ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightThis Tiny Satellite Used an Off-the-Shelf GoPro to Take an Epic Selfie in SpaceThe new high-res views are sweet, but the exercise suggests consumer cameras can be used to test and verify a…ByGeorge DvorskyToday 5:00PMComments (3)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightNASA Completes Its First Commercial Space Launch From AustraliaThis is the first of three scheduled launches from Australia, in which NASA will attempt to study habitable…ByKevin HurlerToday 1:35PMComments (1)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightSoftware Glitch Pushes Back NASA’s Psyche Mission Launch by at Least a YearTech delays mean that the spacecraft may not arrive at the metallic asteroid until 2030.ByIsaac SchultzToday 12:35PMComments (2)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightUSA's Docked Cygnus Spacecraft Successfully Maneuvers ISS in Important Reboosting TestRussia’s Progress vehicle is the only other spacecraft capable of adjusting the space station's orbit, and Russia's…ByGeorge DvorskyToday 11:33AMComments (3)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightNASA Launches CAPSTONE Mission to Begin Its Return to the MoonThe small satellite will test out an elliptical orbit for a planned space station around the Moon.ByPassant RabieToday 11:30AMSave
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightA Mars Spacecraft Has Been Running on Windows 98 Era Software for 19 Years, But No MoreThe software was originally designed over 20 years ago based on the now-outdated Microsoft system.ByPassant RabieYesterday 5:08PMComments (18)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightNASA Hopes to Launch a Very Special Microwave-Sized Satellite on Monday [Updated]The CAPSTONE lunar satellite is scheduled to liftoff from New Zealand at 6 a.m. ET of Monday June 27.ByPassant RabieSaturday 10:00AMComments (12)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightThese Failed Missions to the Moon Remind Us That Space Is HardWe’ve sent all sorts of things to the Moon over the past 64 years, but not every mission has gone as planned.ByGeorge DvorskyFriday 11:30AMComments (2)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightLikely Crash Site of Mystery Space Junk Spotted on Moon’s Far SideAn unidentified object hit the lunar surface earlier this year, forming a perplexing double crater.ByGeorge DvorskyFriday 10:32AMComments (13)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightNASA Declares Megarocket Rehearsal Complete, Setting Stage for Inaugural LaunchThe much-anticipated first launch of the Space Launch System could happen as early as late August.ByGeorge DvorskyThursday 2:50PMComments (4)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightFlorida Tower for Launching SpaceX Starship Rockets Takes ShapeThe new launch tower is being built at Launch Complex 39A, a mere 1,000 feet from where SpaceX launches its Falcon 9…ByGeorge DvorskyThursday 12:35PMComments (1)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightNASA Selects 3 Companies to Design a Nuclear Power Plant for the MoonThe winning concept would ideally be ready for launch by the end of the decade.ByPassant Rabie6/22/22 3:45PMComments (11)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightWhat We Know About NASA’s Supposedly ‘Successful’ Megarocket Launch RehearsalA problematic hydrogen leak and incomplete countdown rehearsal means a fifth SLS wet dress rehearsal is a distinct…ByGeorge Dvorsky6/21/22 4:46PMComments (7)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightSpaceX Just Pulled Off Three Launches in 36 Hours—One With a Mysterious PayloadThe private space company launched Starlink satellites, a military radar satellite, a satellite that takes pictures…ByPassant Rabie6/21/22 1:47PMComments (17)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightTest to Maneuver ISS with Cygnus Spacecraft Didn’t Go as PlannedAn attempt to use the Cygnus freighter as an ISS booster was supposed to last for 5 minutes, but it had to be…ByGeorge Dvorsky6/21/22 11:10AMComments (10)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightNASA Selects Two Daring Astronauts to Fly on Boeing's First Crewed Starliner Test FlightThe astronauts will launch to the International Space Station on a two-week mission.ByPassant Rabie6/17/22 4:15PMComments (7)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightThe Potential for Larger—and Brighter—Starlink Satellites Has Astronomers WorriedSpaceX's next generation of Starlink satellites could pose an even greater threat to astronomical observations.ByPassant Rabie6/17/22 2:00PMComments (12)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightNASA Set for Latest Megarocket Launch Rehearsal—and the Pressure Is OnThe dress rehearsal for Artemis 1 starts on Saturday, with propellant loading expected on Monday.ByGeorge Dvorsky6/17/22 12:55PMComments (2)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightSpaceX Fires Employees Who Dared Question Musk's TweetsStaff members circulated an internal letter asking their company to adhere to its own “zero tolerance” policy with…ByKyle Barr6/17/22 9:51AMComments (68)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightOur First Glimpse of Boeing's Upcoming Starliner SpacesuitThe replica spacesuit was put together by Mythbusters host Adam Savage, with the real version expected in 2023.ByPassant Rabie6/17/22 9:45AMComments (12)Save