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The constellation of three satellites will surveil 90 percent of the Earth from orbit, but a 2015 Falcon 9 explosion has delayed the launch. Continue reading Canada’s $1B Surveillance Project Is Delayed Because a SpaceX Rocket Exploded
Last year, HPE successfully built and installed a supercomputer on the International Space Station that could withstand the rigors of being in space. Today, the company announced that it is making that computer available for earth-based developers and scientists to conduct experiments. Mark Fernandez, who has the lofty title of America’s HPC Technology Officer at […] Continue reading HPE and NASA make supercomputer on ISS available for experiments
“At its current rate, we project Boeing will expend at least $8.9 billion through 2021—double the amount initially planned—while delivery of the first Core Stage has slipped 2½ years.” Continue reading NASA’s Mars Rocket is Over Budget and Behind Schedule, Audit Finds
Today’s failed Soyuz launch thankfully resulted in no casualties, but the fate of the International Space Station (ISS) is now in question.
Just two minutes after liftoff, the crew of the Soyuz MS-10 found themselves in a situation that every astronaut since the beginning of the manned space program has trained for, but very few have ever had to face: a failure during launch. Today the crew of two, Russian Aleksey Ovchinin and American Nick Hague, were forced to make a ballistic re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere; a wild ride that put them through higher G forces than expected and …read more
Continue reading International Space Station is Racing the Clock After Soyuz Failure
What is the “twilight phenomenon” and why does it produce spectacular light displays during SpaceX rocket launches? Continue reading Why Do Some Rocket Launches Look Like UFOs?
Joe Barnard has spent the last three years pioneering DIY landing technologies for amateur rockets and now the aerospace industry is paying attention. Continue reading Meet the Amateur Rocketeer Building Self-Landing Replicas of SpaceX Rockets
A team of scientists at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne outline plans for a nine-month surface mission to the Martian North. Continue reading The Newest Mars Base Concept Is a Giant Igloo at the Martian North Pole
On Friday, NASA debuted the teams that will pilot America’s two commercial spacecraft: Boeing’s Starliner and SpaceX’s Crew Dragon. Continue reading NASA Announces the First Astronauts Who Will Fly in the SpaceX Dragon
Assassination markets are old as the concept of cypherpunk itself. Now blockchain-based betting platform Augur has become a home for them. Continue reading Assassination Markets for Jeff Bezos, Betty White, and Donald Trump Are On the Blockchain
This is the first test for the escape system in the vacuum of space. Continue reading Watch Blue Origin Test Its Rocket Escape System for Rich Space Tourists