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Some bittersweet news today as we get word that Israel’s Beresheet spacecraft unfortunately crashed shortly before touchdown on the Moon. According to telemetry received from the spacecraft right up until the final moments, the main engine failed to start during a critical braking burn which would have slowed the craft …read more
Continue reading Israel’s Moon Lander Crashed, and That’s OK
On February 22nd, a Falcon rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral carrying the Indonesian communications satellite Nusantara Satu. While the satellite was the primary payload for the mission, as is common on the Falcon 9, the rocket had a couple of stowaways. These secondary payloads are generally experiments or …read more
Ever since the Pan Am “Space Clipper” first slid into frame in 1968’s “2001: A Space Odyssey”, the world has been waiting for the day that privately funded spaceflight would become as routine as air travel. Unfortunately, it’s a dream that’s taken a bit longer to become reality than many would have hoped. The loss of Challenger and Columbia were heartbreaking reminders that travel amongst the stars is not for the faint of heart or the ill-equipped, and pushed commercial investment in space back by decades.
Although Pan Am has since folded, we now have a number of companies …read more
What we know about SpinLaunch, a company created in secret four years ago. Continue reading This Company Wants to Catapult Rockets into Space
A proposal to cut federal support for the ISS in the 2020s amplifies the wider debate over the interplay between the public and private space spheres. Continue reading Trump’s Plan to Privatize the ISS Exposes Rifts in Spaceflight Community
The DIY sub was meant to launch some of the world’s largest amateur rockets. Continue reading DIY Submarine Sinks in Denmark, Hobbyist Suspected of Killing Passenger
Send family heirlooms, science projects, or a lock of your hair to the lunar surface with Astrobotic. Continue reading A Pittsburgh Company Has Secured a 2019 Rocket Launch to the Moon
The drone’s-eye view of the latest Falcon 9 rocket booster coming back from space is awe-inspiring. Continue reading SpaceX’s Latest Rocket Landing Video Is Stunning
The tiny European country is betting it all on riches from space. Continue reading Why Luxembourg, Of All Places, Is a Global Leader in Asteroid Mining
All of the fiery glory, none of the waiting. Continue reading Watch the Highlight Reel of Blue Origin’s Successful Rocket Test