In a low-cost, high-risk gamble, a small company in partnership with NASA and Northrop Grumman launched an experimental space tug Friday to hunt down and grab a falling space telescope that otherwise would plunge back to Earth and burn up by year’s end. Using small robot arms to lock onto the $250 million Neil Gehrels…
NASA is racing to save an aging telescope from falling back to Earth with a daring rescue mission. The $30 million salvage operation gets underway as soon as this week with the planned launch of a robotic lifesaver. NASA hired startup Katalyst Space Technologies to boost the Swift Observatory to a higher orbit where it…
New maps from NASA using nearly a decade’s worth of data show how the use of artificial light has shifted over the years. To make the maps, NASA researchers analyzed data collected by its “Black Marble” program, which uses a specialized sensor to capture low-light imagery of Earth at night. The data was collected…
SpaceX launched an unpiloted Dragon cargo ship Friday loaded with 6,500 pounds of supplies and equipment bound for the International Space Station, including nearly a ton of research gear, samples and other material for some 50 different science investigations. Running three days late because of bad weather, the Dragon’s Falcon 9 booster roared to life…
SpaceX filed for an initial public offering on Wednesday, as the Elon Musk-owned rocket manufacturer moves to raise more capital for its space, AI and satellite ventures. The move comes after SpaceX filed a confidential IPO with the Securities and Exchange Commission last month. SpaceX did not disclose how much money it is seeking to…
The launch of a new version of SpaceX’s mammoth Starship rocket, featuring multiple upgrades, more powerful engines and major safety enhancements was scrubbed at the last minute Thursday by what appeared to be a relatively minor technical snag. The trouble appeared to involve the launch pad’s retractable quick-disconnect fittings used to feed propellants into the…
Musk’s SpaceX scrubs latest test launch of massive Starship rocket – CBS News Watch CBS News Elon Musk’s SpaceX scrubbed the high-stakes launch of its biggest Starship rocket over technical problems that occurred shortly before Thursday’s scheduled blast-off. Mark Strassmann reports. Source link
SpaceX launched a revamped Super Heavy-Starship rocket Friday on a flight to test more powerful engines, enhanced control systems and a host of other upgrades needed to streamline operations and improve safety and reliability. One of the Super Heavy first stage’s 33 methane-fueled Raptor 3 engines shut down early during the climb out of the lower…
SpaceX launched its revamped Super Heavy-Starship rocket on Friday, with some minor issues during the test, ahead of the company’s highly anticipated initial public offering. Source link
China successfully launched another spacecraft Sunday that is set to carry three astronauts to its space station. One crew member aboard the Shenzhou 23 is expected to remain in space for one year, which would be among the world’s longest single stays in space. The spacecraft blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in…
