Intuitive Machines planning up to three lunar lander missions in 2024
Tuesday, 14 November 2023 07:44
UTA developing more powerful rocket engines for space travel
Tuesday, 14 November 2023 04:48
A University of Texas at Arlington engineering researcher has received a NASA grant to use rotating detonation rocket engines (RDREs) for in-space propulsion to make them more efficient, compact and powerful. Liwei Zhang, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE), will lead the $900,000 project.
"Detonation is very fast combustion. Inside an RDRE, China develops 'GoMars' Model for enhanced Mars mission planning
Tuesday, 14 November 2023 04:48
Chinese scientists have taken a significant leap in Mars exploration technology by developing a comprehensive numerical model, "GoMars," to simulate Mars' atmospheric environment. This advancement is particularly crucial for the upcoming Tianwen 3 mission, scheduled around 2028, aimed at returning Martian samples to Earth. The study detailing this model was recently published in the Chinese Scie AI Chemist creates Mars-compatible oxygen catalyst from meteorites
Tuesday, 14 November 2023 04:48
The dream of colonizing Mars has taken a significant leap forward thanks to groundbreaking research led by scientists at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). This research, recently published in Nature Synthesis, outlines a novel method for synthesizing oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts using Martian meteorites, driven by an Gemini North peers deeper into the dust with new instrument
Tuesday, 14 November 2023 04:48
Gemini North, one half of the International Gemini Observatory operated by NSF's NOIRLab, is now peering deeper into the dusty dwellings of young stars with its new IGRINS-2 instrument. This next-generation spectrograph is an upgraded version of the high-demand visiting instrument IGRINS on Gemini South that will expand our understanding of cosmic objects shrouded by dust and gas.
IGRINS-2 ICEYE expands SAR satellite constellation with four new satellites
Tuesday, 14 November 2023 04:48
ICEYE, a prominent name in persistent monitoring and natural catastrophe solutions using radar imaging satellites, has recently fortified its constellation with the successful deployment of four new synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites. Launched on November 11 via SpaceX's Transporter-9 smallsat rideshare mission, coordinated by Exolaunch, these satellites took flight from Vandenberg Space EBAD's NEA Payload Release Modules prove crucial in SpaceX Transporter-9 mission
Tuesday, 14 November 2023 04:48
Ensign-Bickford Aerospace and Defense (EBAD) has once again marked its presence in the ever-evolving space industry with its innovative NEA Payload Release Modules (PRM), playing a pivotal role in the recent SpaceX Transporter-9 Rideshare mission. This achievement not only showcases the PRM's advanced dispensing capabilities but also highlights EBAD's commitment to delivering high-quality aerosp Airbus Introduces "Detumbler" Device to Address Satellite Tumbling in Low Earth Orbit
Tuesday, 14 November 2023 04:48
Airbus has launched a groundbreaking technology designed to mitigate the risks posed by tumbling satellites in space. The innovative device, named "Detumbler," was developed in association with Exotrail and EnduroSat and is scheduled for an in-orbit demonstration early in 2024. The Detumbler represents a significant advancement in addressing the challenges of space debris, particularly in Low Ea Cosmic Wander Takes Flight: D-Orbit's 12th Mission Elevates Space Industry Standards
Tuesday, 14 November 2023 04:48
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D-Orbit, a leader in space logistics and orbital transportation, marked another milestone with the successful launch of its 12th commercial mission, Cosmic Wander, aboard SpaceX's Transporter-9 mission. The mission took off at 10:49 AM PT from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, deploying the ION Satellite Carrier into a sun-synchronous orbit at 52 ILLUMA-T launches to the International Space Station
Tuesday, 14 November 2023 04:48
On Nov. 9, a Lincoln Laboratory-developed laser communications terminal integrated on a NASA-built payload was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle. Cameras inside the launch vehicle enabled the laboratory and a NASA Goddard Space Flight Center team to watch as the payload headed for the International Space Station (ISS), a football-field-sized research platform orbiting Earth about 250 mil 
Air Force warns programs will come to ‘screeching halt’ without budget deal
Monday, 13 November 2023 22:06
NASA slows down work on Mars Sample Return due to budget uncertainty
Monday, 13 November 2023 22:01
ESA is testing a modular multipurpose rover that could be a science lab or a tiny bulldozer
Monday, 13 November 2023 17:48
Most rovers have been built for Mars, and each one of them is a complex machine designed with specific goals and terrains in mind. But the moon is different than Mars. We're not searching for life there; we're trying to establish a presence.
In recognition of the difference, the ESA is developing modular rovers that can serve different needs with only small modifications.
It's called the European Moon Rover System (EMRS), and its goal is to "develop a versatile surface mobility solution for future lunar missions," according to newly published papers. The surface mobility systems will serve four upcoming ESA missions: the Polar Explorer (PE), In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU), Astrophysics Lunar Observatory (ALO) and Lunar Geological Exploration Mission (LGEM).
NASA wants to learn to live off the land on the moon
Monday, 13 November 2023 17:48
In preparation for the upcoming Artemis missions to the lunar south pole, NASA recently solicited a request for information (RFI) from the lunar community to map out its future Lunar Infrastructure Foundational Technologies (LIFT-1) demonstration for developing In-situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) technologies as part of the agency's ambitious Lunar Surface Innovation Initiative (LSII).
The primary goal of LIFT-1, which is being driven by NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD), is to advance ISRU technologies for extracting oxygen from the lunar regolith, including manufacturing, harnessing, and storing the extracted oxygen for use by future astronauts on the lunar surface.