ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightStarlink Is Now Connecting Remote Antarctic Research Camps to the InternetAfter a successful test at a popular research station last September, Starlink is now connecting scientists working…ByKevin HurlerPublishedJanuary 23, 2023Comments (6)Save
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ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightNASA Recovers Artemis 1 Manikins from Orion SpacecraftCampos, Helga, and Zohar have finally exited Orion and are now en route to their respective labs.ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedJanuary 20, 2023Comments (5)Save
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ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightHow to Watch SpaceX's Falcon Heavy Launch a Classified Military SatelliteThe majestic Falcon Heavy is now expected to take flight on Sunday, January 14 at 5:56 p.m. ET.ByGeorge DvorskyUpdatedJanuary 15, 2023Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightNASA's Moon-Bound Lunar Flashlight Is Experiencing Thruster IssuesLaunched on December 11, the water-hunting probe is on a four-month trek to the Moon, but the mission is…ByKevin HurlerPublishedJanuary 13, 2023Comments (3)Save
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ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightSpaceX Stacks Its Starship Rocket Ahead of Anticipated Orbital LaunchCEO Elon Musk claims that a March orbital launch test of the gigantic Starship is "highly likely."ByPassant RabiePublishedJanuary 11, 2023Comments (12)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightABL's Failed Inaugural Rocket Launch Marks Space Industry's Third Failure in WeeksThe company says the rocket was destroyed after all nine of its E2 engines shut down at the same time, in a setback…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedJanuary 11, 2023Comments (2)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightRoscosmos and NASA Have a Plan to Replace Damaged Soyuz Spacecraft at ISSThe space agencies refuse to call it a “rescue mission,” in an obvious attempt to downplay the current risk posed to…ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedJanuary 11, 2023Comments (3)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightVirgin Orbit's Failed Rocket Seen Crashing Back to Earth in Fiery VideoThe LauncherOne rocket burned up in Earth's atmosphere, resulting in the destruction of all seven satellites on…ByPassant RabiePublishedJanuary 11, 2023Comments (8)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightPlanes on Titan and Pipelines on the Moon: NASA Considering Some Wild Future TechNASA’s advanced concepts program, which seeks to “make the impossible possible,” has selected 14 projects worthy of…ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedJanuary 10, 2023Comments (5)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightFCC Agrees to Form Space Bureau to Keep Up With Growing Satellite IndustryThe proposed Space Bureau would oversee satellite licensing, orbital communications, and space debris.ByPassant RabiePublishedJanuary 10, 2023Comments (1)Save
ScienceSpaceflightNow playing ScienceSpaceflightChina's Plan to Land Astronauts on the MoonThe mission could take off by 2030 as China's answer to NASA's ongoing Artemis program.PublishedJanuary 10, 2023Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightVirgin Orbit Rocket Crashes During First UK Orbital Launch AttemptThe LauncherOne rocket suffered an anomaly about 30 minutes into the mission, spoiling the first attempt at an…ByPassant RabiePublishedJanuary 10, 2023Comments (24)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightAstronauts Will Share a Painfully Cramped Space Aboard Future Lunar Space StationThe planned lunar Gateway space station will be just one-sixth the size of the ISS and feature an upsettingly tiny…ByPassant RabiePublishedJanuary 9, 2023Comments (12)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightNASA Begins Inspection of Orion Spacecraft, Freshly Returned From the MoonEngineers have begun the painstaking process of inspecting the Artemis 1 capsule to see how it fared during its…ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedJanuary 9, 2023Comments (2)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightChina's First Mission to Mars Seems to Be StrugglingChina's inaugural Mars mission was scheduled to resume after a precautionary winter pause, but controllers can't…ByPassant RabiePublishedJanuary 9, 2023Comments (7)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflight1980s NASA Satellite Crashes Back to Earth Over Bering SeaThe defunct Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS) reentered the atmosphere after spending nearly four decades in…ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedJanuary 9, 2023Comments (16)Save