A Russian ISS Module Is Leaking Toxic Ammonia Last year in December, a Russian Soyuz MS-22 crewed spacecraft leaked all of its coolant leaving its […]
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
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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…
Tomorrow Rocket Lab Will Attempt To Catch Electron Booster
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NASA’s Moon Space Station May Be A Mistake
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Pangea Aerospace’s Revolutionary Work On Aerospike Engines
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SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy Is About To Launch A Spaceplane
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Boeing’s Crewed Starliner Spacecraft Is Leaking More Helium
What was originally found soon after the first scrubbed launch…
A Closer Look At NASA’s Return To The Moon
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Rocket Lab Completes Neutron Structural Tank Test
Rocket Lab just released new updates on Neutron development including a physical upper stage test article and even engine production. Over the last few days, […]
What Exactly Went Wrong With Boeing’s Starliner Spacecraft
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A Closer Look At The End of Orbital Reef
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Why SpaceX Is Confident Starship’s Next Launch Will Be Different
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Rocket Lab Prepares For Its Mission To Mars
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The Problem With Dream Chaser’s Launch Vehicle
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The FAA Just Closed Blue Origin’s Mishap Investigation
A few months after the NS-23 incident, Blue Origin released a full mission report. This outlined what went wrong and what led to an engine […]
NASA Needs Help To Deorbit The International Space Station
NASA Needs Help To Deorbit The International Space Station Despite the International Space Station’s two-plus decades of operations and mission support, NASA has made up […]