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 DvorskyYesterday 11:33AMComments (5)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
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightSierra Space Opens Astronaut Training Academy to Support Future Space StationThe private aerospace company also confirmed a proposed launch schedule for its upcoming spaceplane, Dream Chaser.ByKevin Hurler6/15/22 1:30PMComments (1)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightTwo Military Satellites Just Communicated With Each Other Using Space LasersThe DARPA-led project aims to build a constellation of military satellites in low Earth orbit.ByPassant Rabie5/19/22 9:58AMComments (34)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightSpace Startup Aims to Build Space Hotel With Artificial Gravity by 2025The Pioneer-class stations are designed to accommodate 28 guests for up to two weeks.ByPassant Rabie4/28/22 4:55PMComments (44)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightHow to Choose the Space Vacation That's Right for YouFrom three-day jaunts in low Earth orbit to a romantic ride in a space balloon, there's an option for practically…ByGeorge Dvorsky4/21/22 8:53AMComments (12)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightAstrolab Tests Its Flexible Moon Buggy Concept in California DesertA full-scale, fully functional lunar rover prototype recently drove near Death Valley.ByGeorge Dvorsky3/11/22 11:50AMComments (15)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightNASA Details Plan to Retire ISS in 2030 and Deliberately Crash It Into the Pacific OceanThe ISS will plunge into a remote part of the Pacific Ocean known as the “spacecraft cemetery.”ByGeorge Dvorsky2/03/22 12:40PMComments (34)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightWe Finally Know Why a Solar Array on NASA’s Asteroid Probe Failed to OpenAfter a lanyard fell off its spool, NASA is mulling whether to try again to deploy the solar panel—or do nothing.ByGeorge Dvorsky1/28/22 11:29AMComments (5)Save
TechTransportationTechTransportationFedEx Asks FAA to Let It Install Anti-Missile Lasers on Its Cargo PlanesIf approved, the unusual request will come with a long list of safety demands.ByAndrew Liszewski1/14/22 12:55PMComments (56)Save
ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceWebb Space Telescope Deploys Its All-Important SunshieldLaunched on Christmas day, the $10 billion space telescope is now halfway to its destination some 1 million miles…ByGeorge Dvorsky1/04/22 12:32PMComments (17)Save
ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceHere’s What Could Still Go Wrong With the Webb Space TelescopeThe sheer number of potential points of failure for this $10 billion telescope has everyone on edge.ByGeorge Dvorsky12/23/21 12:10PMComments (6)Save
TechNewsTechNewsSpaceX Hit With Worst Covid-19 Outbreak of Any Business in Los AngelesSpaceX founder Elon Musk infamously predicted the pandemic would be over by April 2020.ByMatt Novak12/21/21 7:00AMComments (76)Save
io9BooksScience Fictionio9BooksScience FictionThe Hugo Awards Undermined Themselves by Being Sponsored by RaytheonIt's dystopic as hell and totally shitty, the full package!ByJustin Carter12/19/21 2:30PMComments (76)Save
ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceNASA Picks Blue Origin and Two Others to Design New Space StationsThe ongoing commercialization of space continues, as NASA transitions away from the aging International Space…ByGeorge Dvorsky12/03/21 11:30AMComments (35)Save
ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceSpace Company Owned by Hypocritical Billionaire Sues NASA Over Lunar Lander ContractBlue Origin's lawsuit comes after NASA awarded a key contract to SpaceX for its Artemis mission, in which astronauts…ByGeorge Dvorsky8/17/21 11:40AMComments (24)Save
ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceBezos Says He’ll Spend $2 Billion on a Lunar Lander in Exchange for a NASA ContractNASA awarded a single contract to SpaceX, a decision Bezos describes as “wrong.”ByGeorge Dvorsky7/26/21 4:40PMComments (29)Save
TechRobotsTechRobotsThrowable Ground Vehicles Sent to Aid Rescuers at Florida Condo CollapseThe small, unmanned vehicles could help rescue teams sort through the rubble, but have important limitations.ByTom McKay6/30/21 6:10PMComments (8)Save
ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceWatch Live: Space Force Rocket Launch Should Be Visible From Eastern U.S. on Tuesday MorningA livestream of the launch will be available on NASA TV starting at 9:05 a.m. ET.ByGeorge Dvorsky6/14/21 4:20PMComments (8)Save
ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceMusk-Bezos Feud Intensifies: Blue Origin Protests NASA Choice of SpaceX Lunar LanderLast week, NASA selected Elon Musk’s SpaceX over two other contenders to build the upcoming Artemis lunar lander.…ByGeorge Dvorsky4/27/21 12:43PMComments (50)Save