Boeing and NASA just held a briefing yesterday and it looks like Starliner is finally set to launch crew, and in only a few weeks. […]
The Athena Lunar Lander Couldn’t Measure Its Distance From The Surface
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 process of determining the lander's distance from the surface, which it then uses during the final landing maneuver. Without it, the Athena spacecraft didn't know its distance from the ground, which no doubt had an impact on the lander tipping over and sliding into its final resting place in a crater. Altimeter Failure Athena’s laser altimeters use a 1.2-megawatt laser that fires for a few nanoseconds and has a range of 80km. The laser enables…
The Athena Lunar Lander Couldn’t Measure Its Distance From The Surface
It's now been confirmed that the Athena lunar lander's altimeter…
A Closer Look At The Loss of Starship’s Upper Stage
It's been a few days since the eighth Starship launch…
Why Exactly Did SpaceX Scrub Starship’s Eighth Flight Test?
This afternoon we were less than a minute away from…
Blue Ghost Just Successfully Touched Down On The Moon
Early this morning on March 2nd, Firefly Aerospace's privately built…
A Private Lunar Lander Is About To Touchdown
Firefly Aerospace's privately built Blue Ghost lunar lander is set…
How Does SpaceX’s SmallSat Rideshare Program Work?
(Credit: SpaceX) How Does SpaceX's SmallSat Rideshare Program Work? The…
A Closer Look At The Dream Chaser Spaceplane
(Credit: Sierra Space) A Closer Look At The Dream Chaser…
SpaceX’s Pad Upgrades Are About To Be Tested
SpaceX's Pad Upgrades Are About To Be Tested As SpaceX…
Rocket Lab’s First Ever Launch From The United States
(Credit: Rocket Lab) Rocket Lab's First Ever Launch From The…
Rocket Lab’s Mission To The Moon Is Getting Very Close
(Credit: Rocket Lab) Rocket Lab's Mission To The Moon Is…
Sierra Space Is Working On A Second Dream Chaser
For the past few months now Tenacity, or DC-101, a new commercial spaceplane has been undergoing testing at NASA’s facility in preparation for its first-ever […]
What Exactly Happened On Starship’s Third Launch Attempt?
What Exactly Happened On Starship’s Third Launch Attempt? After only 117 days since the last full Starship flight, the third attempt just took place and […]
Starship’s Flight Termination System Was Just Installed
We are only a few days away from Starship’s third integrated test flight as SpaceX completes some of the final pre-launch steps. Just yesterday, for […]
The Odysseus Moon Lander Is Officially Out of Power
The Odysseus Moon Lander Is Officially Out of Power After just about a week on the Moon’s surface, the Odysseus lander is officially out of […]
New Images of Odysseus On The Moon Have Been Released
New Images of Odysseus On The Moon Have Been Released After around 4 days since the Odysseus lander made contact with the Moon, we have […]
What Exactly Went Wrong During Odysseus’s Landing?
What Exactly Went Wrong During Odysseus’s Landing? A few days ago on the 22nd the Intuitive Machines lunar lander attempted to touchdown on the lunar […]
A Commercial U.S. Company Just Landed On The Moon
After a successful launch and week-long journey, a private company has managed to land on the Moon. This marks the first U.S. Moon landing in […]
New Glenn Flight Hardware Is On The Launchpad
In the timespan of about 24 hours, we just got more information on New Glenn and its first launch than practically the entirety of this […]
SpaceX Is Preparing To Install Starship’s Flight Termination System
SpaceX Is Preparing To Install Starship’s Flight Termination System With the third Starship flight attempt just weeks away, almost every day a new development is […]