February 25th, 2018
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The Earth’s Moon may offer more water than previously thought – a resource that is widely distributed across the surface and is not confined to a particular region or type of terrain. Tapping that lunar water could help sustain future Moon explorers, using it as drinking water or processing the water into hydrogen and oxygen […]
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NASA has begun shaping its return to the Moon strategy – a Lunar Discovery and Exploration program. Among key elements of the plan is to stage sample return missions, as well as dot the Moon with mobile rovers and stationary landers. Viewing the Moon as a resource-rich, readily accessible target for future United States efforts, […]
The European Space Agency (ESA) has issued a new reentry window forecast for China’s Tiangong-1 space lab. The current estimated reentry of the 8.5 ton spacecraft is now roughly March 24 to roughly April 19, noting that this prediction is highly variable. According to the Space Debris Office at ESA’s European Space Operations Center (ESOC) […]
Now in Sol 1973, NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has been given a go for restart of drilling operations. “Curiosity is officially go for drilling the ‘Lake Orcadie’ target! After more than a year’s wait for the drill to come back online, the rover planners and engineers are confident and ready to proceed with a test […]
Bigelow Aerospace has launched Bigelow Space Operations (BSO), a new commercial space company that is the sales, operational and customer service company that manages and operates space stations developed by Bigelow Aerospace. In a press statement, BSO notes that the two launches of B330-1 and B330-2 space facilities are expected in 2021. “These […]
Worth a read: Written Remarks before the National Space Council on February 21, 2018 by Jeffrey Manber. CEO, NanoRacks: For 30 years, I have worked to make space ‘just another place to do business.’ I was inspired, Secretary Ross, by one of your predecessors, Ronald Reagan’s Commerce Secretary Malcom Baldridge.He passionately believed, as do I, […]
The National Space Council held its second meeting today, orchestrated at the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida. To view the full video of the event, go to: Vice President Pence Leads the Second Meeting of the National Space Council, “Moon, Mars, & Worlds Beyond: Winning the Next Frontier” https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=15&v=ctcZxfpF0fI Policy recommendations […]
A virtual meeting of The Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) was held today, detailing a number of exploration issues, including a projected effort to robotically return samples from the Red Planet. MEPAG meetings involve the planetary exploration community, particularly those scientists, engineers, project and program personnel, theoreticians and experimentalists, instrument scientists, and modelers […]
The United Arab Emirates Space Agency and the International Astronomical Center (IAC) have announced the organization of a joint campaign to monitor China’s Tiangong-1 space laboratory as it falls back to Earth. China orbited Tiangong-1 in late September 2011. The nose dive of the 8.5 ton craft is expected to take place as early as […]
Where is Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster with Starman? Surely having a window full of speeding tickets by now, that SpaceX launched Falcon Heavy Tesla Roadster on February 6 is apparently tumbling, but in cruise control – outward bound from Earth. Thanks to a creative website by Ben Pearson, founder of Old Ham Media, viewers […]
