The SpaceX crew of the Dragon spacecraft, from left, cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, pilot Michael Barratt, commander Matthew Dominick and mission specialist Jeanette Epps gather for a photo after arriving at…
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China planning to build its own version of SpaceX’s Starship
SpaceX continues to be a font of inspiration for Chinese aerospace engineers. At least one Chinese company is already working to create its own version of SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9,…
Powerful new US-Indian satellite will track Earth’s changing surface
The NISAR mission will help researchers get a better understanding of how Earth’s surface changes over time, including in the lead-up to volcanic eruptions like the one pictured, at Mount…
Astronaut captures photo of Earth from the International Space Station
Credit: NASA/Don Pettit Earth’s city lights streak by in this long-exposure photo taken by NASA astronaut Don Pettit on Oct. 24, 2024. The green glow of Earth’s atmosphere is also…
Moon RACER: Intuitive Machines takes lunar rover out for debut drive
HOUSTON — Intuitive Machines’ lunar terrain vehicle (LTV) is not your grandfather’s moon buggy (assuming your grandfather was an Apollo astronaut). The company’s Moon RACER, or Reusable Autonomous Crewed Exploration…
SpaceX targeting Nov. 18 for next Starship megarocket launch
SpaceX’s Starship megarocket will fly for the sixth time ever less than two weeks from now, if all goes according to plan. Elon Musk’s company announced today (Nov. 6) that…
Design an interstellar ‘generation ship’ to spend decades among the stars with Hyperion Project competition
Human technology has allowed us to extend the scope of our curiosity beyond the confines of our home world and into the solar system. But it’s not hard to imagine…
