RDRE’s first hot fire test was performed at Marshall in the summer of 2022 in partnership with In Space LLC and Purdue University, both of Lafayette, Indiana. NASA has achieved a new benchmark in developing an innovative propulsion system called
[31 Dec 2023] This NASA crew has survived Mars for six months — sort of
‘I actually apparently really love being on Mars.’ By Elisha Sauers on December 30, 2023 NASA surrounded the Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog habitat with red dirt for simulated extravehicular activities that the agency calls the ‘sandbox.’ Credit: Bill
[28 Dec 2023] NASA’s Curiosity Rover Captures a Martian Day, From Dawn to Dusk
Front Hazard Avoidance Camera (Front Hazcam) This image was taken by FHAZ_LEFT_B onboard NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 4002 by Staff Writers Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 29, 2023 When NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover isn’t on the move, it works
[28 Dec 2023] SpaceX Falcon Heavy Successfully Launches USSF-52 Mission
A Falcon Heavy launch./C&J Images by Clarence Oxford Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 28, 2023 SpaceX has successfully launched the USSF-52 mission using its Falcon Heavy rocket, marking a significant achievement in the ongoing collaboration between Space Systems Command (SSC)
[28 Dec 2023] France and Italy team up to build Moon habitat
By David Szondy November 29, 2023 Artist’s concept of the Franco-Italian Moon habitatThales Alenia France and Italy are teaming up to build a habitat for future moon bases with Franco-Italian technology company Thales Alenia Space and the Italian Space Agency
[28 Dec 2023] Rolls-Royce unveils mock-up of future Moon reactor
By David Szondy December 10, 2023 Mock-up of the Rolls-Royce lunar micro-reactor/Rolls-Royce Rolls-Royce gave us a glimpse of the nuclear future of next-generation spacecraft and Moon bases when it unveiled a mock-up of its Space Micro-Reactor Concept Model at the
[28 Dec 2023] NASA completes record sustained burn of revolutionary rocket engine
By David Szondy December 28, 2023 The RDRE fired for a record 251 seconds/NASA NASA has pushed forward a revolutionary new rocket technology at its Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Engineers at the facility fired the 3D-printed Rotating
[26 Dec 2023] Japan’s SLIM successfully enters lunar orbit, gears up for precision moon landing
Spacecraft could make Japan the fifth country to successfully soft-land on the moon Andrew Jones December 25, 2023 An artist’s impression of the JAXA SLIM lunar lander during descent. Credit: JAXA HELSINKI — Japan’s SLIM robotic spacecraft entered lunar orbit
[24 Dec 2023] Accelerating astrophysics with the SpaceX Starship
https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.5176 By substantially increasing the mass and volume of its reusable transportation system without raising costs, SpaceX may enable NASA to implement future missions years ahead of schedule. By: Martin Elvis; Charles Lawrence; Sara Seager From 2019 to 2021, the
[23 Dec 2023] Firefly suffers second stage anomaly on “Fly the Lightning” mission – NASASpaceFlight.com
Alpha launching the “Fly the Lightning” mission. Credit: Jack Beyer/NSF for Firefly Just on the heels of its success in integrating and launching a payload to orbit within 27 hours for the Space Force, Firefly Aerospace flew again — this