Everything We Noticed During SpaceX's Thrilling Fourth Test of StarshipThe megarocket broke new ground, with the Super Heavy booster landing in the Gulf of Mexico and the upper stage surviving reentry, but just barely.Passant Rabie
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ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightChinese Probe Heads Back to Earth With Samples From the Moon’s Mysterious Far SideChina is aiming to become the first nation to return rock and dust from the lunar far side.ByPassant RabiePublishedJune 4, 2024Comments (5)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightBoeing's Beleaguered Starliner Finally Blasts Off With NASA Astronauts on BoardA Starliner crew has finally made it to space, but the big challenges for Boeing's spacecraft are yet to come.ByPassant RabieUpdatedWednesday 11:09AMComments (25)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightSpaceX Launch Targets Safe Reentry of Starship Megarocket—If It Doesn't Explode FirstFor the upcoming fourth mission, SpaceX aims to demonstrate key capabilities of the world’s largest and most…ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedMay 31, 2024Comments (13)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightVenus' Only Active Probe Mysteriously Falls SilentThe Japanese mission has been orbiting the planet for nearly a decade to study its weather patterns.ByPassant RabiePublishedMay 31, 2024Comments (7)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightWhat to Know About World's First Wooden Satellite, Set to Launch This YearJapan's wooden satellite could solve the space trash problem by burning up completely on re-entry, leaving no debris…ByPassant RabiePublishedMay 30, 2024Comments (5)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightBoeing’s Starliner Is Leaking Gas but Will Still Launch With NASA AstronautsThe company has chosen not to repair a small helium leak in the spacecraft's service module ahead of the scheduled…ByPassant RabiePublishedMay 29, 2024Comments (25)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightChinese Spaceplane Releases Mysterious Object in Orbit Months After LaunchThere's been very little information shared about the orbital vehicle, which launched in December 2023 for its third…ByPassant RabiePublishedMay 28, 2024Comments (8)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightBotched SpaceX Engine Test Results in Spectacular FireballYesterday's test of an upcoming Raptor engine went sideways, causing the test stand to be engulfed in flames.ByGeorge DvorskyUpdatedMay 24, 2024Comments (51)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightNASA’s Bold Plan to Build the First Railway on the MoonThe proposed maglev system could be the key to sustaining human life on the lunar surface.ByPassant RabieUpdatedMay 21, 2024Comments (22)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightBezos' Space Tourism Venture Set for Restart After Explosion Forced 2-Year HiatusBlue Origin will launch its first crew of astronauts since a liftoff malfunction grounded its New Shepard rocket in…ByPassant RabiePublishedMay 18, 2024Comments (2)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightOrbital Paparazzi Captures a Sneaky Picture of the ISSThe non-Earth imaging satellite was less than 50 miles away from the space station when it snapped the shot.ByPassant RabiePublishedMay 17, 2024Comments (4)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightPossible SpaceX Debris Crashes Onto Canadian FarmThe farmer who found the giant piece of burned metal is looking to sell it to help build a hockey rink in his…ByPassant RabiePublishedMay 16, 2024Comments (9)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightEuropa's Icy Crust Is 'Free-Floating' Across the Moon's Hidden Ocean, New Juno Images SuggestEuropa's outer ice shell is not where it used to be, but instead may be free floating across the moon.ByPassant RabiePublishedMay 16, 2024Comments (11)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightTwin Probes Suffer Thruster Glitch on the Way to MercuryThe mission team is hoping BepiColombo can make it to its next gravity assist so that it can arrive at the planet in…ByPassant RabiePublishedMay 15, 2024Comments (6)