How NASA's Lunar Trailblazer will make a looping voyage to the moon
Before arriving at the moon, the small satellite mission will use the gravity of the sun, Earth, and moon over several months ...
Rocket Report: A blue mood at Blue; Stoke Space fires a shot over the bow
Welcome to Edition 7.31 of the Rocket Report! The unfortunate news this week concerns layoffs. Blue Origin announced a 10 ...
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Supernal's eVTOL Prototype Breaks Cover At Mojave
A full-scale electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft is undergoing ground testing at Mojave Air & Space Port ...
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The mission to Mars: Can SpaceX put the U.S. flag on the red planet?
SpaceX has long set its sights on Mars, and has made the bold promise that they will land humans on Mars in 2029, which will eventually pave the path for chief executive officer Elon Musk’s plans for ...
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'Iridescent' clouds on Mars captured in Martian twilight in stunning NASA rover images (video)
"I'll always remember the first time I saw those iridescent clouds and was sure at first it was some color artifact." ...
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Is a mission to Mars in the US space program’s future?
Footage of clouds rolling over Mars were released this week by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Is it possible that humans ...
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Reusable Rockets and Hypersonic Travel: The Next Era of Space Innovation
The Reusable Revolution Since the first satellites were put into orbit with Sputnik in 1957, to the 1969 Moon landing, the 1971 first space station, and the 2001 first space tourist, all access to ...
Rocket Lab Powers Up: New Spacecraft Ready For Varda's Space Manufacturing Mission
Rocket Lab delivers its third spacecraft for Varda's W-3 mission, advancing space manufacturing, despite a dip in stock price ...
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Hypersonic drones that soar at 5 times the speed of sound planned by US firms
Two firms based in the United States have joined forces to develop unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or drones that can fly at ...
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Water-based plasma thrusters could power spacecraft for deep space missions
Scientists are developing a new space propulsion system that uses water as fuel, promising a more sustainable way to explore ...
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Lexington grad helps launch Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket
Greg Rhodes is a Lexington High School graduate and propulsion engineer for Blue Origin, which launched its rocket, New Glenn ...
This Company is Getting Close to Catapulting a Satellite Into Space
Space company SpinLaunch is trying to re-invent the system for launching craft off of our world and into space. The goal is ...