The FAA Has Once Again Delayed Starship’s PEA Another Month Over the past few years, we have watched SpaceX turn a barren landscape into a […]
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…
Why Small-Lift Launch Vehicles Are So Important
(Credit: Firefly Aerospace) Why Small-Lift Launch Vehicles Are So Important…
The First 3D Printed Orbital Rocket Launch Is Days Away
(Credit: Relativity Space) The First 3D Printed Orbital Rocket Launch…
More Progress On Firefly Aerospace’s Lunar Lander
(Credit: Firefly Aerospace) More Progress On Firefly Aerospace's Lunar Lander…
NASA Finds Solution To Sample Seal Issue, Update, & More
(Credit: NASA) NASA Finds Solution To Sample Seal Issue, Update,…
What Exactly Goes Into An Astra Launch?
(Credit: Astra) What Exactly Goes Into An Astra Launch? Launching…
Firefly Is Making Progress On Its Blue Ghost Lunar Lander
Firefly Is Making Progress On Its Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Firefly Aerospace like many other companies within the space industry is working on more than […]
Rocket Lab’s Curie Engine & CAPSTONE Mission
Rocket Lab’s Curie Engine & CAPSTONE Mission As we have seen over the past few years and recent months especially, Rocket Lab has been very […]
The Ax-1 Crew Has Safely Returned To Earth
The Ax-1 Crew Has Safely Returned To Earth The space industry has been going through an immense change for the better in recent years with […]
NASA’s Space Launch System Is Headed Back To The VAB
NASA’s Space Launch System Is Headed Back To The VAB The Space Launch System is one of the biggest and most powerful rockets in the […]
Another James Webb Space Telescope Update
Another James Webb Space Telescope Update Many of us are eagerly waiting for the James Webb Space Telescope to begin producing consistent images. While different […]
A Closer Look At SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy Launch Vehicle
A Closer Look At SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy Launch Vehicle After multiple years without a Falcon Heavy launch, this is set to change not long from […]
Rocket Lab Will Soon Conduct Its First Mission From Launch Complex 2
Rocket Lab Will Soon Conduct Its First Mission From Launch Complex 2 We have seen Rocket Lab’s Electron lift off many times over the past […]
A Closer Look At SpinLaunch’s Recent Progress
A Closer Look At SpinLaunch’s Recent Progress Throughout the space industry we are seeing many different companies try unique and ambitious ideas. This could be […]
What To Expect On NASA’s Artemis II Mission
What To Expect On NASA’s Artemis II Mission Each day we are getting closer to returning humans to the Moon for the first time in […]