December 16th, 2014
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Even before the first launch of China’s Long March 5, rocket builders in that country are eyeing the Long March 9 – a super-heavy booster reportedly intended to support human missions to the Moon. Li Tongyu, head of aerospace products at the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, is quoted in the State-owned China Daily, […]
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Here’s a video that highlights key moments in space exploration, from humanity’s early fascination with stars to recent work in private space tourism. A Brief History of Space Exploration was shown at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California on November 13, 2014 as part of the kickoff to RAND’s biennial Politics Aside event. Take […]
Chinese space officials have spotlighted the year-long scientific work of the still operating Chang’e 3 lander. The spacecraft touched down on the Moon’s surface on December 14, 2013. It carried the Yutu rover that was deployed from the stationary lander to roam freely across the lunar terrain. The state-owned news agency, the People’s Daily, quotes […]
A new study by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has taken a look at the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) project. JWST is one of NASA’s most complex and expensive projects, at an anticipated cost of $8.8 billion. The GAO has found that with just less than 4 years until its planned launch in October […]
Want to stroll around on the Red Planet? If so, you may put in your backpack a new U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologic map of Mars, billed as the most detailed representation of the Red Planet to date. This new map provides geologic and structural information on layered sedimentary rocks at a scale comparable to […]
China is prepared to move a spacecraft into lunar orbit next month – the service module involved in the country’s successful circumlunar return capsule test in November. After the separation of the return capsule that parachuted into Inner Mongolia, the larger service module continued its mission back to the vicinity of the Moon. Following two […]
It has been 60 years since Col. John P. Stapp sailed down a test track, strapped in tight onboard Sonic Wind Rocket Sled 1. That pioneering ride on Dec. 10, 1954 earned Stapp the title, “The Fastest Man on Earth” – a speedy rocket-powered trip that propelled him to a rate of 632 miles per […]
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover continues on its 5 mile (8 kilometer) journey from its landing site in August 2012 to its current work site at the base of Mount Sharp. The robot has uncovered clues about the changing shape of the crater floor during an era of lakes, according to research scientists. Curiosity currently is […]
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is pushing forward on its agenda to enable robotic servicing of spacecraft. That work is being done under the Phoenix initiative – and one of its goals is to validate new satellite assembly architectures. Never accused of skimping on innovation, DARPA is delving into “Satlets” – new low-cost, […]
