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The Director of 10 Cloverfield Lane Will Make an Original Film Called Space Race

Deadline reports that Dan Trachtenberg, the director of last year’s 10 Cloverfield Lane and one of the most unsettling new episodes of Black Mirror (“Playtest”), has just signed to make a movie called Space Race. The publication had no further information regarding what it’s about, but it’s a spec script by Daniel Kunka (12 Rounds) that’ll…

Movies Germain Lussier Mar 16

SpaceX Plans to Return to Flight Next Week

New years bring new beginnings, and for SpaceX, that means a return to flight after a five-month dry spell. Having officially determined the cause of the infamous Falcon 9 “anomaly” at Cape Canaveral on September 1st, the rocket company is eyeing January 8th for its first launch of 2017. SpaceX has been grounded ever since…

Tech News Maddie Stone Jan 2

A Japanese Startup Will Try to Land on the Moon Next Year

Going to the Moon is officially hip again, thanks in no small part to Google, which is offering $20 million to the first private company that can land on our nearest neighbor, roll around a bit, and beam images back to Earth. The latest contender for that sweet sweet X-Prize money is a Japanese company, which…

Space & Spaceflight Maddie Stone Dec 21

The Biggest Space Race Milestones of 2016

Given how badly things are going here on planet Earth, it’s encouraging to see entrepreneurs working tirelessly to get us off this rock. From reusable rockets to Martian manifestos to asteroid mining, 2016 was a near like no other in the commercial space race. Here are the highlights. SpaceX made landing rockets at sea look…

Space & Spaceflight Maddie Stone Dec 21

How to Watch China Launch Its Longest Manned Space Mission Tonight

Today, China is set to launch its longest manned spacecraft mission at 7:30pm ET (2330 GMT) from the Gobi Desert and you can watch it live right here. Two men, Jing Haipeng, 49, and Chen Dong, 37, have been given the task of testing out the life support system of China’s Tiangong 2 space station.…

Tech News Rhett Jones Oct 16

SpaceX and Boeing Are Getting a Parking Spot on the ISS

Late next year, if all goes to plan, SpaceX and Boeing will begin sending American astronauts up to the International Space Station, ending Russia’s monopoly on the ticket to orbit. In anticipation of the new space taxis, NASA is now building its commercial partners a parking spot. On Friday, astronauts Kate Rubins and and Jeff…

Space & Spaceflight Maddie Stone Aug 17

The First Commercial Asteroid Mining Could Start In Just Three Years

If Deep Space Industries has its way, there’ll be a small robotic lander on a nearby asteroid in just three years. That’s the latest phase of the California-based asteroid mining company’s plan to bring about an outer space real estate boom by creating a resource supply chain off Earth. “Our thirty year goal is to…

Tech News Maddie Stone Aug 11

A Private Company Just Received Permission to Travel Beyond Earth’s Orbit

In a world first, a US-based company has been granted permission to travel beyond Earth’s orbit into deep space. Moon Express, founded in 2010 by billionaire tech entrepreneur Naveen Jain, just received FAA clearance to send a robotic probe to the moon’s surface to scout it for valuable resources. If successful, Moon Express could pave…

Space & Spaceflight Maddie Stone Aug 3

The Next 6 Milestones in the Commercial Space Race

It’s an exciting time to be alive if you’re keen to watch humans get off this planet. A private space race is taking off, opening new pathways to orbit while sparking a burst of technological innovation. Even better, thanks to the magic of internet live streaming, we’re watching history unfold in real time. Speaking of…

Space & Spaceflight Maddie Stone Apr 10

This Collection of Photos Shows the Rusted Past of the US Space Race

When you think of NASA and our current rush to the stars, images of shiny Mars rovers or a speeding ISS come to mind. But the ghostly remnants of the United States’ space race still remains and photographer and professor Roland Miller has spend decades documenting their slow deterioration. His book, titled Abandoned in Place:…

Space & Spaceflight Darren Orf Feb 25

SpaceX Is Gearing Up To Build Lots and Lots of New Rockets

It’s been a few really good months for SpaceX, and now, the commercial spaceflight company is kicking rocket production into high gear in anticipation of a packed launch schedule. Speaking on Thursday at the Federal Aviation Administration’s Commercial Space Transportation Conference, SpaceX COO Gwynne Shotwell explained that the company was transitioning from testing and development…

Space & Spaceflight Maddie Stone Feb 6

Wanted: Reusable Rockets for NASA Research

Reusable rockets just went from a party trick to a research necessity. Have a rocket you can launch, land safely, and launch again? NASA wants you, now. NASA relies on commercial vehicles for their near-Earth necessities—research flights, cargo runs to the space station, and satellite launches—while they focus on deep space missions. But the agency…

