This company wants to reinvent the space rocket – as a space plane
by In the 1990s, NASA designed an experimental space plane that was meant to be a cost-effective alternative to expensive rockets. Called the X-33, it was …
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Astronomers have warned against colonial practices in the space industry – philosopher of science explains how the industry could explore other planets without exploiting them
Over the past decade the commercial space industry has grown rapidly. Rival nations compete for key military and economic positions outside of Earth. Public and …
How NASA and SpaceX will bring down the space station when it retires
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX will use a powerful soup capsule to push the International Space Station out of orbit once the sprawling lab’s …
Russian satellite breaks up in space, sends ISS astronauts to shelter
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An idle Russian satellite has broken up into more than 100 pieces of debris in orbit, forcing astronauts on …
How can we protect satellites in Earth-Moon space? This new software could help
As the space around Earth becomes more cluttered with human junk, scientists are stepping up their efforts to protect satellites in real time. The latest …
A dead Russian spacecraft almost collided with a NASA satellite. The crash could have sent 7,500 bits of rocket debris around the Earth.
A simulated image of a satellite collision and the resulting debris….ESA / ID&Sense / ONiRiXEL, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO NASA’s TIMED satellite narrowly avoided a …
There are nearly 30,000 objects orbiting close to Earth. That’s not just a space problem
Once upon a time, looking at the night sky was an escape from the man-made mess on Earth. No more. Almost 70 years after the …
There are nearly 30,000 objects orbiting close to Earth. That’s not just a space problem
Once upon a time, looking at the night sky was an escape from the man-made mess on Earth. No more. Almost 70 years after the …
Scientists and space agencies are looking for the moon — 5 essential reads on modern lunar missions
2023 was a big year for lunar science. India’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft has landed near the moon’s south pole, a huge feat for a country relatively …