Landspace’s Zhuque-3 VTVL-1 test article during a first hop test, Jan. 19, 2024. Credit: Landspace HELSINKI — Chinese launch startup Landspace executed a first vertical takeoff, vertical landing with a test article Friday at a launch and recovery site at
[19 Jan 2024] Starliner Faces New Delays for Crewed Flights to ISS
An uncrewed Boeing CST-100 Starliner approaches the International Space Station above the south Pacific on May 20, 2022. Credit: NASA While the SpaceX Crew Dragon is making regular trips to and from the International Space Station, the other vehicle NASA
[19 Jan 2024] Meet Helios, a new class of space tug with some real muscle
“Just give us a sip. We’ll take our 14 tons and we’ll be glad to pay for it.” ERIC BERGER – 1/17/2024, 6:00 AM Artist’s concept of the Helios space tug. n recent years there have been a number of
[19 Jan 2024] Japan’s “Moon sniper” mission aims for precise lunar landing
SLIM attempted to land on the Moon with a precision of less than 100 meters. STEPHEN CLARK – UPDATED 1/19/2024, 5:42 AM This artist’s illustration shows the SLIM spacecraft descending toward the Moon and ejecting two deployable robots onto the
[19 Jan 2024] Peregrine lander: American Moon mission destroyed over Pacific Ocean
BBC News JONATHAN AMOS – SCIENCE CORRESPONDENTJanuary 19, 2024 at 1:08 AM Astrobotic posted a video showing the spacecraft’s view of Earth just after launch A US spacecraft launched last week to try to land on the Moon has ended its
[18 Jan 2024] Water ice buried at Mars’ equator is over 2 miles thick
By Keith Cooper published about 14 hours ago The Mars Express orbiter has detected enough water ice buried beneath the Red Planet’s equator to cover the entire planet in a shallow ocean if melted. This map shows the estimated amount
[18 Jan 2024] Peregrine One Updates 18-21
UPDATE #18 FOR PEREGRINE MISSION ONE Peregrine has been operational in space for 7 days and 13 hours. The spacecraft continues to be responsive, operational, and stable, and remains on its previously reported trajectory toward Earth’s atmosphere. The propellant leak
[17 Jan 2024] SpaceX Starfactory Will Make Hundreds of Starships by 2026
January 17, 2024 by Brian Wang Joe Tegtmeyer spoke with Ellie in space about the SpaceX factory ramp. Joe has been a professional large project manager who has managed detailed management of large projects. He has been closely monitoring the
[16 Jan 2024] SpaceX targeting February for Starship’s 3rd flight test
By Brett Tingley published 6 days ago ‘It’s looking like three will occur in February of this year.’ The Starship upper-stage prototype Ship 28 conducts a six-engine static fire test on Dec. 20, 2023. (Image credit: SpaceX) We could see
[16 Jan 2024] Elon Musk reveals cause of Starship explosion, discusses giant rocket’s future (video)
SpaceX’s huge Starship rocket launches on its second-ever test flight, on Nov. 18, 2023. (Image credit: SpaceX) By Mike Wall published about 8 hours ago ‘Ironically, if it had had a payload, it would have made it to orbit.’ SpaceX’s