Tag: Private Space Flight, Space
In the race for space metals, companies hope to cash in
This article was originally featured on Undark. In April 2023, a satellite the size of a microwave launched to space. Its goal: to get...
SpaceX reveals new sleek spacesuits ahead of upcoming historic mission
SpaceX has revealed its new Extravehicular Activity (EVA) suits that could make their low-Earth orbital debut by summer’s end. The new...
NASA’s Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future
This article was originally featured on The Conversation. A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample...
Watch a tripod robot test its asteroid leaping skills
Before astronauts leave Earth’s gravity for days, weeks, or even months at a time, they practice aboard NASA’s famous parabolic...
It’s on! Three finalists will design a lunar rover for Artemis
NASA has announced three finalists to pitch them their best moon car ideas by this time next year to use on upcoming Artemis lunar...
Watch a space station habitat prototype pop like water balloon
At first glance, everything seems solid. Then, a small rip begins to spread across the middle of the structure as its siding expands. The...
What SpaceX—and anyone else going to the moon—can learn from the prep for Starship’s next launch
On April 20, the most powerful rocket ever flown stood on a launch pad in Boca Chica, Texas, its stainless steel skin gleaming in the sun....
For nearly $500,000, you too can have dinner in the ‘SpaceBalloon’ above Earth
A luxury space tourism company called SpaceVIP is currently taking reservations for its Stratospheric Dining Experience. For $495,000, six...
Crypto scammers flooded YouTube with sham SpaceX Starship livestreams
YouTube is flooded with fake livestream accounts airing looped videos of “Elon Musk” supposedly promoting crypto schemes....
Watch the plasma fly in space capsule’s dramatic fall to Earth
It took less than 30 minutes for Varda Space Industries’ W-1 capsule to leave its orbital home of eight months and plummet back to Earth....
