Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 02, 2024 - Advancements in space technology may soon allow humans and cargo to travel to Mars efficiently and quickly. Existing spacecraft require significant velocities due to the vast distances in space, nec
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 02, 2024 - Exolaunch has provided its deployment services for NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) satellite, marking the company's first satellite deployment for NASA and its 28th mission overal
Washington DC (SPX) May 02, 2024 - Continuing from Phase I, researchers are expanding on the development of a power source that transforms the paradigm of thermal power conversion. The thermoradiative cell (TRC), operating analogousl
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 01, 2024 - NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System has now connected with ground operators following its April 23 launch aboard Rocket Lab's Electron rocket. The satellite is on its way to testing next-gen
Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 01, 2024 - The crew of Shenzhou XVII has successfully returned to Earth after a six-month tenure aboard the Tiangong space station, marking the conclusion of their extensive orbital mission. The crew's s
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 30, 2024 - China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the country's key space contractor, conducted a critical test on Sunday on a new type of rocket engine, achieving the highest thrust power ever achieved
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 30, 2024 - China's Shenzhou XVIII mission crew members have successfully completed the in-orbit handover with the outgoing Shenzhou XVII team, China Manned Space Agency confirmed. During a formal ceremon
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 29, 2024 - John Bailey has been named NASA's new director of the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, four months after he started serving as acting director, the space agency announced Monday.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 29, 2024 - Navigating the great unknown of space requires innovative tools, like the Multi-Resolution Scanner (MRS), a novel 3D mapping technology developed under the auspices of the International Space Statio
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 29, 2024 - Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) is gearing up for two consecutive Electron rocket launches to deploy satellites for NASA's Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) mission.
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 28, 2024 - SpaceX has tied its own record with the 20th use of a Falcon 9 booster with its latest and final mission, the launch of a European Union Galileo L12 navigation and positioning satellite.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 26, 2024 - NASA collaborates with commercial entities to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation of cargo and crew to and from the International Space Station. Serving as a hub for extensive m
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 26, 2024 - Every part of a launch vehicle, launch pad, and ground operation equipment is subjected to the high acoustic load generated during lift-off. Therefore, many extreme measures are taken to try to supp
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 26, 2024 - Space Systems Command (SSC) has made significant strides in space domain awareness (SDA) with its Tools Applications and Processing (TAP) Lab, recently achieving mission success in collaboration wit
Space Coast FL (SPX) Apr 26, 2024 - NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, both retired U.S. Navy captains, arrived at Kennedy Space Center's Launch and Landing Facility in Florida on April 25. They traveled from Ellington F
Paris, France (SPX) Apr 26, 2024 - On April 24, automated guided vehicles moved the Ariane 6 central core, which includes the main and upper stages, at a speed of 3 km/h from the launcher assembly building to the launch pad 800 meter
