Artemis II Nears Launch as NASA Prepares to Send Humans Around the Moon
This week, NASA enters the final stretch of preparations for Artemis II, the first crewed mission to circle the Moon in more than 50 years.
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Scientist Demonstrates Detection of Near-Earth Objects Like Spacecraft and Asteroids with Heliostats
Sandi Lab experiments demonstrate how heliostats that concentrate solar energy can detect Near Earth Objects like asteroids and spacecraft
ESA Launches Plans for Triple-Spacecraft Mission Using Laser Antenna to “Surf Gravitational Waves”
The European Space Agency’s Laser Interferometer Antenna will be the first space-based observatory designed to study gravitational waves.
Air Force Research Lab Takes Giant Leap Into the New Space Age With Plans for Nuclear-Powered Spacecraft Systems
In a bold move that echoes ambitions from the earliest days of space exploration, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is revisiting the concept of nuclear-powered spacecraft.
“Revolutionary” Detonation Propulsion System May Propel Future Crewed Missions Into Deep Space
NASA has announced the initial development and testing of its first full-scale rotating detonation propulsion rocket engine (RDRE) are complete.
Japan’s Space Agency Successfully Completes First Flight of Steam-Powered Spacecraft
Japan’s Space Agency JAXA has reported the first successful flight of a steam-powered spacecraft named EQUULEUS beyond low earth orbit.
Could China be Headed to Neptune Soon?
China has published a new proposal for an orbiter spacecraft that it says is capable of traveling to planet Neptune by 2040.
Spacecraft Seen Over the Northeast Last Week Led to UFO Reports
Dozens of people in the U.S. reported seeing a Falcon 9 spacecraft streaking through the early morning sky shortly after 6 AM EDT on March 14.