ERPS members fly the KISS Beta test vehicle at Fresno Tripoli HPR meet.
Members of ERPS check out the static engine test facilities at the Friends of Amateur Rocketry site in Mojave.
About a dozen ERPS members got a tour of SpaceX Headquarters in Hawthorne, CA.
E.R.P.S. members from the K.I.S.S. vehicle team prep the static stand at F.A.R. for an engine firing.
Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander appears to be stricken by a propellant leak. STEPHEN CLARK – 1/8/2024, 1:29 PM Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander carries 20 payloads, including five NASA-funded science instruments. A few hours after a successful liftoff on United Launch Alliance’s
MAGGIE is a compact fixed-wing aircraft with ultra-high productivity efficiency powered by solar energy to fly in the Martian atmosphere with vertical take-off/landing (VTOL) capability,” says NASA. Graphic depiction of Mars Aerial and Ground Global Intelligent Explorer (MAGGIE). After successfully
We’ve received the first image from Peregrine in space! The camera utilized is mounted atop a payload deck and shows Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI) in the foreground. The disturbance of the MLI is the first visual clue that aligns with our
Cape Canaveral, Florida – Astrobotic’s Peregrine Mission One has successfully launched to the Moon. Peregrine is now flying solo on its way to the Moon, where it will attempt a lunar landing on February 23, 2024. Peregrine could become the
by Liza Lester, American Geophysical Union Radar pierces Titan’s thick veil of smog, revealing lakes and a large sea in the moon’s north pole region, captured by the Cassini spacecraft. Transient bright spots, “magic islands,” have been seen appearing and
Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt: ‘We are just days away from signing off’ Sandra Erwin January 5, 2024 Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt has served as the deputy chief of space operations for operations, cyber, and nuclear since 2022. Credit: U.S. Space
By Jamie Carter Experience the total solar eclipse from Eclipse Island, Corona or Moon Island. There are dozens of eclipse-related place names in North America.(Image credit: Michael Zeiler/GreatAmericanEclipse.com) Will you be in Shadowland, Texas, to see the total solar eclipse
By Robert Lea Juno ended 2023 in style, coming closer to the volcanic moon on Dec. 30 than any mission has for 20 years. A stunning image of the volcanic moon Io as seen by Juno on Dec. 30, 2023
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
‘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