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[02 Nov 2023] i-Space successfully conducted a hop test of Hyperbola-2 test vehicle SQX-2Y today at Jiuquan

? i-Space successfully conducted a hop test of Hyperbola-2 test vehicle SQX-2Y today at Jiuquan.The little rocket, 3.35m wide & 17m tall, powered by one 15t-thrust JD-1 metholox engine, reached 178.42m & then landed just ~1.68m away from the

[29 Oct 2023] New map of ice on Mars could help NASA decide where to send future astronauts

SWIM’s latest map of where water ice is likely to be located on Mars. Blue areas represent positive locations. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Planetary Science Institute) The NASA-funded Subsurface Water Ice Mapping (SWIM) project released its fourth and most recent map of

[29 Oct 2023] On-time Artemis landings by SpaceX, Blue Origin possible, but face “great challenges”

Lisa Watson-Morgan, program manager for the Human Landing System program, moderates a fireside chat with Benji Reed, Sr. Director of Human Spaceflight Programs at SpaceX (left) and John Couluris, Sr. VP of Lunar Transportation at Blue Origin. Image: Will Robinson-Smith

[28 Oct 2023] New agreement enables U.S. launches from Australian spaceports

https://spacenews.com/new-agreement-enables-u-s-launches-from-australian-spaceports/ Jeff Foust October 27, 2023 Equatorial Launch Australia announced in April an agreement with Phantom Space that could see it host launches of Phantom’s Daytona rocket. Credit: ELA HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The governments of Australia and the United

[27 Oct 2023] Intuitive Machines targets launch to the Moon in mid-January

The completed Nova-C lander for the IM-1 mission is photographed in mid-October at Intuitive Machines’ facilities in Houston, Texas, ahead of it being shipped to Cape Canaveral, Florida. Image: Intuitive Machines The first lunar lander aiming for a touchdown at

[26 Oct 2023] Marcus House on Lunar Exploration plans

YouTuber Marcus House has an interesting video up about various plans for Lunar Exploration. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B57GDeirtJY “SpaceX’s Colossal Starship Superheavy launch vehicle! The largest rocket ever created, promises the ability to send massive payloads into orbit at an affordable cost, much

[25 Oct 2023] NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Is About To Flyby An Asteroid In Its First Major Test Flight

On November 1, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will visit its first asteroid, Dinkinesh. Their meeting will be a critical, ultra-brief encounter between two of the loneliest drifters in the Solar System. Lucy has already been flying through space for two years.

[24 Oct 2023] ULA sets Christmas Eve launch date for first Vulcan Centaur

Jeff Foust on SpaceNews has a story on the new target for ULA’s Vulcan Centaur launch: VEGAS — United Launch Alliance now plans to launch its first Vulcan Centaur rocket on Christmas Eve, carrying a commercial lunar lander. The company

[03 Apr 2021] 2021 Annual Meeting

May 1st, 2021 @ 2:00 pm PDT Topic: E.P.R.S. Annual (Zoom) Meeting Time: May 1, 2021 02:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Our Annual Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/91615793973?pwd=WmRVVENNRWk5RllWOWgrVUsxcmFwZz09 Meeting ID: 916 1579 3973 Passcode: E.R.P.S. Find your local number:

[30 May 2020] SpaceX and NASA Launch to Station

Saturday, May 30th saw the first Falcon 9/Crew Dragon flight to ISS carrying astronauts. The mission left Florida in a picture perfect flight and placed the 2 DM-2 astronauts into a 200 km preliminary orbit. Over the next 19 hours