Over a decade ago, the Space Shuttle was one of the most prominent spacecraft with a total of over 100 missions. While by no means […]
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…
Terran 1 Is About To Launch For The First Time Ever
(Credit: Relativity Space) Terran 1 Is About To Launch For…
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Can No Longer Fly
NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Can No Longer Fly After nearly…
Blue Origin Is Preparing For New Glenn’s Maiden Flight
It seems each week we are receiving a new Blue…
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy Is About To Launch A Spaceplane
With four launches already this year, 2023 has been the…
What Is Rocket Lab Photon & Why Is It So Important?
(Credit: Rocket Lab) What Is Rocket Lab Photon & Why…
Blue Origin Is Preparing For New Glenn’s Maiden Flight
It seems each week we are receiving a new Blue Origin update from the company as they get closer to the maiden flight of New […]
ULA Is Trying To Make Vulcan Partially Reusable
Nowadays, more and more rocket companies are moving toward reusability. Whether this is partial or full, practically all next-generation launch vehicles have some sort of […]
What Happened To SpaceX’s Dual Drone Ship Booster Landing?
What Happened To SpaceX’s Dual Drone Ship Booster Landing? SpaceX landing Falcon 9 boosters on drone ships has become quite common but something we haven’t […]
Why NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Is Delaying Artemis II
Why NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Is Delaying Artemis II It’s now been over a year since the Orion spacecraft splashed down concluding the Artemis 1 mission. […]
The FAA Needs More From SpaceX Before Starship Launch Approval
The FAA Needs More From SpaceX Before Starship Launch Approval Right now, SpaceX is only a few weeks away from Starship IFT-3 flight hardware being […]
Is NASA Making Progress On The Lunar Gateway?
Is NASA Making Progress On The Lunar Gateway? One of the most important pieces in NASA’s return to the Moon is the Gateway lunar space […]
Why Is Rocket Lab Dropping Boosters In The Ocean?
Over the past few years, Rocket Lab’s Electron Booster recovery method has changed quite a bit. What once consisted of catching the first stage out […]
Blue Origin Is Preparing For BE-4’s Busiest Year Yet
While Blue Origin’s BE-4 engine hasn’t had the smoothest development, the current state of the engine looks very promising. For the last few months now, […]
Dream Chaser Tenacity Is Vertical & Stacked On Shooting Star
The last time a spaceplane docked at the International Space Station was over a decade ago in 2011. Soon after the Space Shuttle was retired […]