March 14th, 2017
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China’s space station program is advancing steadily, an orbital facility that is targeted to be complete around 2022. In the meantime, Chinese astronauts are actively preparing mentally and physically for future long-term stays onboard the space station. According to Zhang Yulin, deputy commander-in-chief of the program, China’s space station will consist of three 20-ton modules, […]
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NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has wheeled into Sol 1636, taking in views of the Bagnold dunes and Murray Buttes. Last weekend’s plan was successful, “and put us close to the third stop of the current campaign to study the Bagnold Dunes,” reports Ryan Anderson, a planetary scientist at the USGS Astrogeology Science Center in […]
Talk about get up and go! Zero 2 Infinity of Barcelona, Spain has successfully launched its first rocket from the edge of space. “This milestone opens the door for safer and more efficient space access for small satellites,” the group explains in a press statement. Controlled ignition The March 1st flight began a few […]
The pace in China is quickening as the country’s first cargo spacecraft — Tianzhou-1 – moves toward its April launch. In recent video reports via CCTV-Plus, details of the Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft show it to be 35 feet (10.6 meters) tall with its largest diameter at 11 feet (3.35 meters) and a weight of […]
Last week, Congress passed S. 442: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Transition Authorization Act of 2017. The bill originally introduced in the U.S. Senate by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), along with Sens. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), John Thune (R-S.D.), Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and John […]
Now performing Sol 1634 duties, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover wheeled roughly 95 feet (29 meters) to the south on Sol 1632. The robot is in good position for weekend tasks, reports Ken Herkenhoff of the USGS Astrogeology Science Center in Flagstaff, Arizona. Dust cover issues resolved The Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) images taken […]
Yes, Mark Watney in “The Martian” would be potato proud. Indicators show potatoes can grow on Mars according to The International Potato Center (CIP). The Potatoes on Mars project was conceived by CIP to both understand how potatoes might grow in Mars conditions and also see how they survive in the extreme conditions similar to […]
China’s state-run Xinhua news agency reports today that the final preparation for launching China’s first cargo spacecraft has begun. The Tianzhou-1’s launcher has arrived at the Wenchang space complex. Second phase Tianzhou-1 is slated to be rocketed into Earth orbit atop a Long March-7, then dock with the now unoccupied Tiangong-2 space lab. A […]
Between the close of the Cold War and the more recent retirement of the U.S. shuttle fleet, we’ve long since left the first space age behind. But now it seems there’s a new space race brewing—one that may take humans out of our planet’s orbit. At the height of the Cold War, the first space […]
A House Space Subcommittee held a hearing today on regulating space, airing issues that touch on innovation, liberty, and international obligations. America’s future in outer space — from asteroid mining, to private moon missions, to satellite servicing — there is great promise that American commercial space companies could enjoy profits and discover scientific benefits to […]
