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
[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
[20 Dec 2023] National Space Council meeting to discuss legislative proposal for new space activities framework
Vice President Kamala Harris delivers opening remarks at the first meeting of the National Space Council, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington. Chaired by Vice President Harris, the council’s role is to advise
[19 Dec 2023] Abu Dhabi’s Bayanat and Yahsat to merge to create $4.1bn space company
The merger is expected to create the Mena region’s first AI-powered space technology company Yahsat’s stand at Idex and Navdex 2023 in Abu Dhabi. The company offers satellite services in more than 150 countries. Khushnum Bhandari / The National Two
[19 Dec 2023] New nuclear deflection simulations advance planetary defense against asteroid threats
by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory A modeling tool developed by scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory shows the progression an asteroid being broken up by a theoretical nuclear device detonated near the the surface of the near-Earth object. Credit: Mary
[19 Dec 2023] Astrobotic Peregrine Fueled & Ready for Lunar Mission
Fueled and integrated with ULA’s Vulcan rocket, Peregrine is targeting launch on January 8, 2024 Photo Credit: United Launch Alliance Pittsburgh, PA – December 19, 2023 – Astrobotic announced today their Peregrine lunar lander successfully completed all integration milestones and
[18 Dec 2023] Firefly Aerospace’s Fourth Launch of Alpha Rocket Set at Vandenberg SFB
Team watching Wednesday’s weather, which may interfere with planned mission from Space Launch Complex-2 by Janene Scully | Noozhawk North County Editor December 18, 2023 | 9:35 pm Just months after its third flight, Firefly Aerospace’s fourth Alpha rocket will