It’s now been confirmed that the Athena lunar lander’s altimeter failed around the time the spacecraft reached the Moon. This instrument is key in the […]
Category: Spacecraft
Blue Ghost Just Successfully Touched Down On The Moon
Early this morning on March 2nd, Firefly Aerospace’s privately built lunar lander successfully touched down on the Moon’s surface. This marks Firefly as the first […]
A Private Lunar Lander Is About To Touchdown
Firefly Aerospace’s privately built Blue Ghost lunar lander is set to touchdown in less than 12 hours, early in the morning on March 2nd. Over […]
NASA Is Trying To Decide The Future of Starliner
It’s now been over a month since the Starliner spacecraft returned from the ISS without any crew aboard. Since then, SpaceX’s Crew 9 Dragon has […]
Falcon Heavy Just Launched The Europa Clipper Spacecraft
After around a decade of work manufacturing, testing, and preparing, the Europa Clipper spacecraft is now officially on its way to Jupiter. Yesterday morning the […]
Firefly’s Moon Lander Is Almost Ready For Falcon 9 Integration
In only a few months from now Firefly Aerospace, a relatively small U.S. company will attempt to touch down on the Moon’s surface. For the […]
A Closer Look At SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn Return To Earth
After an eventful trip filled with spacewalks, live music, and much more, the Polaris Dawn crew has returned to Earth. This happened very early this […]
What Happened During SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn Spacewalk
Very early this morning we watched as four private astronauts were exposed to the vacuum of space with two members actually exciting the Dragon capsule. […]
The SpaceX Polaris Dawn Crew Prepares To Complete Its Spacewalk
After a launch early yesterday on the 10th, the Polaris Dawn crew has been busy as they prepare for the first commercial spacewalk. Currently, the […]
A Closer Look At Starliner’s Return To Earth
By now Starliner is back on the ground and on its way to Boeing Facilities in Florida for inspection and refurbishment. This comes after a […]