A SpaceX rocket just did something not even its engineers thought was possibleEmma FierbergAli Sundermier
The ambitious space-launch company, seen by many as an emerging rival to SpaceX, has been enjoying success with its Electron rocket, with 18 launches so far deploying nearly 100 satellites in low-Earth orbit. In August 2019, some time after his hat-eating promise, Beck announced that Rocket...
and steel alloys — there is no information to suggest that these have significantly changed between Raptor 1 and Raptor 2. The engine relies on a small amount of 3D printing; however, SpaceX is trying to remove as much 3D printing as possible due to the inability to scale, high cost, a...
These passages pose two further questions for me–one “legal”; the other “policy”. The legal question, for example, is: Does the FCC have the legal authority to require rocket companies like SpaceX, Boeing, and ULA to submit environmental impact statements before they can launch spacecraft...
According to Boeing, the Starliner is in a “safe and stable” orbit — just the wrong one. While the launch went as expected, the Starliner itself did not perform properly after separating from the Atlas V rocket that brought it into space. ...
Blue Origin mimics moon gravity on 1st-of-its-kind New Shepard research rocket launch (video) Bullet-fast moon rocks carved 2 lunar gorges deeper than the Grand Canyon Scientists discover black holes spinning unexpectedly fast: 'You’re essentially looking at its fossil record' The moon will cov...
Most rocket-building companies would require a large investment and modern technologies that do not exist at this time when current rockets are designed for one-time use only. Not all countries can afford to make such an investment in the space sector until there is a significant financial ...
Rob Manning: Microbial single-cell organisms. But if you would look for it today alive, it wouldn't be on the surface. You have to go underground just like we have life on this planet, huge amounts of life, living underground on this planet. ...
The new study, published today inAstrobiology, posits thatimpact cratersshould absolutely be considered by space agencies like NASA and ESA as top exploration targets, not just for their invaluable post-impact geological records, but also—and perhaps more importantly—as prime locations for seeking ...
Late Sunday night, SpaceX appeared to successfully launch a classified satellite named Zuma for some unknown government agency — but it's possible the mysterious spacecraft may have been lost once in space. Rumors started circulating on Monday that the satellite malfunctioned when it reached orbit...