July 15th, 2026
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Hundreds of offshore oil and gas platforms in federally controlled waters are reaching the end of their operational lifecycle. Enter Project Able Baker to enhance launch cadence and operational flexibility by exploring innovative maritime recovery options. First of all, traditional decommissioning and full-removal processes are capital-intensive, costing upwards of $1.6 billion per platform, and often […]
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Last month, Crater Island in Utah was used as a proxy for Venus. Project officials from NASA’s DAVINCI (Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging) descent probe used the area to test a prototype camera system destined to deep dive through the hellish atmosphere of Venus. During its 60-minute descent at Venus, […]
It is called the International Mars Prospecting Ride-Share System (IMPRESS). The concept’s primary objective is to survey the Red Planet for extant life, but it also supports geophysical, soil chemistry, resource, and landing site risk assessments. Funds from the NASA TechLeap Prize helped in blueprinting the IMPRESS prospecting platform, with a field-tested prototype expected to […]
The trio of taikonauts that make up China’s current space station crew have spent nearly 50 days on the Tiangong orbital facility. The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) state that mission commander Zhu Yangzhu, Zhang Zhiyuan, and Lai Ka-ying — the first astronaut from China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region – are deep into running […]
China’s Long March 5 Y14 rocket has safely arrived at the Wenchang Space Launch Site – the booster assigned to launch the country’s Chang’e -7 Moon lander mission. The rocket will undergo final assembly and testing at the launch site together with the Chang’e-7 lunar probe, which arrived earlier, explains the China Manned Space Engineering […]
Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted Reflect Orbital a license to launch into Earth orbit its demonstration satellite, Eärendil-1. Reflect Orbital has manifested Eärendil-1 on a SpaceX rideshare mission, currently scheduled to launch this year. “Our inaugural mission will be a key moment in our journey, providing the opportunity to validate our technology […]
Note: There are two new Council members and a new website at: https://uapsac.com/ The two new UAP Council members are: Ravi Kopparapu, a NASA Goddard Space Flight Center expert having research interests in extrasolar planet habitability, atmosphere modeling and characterization. Jacob Haqq Misra of Blue Marble Space, a meteorology and astrobiology specialist. Also, corrected Council member […]
Today, the Department of War published the fourth release of declassified and historical Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) files as part of the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE). The fourth release of UAP files are available now on https://www.war.gov/UFO/ Green fireballs There are a large number of documents released, sure to keep […]
A Long March-10B carrier rocket blasted off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in Wenchang, south China’s Hainan Province on July 10, 2026. On its maiden flight, the Long March-10B achieved its first-ever controlled recovery of the rocket’s first stage. Seaborne net-capture system About six minutes after the separation of the rocket’s first and […]
Earlier this week, NASA released a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking feedback from American companies on evolving to commercial space stations. The RFP’s purpose is aimed at ensuring a seamless transition of activities in low Earth orbit from the International Space Station. Commercial marketplace “NASA’s review reflects what we’ve been hearing from industry throughout […]
