Space

Space 18 November 2022

Bringing Mars rock samples back to Earth

Short animation featuring key moments of the Mars Sample Return campaign: from landing on Mars and securing the sample tubes to launching them off the…

Space 18 November 2022

Pilots Experience Worst-Case Scenarios in Embry-Riddle’s New Spatial Disorientation Lab

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — In Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Spatial Disorientation Laboratory, flight student Nella Filipkova wears a virtual reality headset as the device she is seated in…

Space 17 November 2022

Curtiss-Wright Congratulates NASA on Historic First Launch of the Space Launch System Rocket

Curtiss-Wright data acquisition units capture critical test flight data on the SLS rocket boosters, core stage, upper stage and the Orion crew moduleASHBURN, Va. – November…

Space 17 November 2022

ESA experiences COP27 using a space-empowered metaverse

ESA has created a space-inspired virtual environment to enable its workforce to experience the COP27 climate summit – which is being held in Sharm el-Sheikh,…

Space 16 November 2022

Boeing-Built Space Launch System Core Stage Powers First NASA Artemis Mission to Moon

— Artemis I mission paves way for returning humans to deep space exploration — First rocket to launch crew to Moon currently in production KENNEDY…

Space 15 November 2022

Peraton Awarded $180M in Classified Space Programs

ESTON, Va., Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Peraton has secured nearly $180 million worth of classified awards during the second half of 2022. The largest…

Space 22 September 2022

Quantum encryption to boost European autonomy

Cyberattacks and geopolitics threaten today’s increasingly digital world, leading to the disruption of essential supplies such as power and water. ESA, the European Commission and…

Space 21 September 2022

Weightless on Earth with VIVALDI

During missions on the International Space Station, astronauts’ bodies go through a wide array of changes due to lack of gravity – everything from vision…

Space 20 September 2022

ESA deep space network tracks DART asteroid impact

Space 19 September 2022

Mars is mighty in first Webb observations of Red Planet

The James Webb Space Telescope captured its first images and spectra of Mars on 5 September 2022. The telescope, an international collaboration between NASA, ESA…

Space 19 September 2022

Astrobotic Announces LunaGrid, a Commercial Power Service for the Moon

Paris, France, September 19, 2022 – Today at the 73rd International Astronautical Congress in Paris, Astrobotic announced LunaGrid, a commercial power service for the poles…

Space 8 September 2022

Iridium Announces Ninth SpaceX Launch

MCLEAN, VA., September 8, 2022 – Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) today announced that it has reached an agreement with SpaceX to launch up to…

Space 8 September 2022

How space helps connect everyone everywhere

Staying in touch with each another always, no matter whereabouts on Earth, is crucial for everything from driverless cars to remote healthcare, electronically enabled commerce,…

ceo of space tourism company explains zero-g experience

Space 30 August 2022

NASA Calls Off Launch of Artemis Moon Rocket // Interview with CEO of Zero-G Avail

NASA’s new moon rocket remained on the ground Monday after engineers could not successfully troubleshoot an engine issue during the filling of the rocket with…

Space 29 August 2022

Webb inspects the heart of the Phantom Galaxy

New images of the spectacular Phantom Galaxy, M74, showcase the power of space observatories working together in multiple wavelengths. In this case, data from the…