Aquarian Space announced the funding from Draper Associates Thursday (March 17) as a step along its eventual goal to bringing high-speed internet between the Earth, the moon and Mars in future years, fast enough to stream 4K...
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On March 4, 2022, the spent upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will crash into the moon. The debris has been in space since February of 2015, when it launched the Deep Space Climate Observatory into space. The...
Two recent studies shed new light on the Moon’s origin story, suggesting that there’s more to the formation of Earth’s natural satellite. One study claims a messier origin to the Moon with multiple collisions that birthed...
A growing number of scientists and space-technology enthusiasts are looking into ways to construct a huge moon elevator, either on Earth or the moon that could transport cargo to and from space. Related articles: Mining...
Artemis 3 is designed to land humans on the Moon quickly, by 2024, and focus on Mars as a long-term human spaceflight goal after that. Artemis 3 preliminary short-term plan involves using both commercial rockets and NASA’s...
SN15 marked the first SpaceX Starship prototype that was not destroyed after a high-altitude test flight. While a small fire broke out at the base of the rocket after the landing, the blaze appeared contained a few minutes...
China’s Chang’e 5 lander touched down on the moon and collected the first lunar samples. It’s more than 40 years since the American Apollo and Soviet Luna missions brought their samples home. The...