ScienceSpaceflight How to Watch Boeing Launch Its Beleaguered Astronaut Capsule to the ISS The second orbital flight test of Boeing’s Starliner CST-100 is scheduled for takeoff today at 6:54 p.m. EDT. By George Dvorsky Published May 19, 2022 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Two Military Satellites Just Communicated With Each Other Using Space Lasers The DARPA-led project aims to build a constellation of military satellites in low Earth orbit. By Passant Rabie Published May 19, 2022 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Rocket Launches Could Be Polluting Our Atmosphere in New and Unexpected Ways Rocket exhaust could have a "significant cumulative effect" on the atmosphere, the climate, and human health, according to new research. By Lauren Leffer Published May 18, 2022 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Suspected Debris From Chinese Rocket Falls Onto Three Indian Villages This marks the second time in two months that pieces of rocket debris have crashed onto India. By Passant Rabie Published May 18, 2022 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Billionaires Sent to Space Weren’t Expecting to Work So Hard on the ISS The first private astronauts, who paid $55 million to journey to the ISS, needed some handholding from the regular crew. By Passant Rabie Published May 17, 2022 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight New Video Shows Helicopter Catching Rocket Booster in Midair Inspired by SpaceX, the U.S. startup is hoping to reuse its Electron rocket boosters to reduce launch costs. By Passant Rabie Published May 16, 2022 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Boeing Seeks Redemption as It Readies Starliner for Yet Another Launch Attempt The aerospace company has had a series of embarrassing mishaps, but a successful May 19 launch with NASA could turn the page. By George Dvorsky Published May 13, 2022 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Plants Can Grow in Lunar Soil—but They Hate It NASA loaned biologists 12 grams of lunar soil, and it was enough to kindle the growth of multiple flowering plants. By George Dvorsky Published May 12, 2022 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Your First Look at NASA’s Latest Expedition to the ISS The four-member crew is settling into their new lives in low Earth orbit. By Passant Rabie Published May 12, 2022 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Went Silent, Leaving Anxious NASA Team in the Dark NASA's Perseverance rover waited and waited for its buddy's signal. By Passant Rabie Published May 9, 2022 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight No One on Jeopardy! Knew About NASA’s New Moon Missions The Artemis program has yet to capture the public’s attention or imagination, if the legendary quiz show is any indication. By George Dvorsky Published May 9, 2022 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight World’s Largest Plane Pulls Off Its Latest Flight Test Roc, the Stratolaunch-built carrier aircraft, flew for nearly five hours above the Mojave desert on Wednesday. By Passant Rabie Published May 6, 2022 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight After Failed Tests, Launch of NASA’s Megarocket Won’t Happen Until at Least August "This is really hard work," a NASA official said. The gigantic SLS rocket is back in the Vehicle Assembly Building in Florida for repairs. By George Dvorsky Published May 6, 2022 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Space Force’s Mysterious Unit Logos, Ranked Here’s a huge collection of the logos, emblems, and uniform insignia that Space Force uses to identify its divisions. By Rhett Jones Published May 5, 2022 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Senate Votes Down Sanders’ Bid to Cut Funding for NASA’s Second Moon Lander Sanders referred to the proposed funding as a "bailout" for Blue Origin's Jeff Bezos. By Passant Rabie Published May 5, 2022 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight This Tiny Moon-Bound Satellite Could Carve a Path For a Lunar Space Station The NASA-funded CAPSTONE mission will evaluate a unique orbit that could help establish a long-term presence on the Moon. By George Dvorsky Published May 5, 2022 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Feds Say SpaceX Is Why At-Risk Shorebirds Are Disappearing from South Texas A document from U.S. Fish and Wildlife noted a decline in threatened birds, potentially complicating Elon Musk's plan to expand his South Texas launch facility. By Lauren Leffer Published May 5, 2022 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Russian Motor Spontaneously Explodes in Orbit, Creating Debris Cloud In space for nearly 15 years, the discarded object was like a "time bomb." By Passant Rabie Published May 4, 2022 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Dizzying Video Shows What It’s Like to Get Shot Out of a Centrifuge at 1,000 MPH SpinLaunch is striving to build a scaled-up version of its "kinetic launch system"—one capable of hurling objects into space. By George Dvorsky Published May 4, 2022 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Rocket Lab Helicopter Catches Falling Rocket Booster, Then Drops It The pilots managed to capture the falling first stage but chose to release it after noticing funky "load characteristics." By Passant Rabie Published May 3, 2022 | Comments (0)
