June 22nd, 2025
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Following a recent escape flight test of China’s next-generation crewed spacecraft, Mengzhou, Chinese engineers are focusing on a flight test of the transport craft. Mengzhou means “Dream Craft” and has previously completed a number of tests, including verification of the electronic system and testing of the entire ship. “A flight test will be conducted in […]
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Sometimes our robotic exploration of another world doesn’t go as planned… Sometimes a Mars rover drilling operation fails to collect a rock sample… And sometimes this can lead to a discovery that no one anticipated. Mars Guy details a drilling failure of the NASA Perseverance rover at Jezero Crater that leads to new […]
Lagrange points are special locations in space where the gravitational forces from a pair of large celestial bodies interact in out of the ordinary ways. Lagrange points are named in honor of Italian-French mathematician Josephy-Louis Lagrange. They offer unique advantages for human-made space objects to loiter indefinitely with minimal expenditure of propulsive energy. These locales […]
Japan’s failed ispace Resilience lunar lander crash site has been imaged by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. The intended June 5 landing zone was within the center of Mare Frigoris (Sea of Cold), a volcanic region interspersed with large-scale faults known as wrinkle ridges. According to Mark Robinson, a lunar scientist for Intuitive Machines, based […]
China’s aim to haul back to Earth bits and pieces of Mars via its Tianwen-3 mission is underscored in a new research paper, an effort to collect and rocket back at least a pound (500 grams) of the extraterrestrial goodies around 2031. The preliminary proposed payload for the lander has been completed, as have preliminary […]
Is it likely that in 2032 Earth’s Moon is going to be on the receiving end of an asteroid? According to an international team of researchers, there’s a 4 percent chance of the space rock hitting the Moon. If so, the rebound of repercussions on the lunar landscape, cis-lunar space, as well as Earth-circling […]
From the folks that brought you the successful Blue Ghost Moon lander, Firefly Aerospace just announced a new lunar imaging service named Ocula. The intent is to be the first commercial lunar imaging service on the market as early as 2026. Firefly’s Ocula service will be activated onboard Elytra Dark that is first serving as […]
Book Review: Space to Grow – Unlocking the Final Economic Frontier by Matthew Weinzierl and Brendan Rosseau, Published by Harvard Business Publishing; Pages: 320 pages; Hardcover $32.00. “We believe that the space renaissance is just getting started,” explain Weinzierl and Rosseau. “Day by day, in ways big and small, the space revolution marches forward.” As […]
China’s momentum in establishing a human Moon landing program was advanced on June 17. An escape flight test on its new-generation crewed spacecraft Mengzhou has been carried out at zero altitude. The test was carried out at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest. Escape tower trial According to China Central Television (CCTV) the […]
There is an uplifting announcement regarding the future of space elevators – a groundbreaking concept that could reshape the future of space exploration. The dream is to put in place a highway to the stars, a continuous bridge connecting Earth to space, one that offers a more reliable, cost-effective, and eco-friendly alternative to traditional […]
