May 28th, 2026
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Two young South Asian women are set to carry out dedicated research on menstruation in space. Manju Bangalore and Priya Abiram are to fly aboard a 2027 suborbital flight via a Virgin Galactic space plane, the research tagged as Operation Period-01 (OP-01). The duo will delve into pioneering research that will help expand reproductive health […]
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A few days prior to NASA’s update on its Moon Base plans, China is shifting gears in its own humans on the lunar surface outing. China is establishing an integrated program called the Lunar Exploration Program, melding both its robotic Chang’e lunar probe activities with the country’s human spaceflight program. Zhang Jingbo, spokesman for the […]
The American Foreign Policy Council has released a report, Strategic Implications of Lunar Mass Drivers as a Dual-use Technology. “The economic advantages of mass drivers are inseparable from their security implications, the report notes. “As high throughput launch systems, they are inherently dual use. Mass drivers are in fact, just large electrically driven cannons.” […]
In a statement from Blue Origin, “lunar permanence is only possible with recurring access to the Moon, and it starts this year. Proud to support NASA Moon Base at the lunar South Pole with our Blue Moon MK1 vehicles delivering high-cadence, low-cost access—MK1-101 Endurance (Moon Base 1), followed by MK1-102 VIPER, and two additional MK1 […]
NASA provided today a contract-packed update on the space agency’s Moon Base strategy. The base is to serve as a lunar habitat for long duration exploration and science. Moon Base is NASA’s lunar exploration and infrastructure initiative designed to enable sustained human presence and expanded scientific and commercial activity at the lunar South Pole. As […]
China successfully launched its Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceship on May 24 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China atop a Long March-2F Y23 carrier rocket. A fast, automated rendezvous and docking mode of roughly 3.5 hours after launch permitted the Shenzhou-23 to attach to the radial port of the Tianhe core module. An upgraded […]
The Atacama Pontifical Catholic University of Chile’s (UC) Alto Patache Station in has served as the base of operations for testing a Mars exploration device – one that uses no wheels or fuel. It’s powered by wind energy. The Tumbleweed Mars team is an international project working on a lightweight prototype driven by wind energy. […]
China is integrating its robotic Chang’e Moon exploration program with the country’s human spaceflight activities to assure the first Chinese human landing on the lunar surface takes place by 2030. Zhang Jingbo, spokesman of the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) agency, made the announcement at a press conference at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in […]
China’s Shenzhou-23 crew will consist of Zhu Yangzhu, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying. The taikonaut trio was introduced to the world at a press event. Zhu will be the commander and flight engineer, Zhang will be the spacecraft pilot, and Lai the payload specialist. Zhu previously participated in the Shenzhou-16 space mission. Zhang and […]
Another slug of files regarding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) has been released. Sean Parnell, Assistant to the Secretary of War for Public Affairs and Chief Pentagon Spokesman, said today this second release of declassified and historical UAP files is part of the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE). “The collection continues to […]
