CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—An Italian astronaut joined a Russian cosmonaut in a rare spacewalking show of unity Thursday, as tensions over Ukraine continued to ricochet back home. Italy’s Samantha Cristoforetti teamed up with Russia’s Oleg Artemyev to work on the International Space Station’s newest robot arm. The 37-foot (11-meter) mechanical limb—contributed by the European Space Agency—rocketed…
New Lunar Rover in the Works as NASA Moon Mission Advances
A new lunar rover is under development by Lockheed Martin and Goodyear as NASA gears up for a return to the moon. Unlike the rover first used during the Apollo 15 mission in 1971, built to last only a few days and for short trips, the new lunar vehicle is being built for extended use….
NASA Aiming for Late August Test Flight of Giant Moon Rocket
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—On the 53rd anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, NASA announced Wednesday it’s shooting for a late August launch of its giant, new moon rocket. NASA will attempt the more than month-long lunar test flight with three mannequins, but no astronauts, as early as Aug. 29. There are also two launch dates…
Elon Musk Says ‘It’s a Fixer Upper of a Planet’: Can We Live on Mars?
Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter to add some thoughts on his goal to make life on Mars a reality. “Mars may be a fixer upper of a planet, but it has great potential,” Musk said in a tweet on July 15. When asked about his time frame for creating a self-sustaining civilization…
US Building Satellites to Track Hypersonic Missiles
July 19, 2022
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The United States is building a new satellite system to track hypersonic weapons following repeated demonstrations of such weapons by China and Russia. The Pentagon announced two contracts on July 18, worth a combined $1.3 billion, to develop an advanced satellite system expected to be in orbit beginning April 2025. The Space Development Agency (SDA)…
Scientists Find an Exotic Black Hole Deemed a ‘Needle in a Haystack’
WASHINGTON—Astronomers have spotted in a galaxy adjacent to our Milky Way what they are calling a cosmic “needle in a haystack”—a black hole that not only is classified as dormant but appears to have been born without the explosion of a dying star. Researchers said on Monday this one differs from all other known black…
SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Docks at International Space Station
The SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule successfully docked at the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday. It brought around 5,800 pounds of supplies and payloads, including a NASA climate instrument to be mounted outside the ISS. The robotic capsule had lifted off atop a two-stage Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida Thursday….
US, Russian Astronauts Will Swap Seats on Rockets Again
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—NASA astronauts will go back to riding Russian rockets under an agreement announced Friday, and Russian cosmonauts will catch lifts to the International Space Station with SpaceX beginning this fall. The agreement ensures that the space station will always have at least one American and Russian on board to keep both sides of…
SpaceX Starship Booster ‘Probably’ Returning to Pad After Explosion—Elon Musk
WASHINGTON—The Starship rocket booster SpaceX plans to use for an inaugural flight to orbit will “probably” return to its launch mount in Texas next week following a testing explosion on Monday, the company’s chief executive, Elon Musk, told Reuters. “Damage is minor, but booster will be transferred back to the high bay for inspections, returning…
‘New Era in Space Exploration’: Scientists React to New Webb Images
Astronomers and scientists around the world have been reacting to newly released images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, with one declaring a “new era in space exploration.” The pictures reveal the splendors of the universe, from baby stars to far off galaxies. The unveiling from the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope began on…
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