SpaceX’s simulated spacecraft becomes unstable in parachute test
(Reuters) – Private rocket company SpaceX had an incident during parachute testing for its Crew Dragon capsule, in which the simulated spacecraft being tested became…
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Coronavirus deals blow to NASA’s 2024 return-to-moon plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The coronavirus has dealt a blow to NASA’s plan to return Americans to the moon by 2024, as the space agency chief…
Orion spacecraft for Artemis I mission successfully completes major testing
The Orion spacecraft for NASA’s Artemis I mission has successfully completed several months of simulated space environment System level testing in the NASA-owned thermal vacuum…
DRAGON ARRIVES AT THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
Dragon arrived at the International Space Station on March 9, 2020 and was captured at 3:25 a.m. PDT while flying over 262 statute miles over…
Successful launch for Airbus’ Bartolomeo
The Airbus built Bartolomeo platform has been successfully launched on 06 March from Cape Canaveral, Florida, US. Bartolomeo is now on its journey to the…
Airbus extends its reach into precision agriculture solutions with AgNeo
Toulouse, 06 March 2020 – Airbus has launched AgNeo, its new integrated precision farming solution for commodity and permanent crops. Delivering in-season actionable information based…
NASA Invites Media to View Orion Spacecraft for First Artemis Lunar Mission
NASA’s Orion spacecraft, a critical part of the agency’s Artemis I mission, has completed its three-month test campaign at NASA’s Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio, where it…
Blast off: space minnow Indonesia eyes celestial success
It’s a very long way from a Mission Control in Houston, but Indonesia’s answer to NASA has big hopes of putting a rocket into space…
#BeAnAstronaut: NASA Seeks Applicants to Explore Moon, Mars
For the first time in more than four years, NASA began accepting applications Monday for future astronauts. Aspiring Moon to Mars explorers have until 11:59 p.m. EDT…
SpaceX Starship explodes during test in dramatic failure
SpaceX’s huge Starship spacecraft has exploded during a test. The explosion was documented in dramatic footage taken from the ground at SpaceX’s development facility Boca…
In first public results, Branson’s Virgin Galactic posts $73 million quarterly loss
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Billionaire Richard Branson’s space tourism company, Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc, said on Tuesday its fourth-quarter net loss widened to $73 million from…
Pentagon Preps Nuclear Moon Rocket
The Pentagon wants to extend the reach of its satellites tens of thousands miles toward the moon. And it’s working on a high-tech, atomic-powered “nuclear…