The space station that constantly orbits the Earth was thrown out of control on July 29 by a Russian module misfiring, the U.S. space agency NASA said. The module, named Nauka, docked at the International Space Station around 9:30 a.m. Eastern. About three hours later, flight control teams noticed the unplanned firing of module thrusters “that…
International Space Station Thrown Off Course by Misfire of Russian Module: NASA
Bezos Offers NASA $2 Billion in Exchange for Moon Mission Contract
SEATTLE—Fresh off his trip to space, billionaire businessman Jeff Bezos on Monday offered to cover up to $2 billion in NASA costs if the U.S. space agency awards his company Blue Origin a contract to make a spacecraft designed to land astronauts back on the moon. NASA in April awarded rival billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s…
Marsquakes Reveal Detailed Look at Red Planet’s Interior
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—A quake-measuring device on Mars is providing the first detailed look at the red planet’s interior, revealing a surprisingly thin crust and a hot molten core beneath the frigid surface. In a series of articles published Thursday, scientists reported that the Martian crust is within the thickness range of Earth’s. The Martian mantle…
SpaceX Awarded Contract to Launch NASA Mission to Jupiter Moon Europa
July 23, 2021
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HAWTHORNE, Calif.—NASA announced today it has awarded Hawthorne-based SpaceX a $178 million contract to launch the first mission aimed at conducting detailed investigations of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, including a search for potentially life-supporting water. SpaceX is expected to employ its Falcon Heavy rocket to launch the Europa Clipper mission from Cape Canaveral in Florida,…
‘Not Really Nervous’: Billionaire Bezos Girds for Inaugural Space Flight
Billionaire businessman Jeff Bezos said on Monday he is excited and curious but not very nervous on the eve of taking part in his company Blue Origin’s inaugural suborbital flight alongside the oldest and youngest people ever bound for space. The world’s richest person and three crewmates are due to fly from a desert site…
Wally Funk’s Lifelong Journey to the Stars
Commentary Mary Wallace “Wally” Funk always wanted to fly. She had her first flying lesson when she was nine years old and grew up making wooden planes, building treehouses, riding horses, biking, hunting, and fishing. As a young girl growing up in the 1940s and 1950s, Wally recalls, “I did everything that people didn’t expect…
Northrop to Build Homes on Moon Orbit Under $935 Million NASA Contract
Northrop Grumman Corp won a NASA contract worth $935 million to develop living quarters for the U.S. space agency’s planned outpost in lunar orbit, the weapons maker said on Friday. Astronauts will live and conduct research in the Habitation And Logistics Outpost (HALO) made by Northrop for the lunar Gateway – a vital component of NASA’s Artemis moon…
Astronauts Complete Solar Panel Work in 3rd Spacewalk
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Astronauts finished unfurling a new pair of solar panels outside the International Space Station on Friday, making their third spacewalk in just over a week. NASA’s Shane Kimbrough and France’s Thomas Pesquet successfully installed the second in a series of powerful solar wings that should keep the space station running the rest of…
US Security Expert Warns of Disaster As China Advances Space Program
June 20, 2021
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U.S. policymakers need to come up with a better space strategy after China sent a three-member crew to its unfinished space station on Thursday, warned space and security expert Brandon Weichert. “To fight and win a space war against the Americans, the first thing that they [the Chinese regime] will do is to knock out…
China’s Advancing Space Program Leaves US Vulnerable in Event of Space War, Expert Warns
June 20, 2021
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U.S. policymakers need to come up with a better space strategy, warned a space and security expert after China sent a three-member crew to its unfinished space station on Thursday. “To fight and win a space war against the Americans, the first thing that [the Chinese regime] will do is to knock out or blind…
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