Space & Spaceflight Mika McKinnon Jan 28

Curiosity Is Using Sweet New Tools to Explore Martian Sand Dunes

Curiosity is busy poking and prodding the Bagnold Dunes, learning some new tricks in the first-ever interplanetary fieldwork on a sand dune. And of course it looks absolutely stunning while doing it in this latest sand dune selfie. The long-awaited dune scoop. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Curiosity crept up on Namib Dune, a large dune within…

Space & Spaceflight Mika McKinnon Jan 28

A Timeline of the Tragic Shuttle Launch That Changed NASA Forever

Thirty years ago, the space shuttle Challenger exploded. The tragedy shocked a nation caught in launch fever, and reshaped how NASA thought about risk. The Challenger space shuttle had a lot of good missions before the disaster. Image credit: NASA Challenger was the first space-worthy shuttle built, the second shuttle manufactured after the test-only Enterprise.…

Space & Spaceflight Mika McKinnon Jan 28

The Tragedy of Apollo 1 Reshaped the Future of NASA

Today was supposed to mark a step forward in human flights for the Apollo program. Instead, flames exploded inside the capsule during a pre-flight test. The fatal accident changed the nature of America’s space program. Scorch marks on the Apollo 1 capsule. Image credit: NASA The fatal flames on January 27, 1967 killed Gus Grissom,…

Space & Spaceflight Mika McKinnon Jan 27

Blue Origin Relaunched the Rocket it Landed in November

On Friday, Blue Origin launched their same New Shepard rocket booster that it launched into space two months ago. Looks like the commercial space race for reusable rockets is on—SpaceX is flashier with bigger trajectories, but Blue Origin keeps winning the race to first. The original New Shepard flight in November boosted the rocket to…

Space & Spaceflight Mika McKinnon Jan 22

Where Should Juno Look When Exploring Jupiter?

Juno is cruising ever-closer to Jupiter, and mission scientists are asking for your help in finding the most interesting spots on the gas giant to focus their cameras once the spacecraft arrives later this year. The Juno mission has been collecting photographs of Jupiter from amateur astronomers as part of their planning process, and soliciting…

Space & Spaceflight Mika McKinnon Jan 20

Watch as Astronauts Scramble Around Outside the Space Station

It’s just as true in space as it is on Earth: the best way to kick off the New Year is by doing all those nagging chores. A pair of astronauts are heading out of the ISS to replace a failed voltage regulator today. Astronaut chores are so much cooler than terrestrial ones. You can…

Space & Spaceflight Mika McKinnon Jan 15

SpaceX Wants to Land a Rocket on an Ocean Barge, Yet Again

What’s next for a company that just made spaceflight history by sending a rocket into orbit and safely landing it back on Earth? Why, doing it again, of course—but this time, on an ocean platform. That’s the latest bold challenge SpaceX plans to take on, according to an NBC News report verified by Gizmodo. The…

Tech News Maddie Stone Jan 8

Welcome to the Modern-Day Space Race

Between competing government space agencies, commercial enterprises, humans, and robots, we have one very odd space race going on. Here’s the highs and lows of exploration for 2015! Even Akatsuki’s first-light instrument tests are producing new data on Venus. Image credit: JAXA Epic Win for Japan: Recovering a Wayward Venus Orbiter The Japanese Space Agency…

Space & Spaceflight Mika McKinnon Dec 31

The Director of 10 Cloverfield Lane Will Make an Original Film Called Space Race

SpaceX Plans to Return to Flight Next Week

A Japanese Startup Will Try to Land on the Moon Next Year

The Biggest Space Race Milestones of 2016

How to Watch China Launch Its Longest Manned Space Mission Tonight

SpaceX and Boeing Are Getting a Parking Spot on the ISS

The First Commercial Asteroid Mining Could Start In Just Three Years

A Private Company Just Received Permission to Travel Beyond Earth’s Orbit

The Next 6 Milestones in the Commercial Space Race

This Collection of Photos Shows the Rusted Past of the US Space Race

SpaceX Is Gearing Up To Build Lots and Lots of New Rockets

Wanted: Reusable Rockets for NASA Research

Curiosity Is Using Sweet New Tools to Explore Martian Sand Dunes

A Timeline of the Tragic Shuttle Launch That Changed NASA Forever

The Tragedy of Apollo 1 Reshaped the Future of NASA

Blue Origin Relaunched the Rocket it Landed in November

Where Should Juno Look When Exploring Jupiter?

Watch as Astronauts Scramble Around Outside the Space Station

SpaceX Wants to Land a Rocket on an Ocean Barge, Yet Again

Welcome to the Modern-Day Space Race

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