As SpaceX’s Starship gets closer to a successful orbital flight test, the next-generation launch vehicle is beginning to receive some significant contracts. Just yesterday reports […]
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…
Intuitive Machines Is Getting Ready For A Second Moon Landing Attempt
Earlier this year in February Intuitive Machines, a U.S. company,…
Blue Origin Continues To Work On BE-4 & BE-7 Engines
(Credit: Blue Origin) Blue Origin Continues To Work On BE-4…
Rocket Lab Is Only Days Away From Launching For The Moon
(Credit: Rocket Lab) Rocket Lab Is Only Days Away From…
A Closer Look At Rocket Lab’s Separation Systems
(Credit: Rocket Lab) A Closer Look At Rocket Lab's Separation…
Rocket Lab Will Soon Use Photon To Put Factories In Low Earth Orbit
(Credit: Rocket Lab) Rocket Lab Will Soon Use Photon To…
Why SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy Went 3 Years Without a Launch
Why SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy Went 3 Years Without a Launch After a few successful launches in 2019, the Falcon Heavy would go on to sit […]
Has Rocket Lab Made Progress On Neutron?
Rocket Lab is still targeting the end of this year for the first launch of Neutron, a partially reusable medium-lift launch vehicle. With such an […]
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Can No Longer Fly
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Can No Longer Fly After nearly 3 years of time on the Martain surface, the Ingenuity helicopter will never fly again. […]
Dream Chaser Tenacity Is Getting Ready To Launch
Right now, Sierra Space and NASA are completing the final testing of Dream Chaser Tenacity, the first spaceplane test article getting ready to launch in […]
Sierra Space Has Begun Full-Scale LIFE Habitat Testing
One of the biggest challenges when it comes to creating a Space Station is the size of the segments. Even with modern and next-generation rocket […]
Blue Origin Is Preparing To Launch New Glenn
Blue Origin is a company that usually keeps most of its progress and developments to itself. This left the majority of people under the impression […]
The First Segment of NASA’s New Station Is Almost Done
As the International Space Station nears its retirement date, NASA and its partners are continuing to work on a future replacement. Back in 2020, the […]
What Happened To Boeing’s Starliner Spacecraft?
What Happened To Boeing’s Starliner Spacecraft? It has been quite a long time since we heard anything regarding Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. Last year the vehicle […]
SpaceX Is Getting Ready To Launch Starship Next Month
Just two months after Starship’s second test flight, SpaceX is already closing in on the next attempt. New insights from SpaceX along with the company’s […]