Only about 10 days after Integrated Flight Test 5, SpaceX is getting ready for flight 6 of Starship. This includes the recent transport of the […]
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…
Exactly Where Future Artemis Missions Will Land
(Credit: NASA) Exactly Where Future Artemis Missions Will Land It…
NASA Has Set A Date For Starliner’s Undocking
Even with the decision already made and the crew no…
JWST’s Incredible New Images Of Jupiter
(Credit: NASA) JWST's Incredible New Images Of Jupiter It has…
What Is Sierra Space & Why Is It Important?
(Credit: Sierra Space) What Is Sierra Space & Why Is…
Blue Origin’s New Glenn Races For Military Contracts
(Credit: Blue Origin) Blue Origin's New Glenn Races For Military…
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 […]
Rocket Lab Is Getting Closer To Neutron’s Maiden Flight
Rocket Lab is still targeting a maiden flight of the Neutron launch vehicle as soon as 2025. As we approach the end of 2024, progress […]
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 […]
A Closer Look At The Catch Of Super Heavy
Yesterday we watched the return and catch of the Super Heavy booster on Starship’s fifth flight. Between then and now we have received a handful […]
What Exactly Happened On Starship’s Fifth Launch Attempt?
After about 130 days of testing, upgrades, and iteration, Starship just launched for the fifth time ever and it was easily the most impressive flight […]
SpaceX Was Just Approved For Starship Flight 5
After 128 days of prep, testing, and work both on the vehicle and Stage 0 infrastructure, SpaceX is officially ready to launch Starship Flight 5 […]
SpaceX Just Installed The Starship Flight Termination System
Given what we’re seeing it now seems very likely that Flight 5 will occur on October 13th in only a few days. Yesterday we began […]
The Falcon Heavy Europa Clipper Mission Has Officially Been Delayed
Up until a few days ago, the Europa Clipper mission was scheduled to liftoff atop a Falcon Heavy on October 10th, only two days away. […]
We Now Know Starship’s Flight 5 Flight Profile & Possible Date
Despite a launch license date estimate from the FAA of late November, SpaceX is trying to make a push toward Flight 5 of Starship. In […]