg Space Force Base, halting…
NASA Sets Briefings for SpaceX Crew-13 Mission to Space Station
NASA and its partners will discuss the upcoming crew rotation mission to the International Space Station during a…
NASA, GE Aerospace Work Enables Hybrid-Electric Flight Demonstration
An aircraft powered by a megawatt-class hybrid-electric engine developed in collaboration with NASA and built by GE Aerospace,…
Falcon 9 Auto-Abort at Vandenberg Marks SpaceX’s Second Engine Anomaly This Week
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket suffered a rare post-ignition abort at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Monday morning —…
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.…
Amendment 63: New Opportunity: A.14 Atmosphere
The Atmosphere research program is soliciting proposals for data analysis and modeling of NASA supported airborne campaign data.…
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…