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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
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Is Blue Origin’s New Glenn Close To A Maiden Flight?
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The James Webb Space Telescope’s First Exoplanet Image
(Credit: NASA) The James Webb Space Telescope's First Exoplanet Image…
How The Falcon 9 Launched Euclid After Only 5 Months
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Rocket Lab’s Most Recent Crucial Acquisition Of SolAero Holdings
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Why SpaceX Bought Two Oil Rigs For $7 Million
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Why SpaceX’s Starship Plans On Refilling In Orbit
Why SpaceX’s Starship Plans On Refilling In Orbit SpaceX’s Starship is innovative in a lot of different ways. One unique aspect of Starship is its […]
Why NASA Keeps Giving Money To Private Space Companies
Why NASA Keeps Giving Money To Private Space Companies Throughout the last few years, NASA has awarded many private companies billions of dollars in total. […]
Why SpaceX Is Catching Starship Out Of Mid-Air
Why SpaceX Is Catching Starship Out Of Mid-Air Currently, SpaceX is in the process of developing and testing its Starship Rocket. Meant to be one […]
How SpaceX’s Starship Is So Cheap
How SpaceX’s Starship Is So Cheap With an estimated cost per launch of $2 million, Starship is aiming to be one of the most inexpensive […]
Can New Glenn Compete Against Starship?
Can New Glenn Compete Against Starship? Currently, both Blue Origin and SpaceX are working on their next-generation rockets. Blue Origin is in the early development […]
Why SpaceX’s Starship Is So Big
Why SpaceX’s Starship Is So Big Coming in at 120m tall and 9m wide Starship is one of the biggest rockets in the world. This […]
Is Blue Origin’s New Glenn Going To Be Fully Reusable?
Is Blue Origin’s New Glenn Going To Be Fully Reusable? Blue Origin is currently working on their next big project, New Glenn. New Glenn is […]
Why SpaceX’s Starship Is Made Of Stainless Steel
Why SpaceX’s Starship Is Made Of Stainless Steel Starship has many unique features including the main material it’s made out of. Despite the majority of […]