New capabilities allow the rover to do science with less energy from its batteries. Thirteen years since Curiosity landed on Mars, engineers are finding ways […]
Tag: Spacecraft
NASA’s Artemis Crew Trains in Moonbound Orion Ahead of Mission
The first crew slated to fly in NASA’s Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II mission around the Moon early next year entered their spacecraft for […]
Mark Cavanaugh: Integrating Safety into the Orion Spacecraft
Before astronauts venture around the Moon on Artemis II, the agency’s first crewed mission to the Moon since Apollo, Mark Cavanaugh is helping make sure […]
SpaceX, NASA Delay Crew-11 Launch Due to Thick Clouds over Kennedy Space Center
Just over a minute before liftoff on July 31, SpaceX called off the launch of NASA’s Crew-11 mission due to unsafe weather at Kennedy Space […]
Australia’s First Orbital Rocket Eris Fails at Historic Launch
Recently, Australia has launched its first Eris Rocket Skyward; however, in no time, it didn’t get very far. But the history has been recorded in […]
Brightest Gamma-Ray Burst Ever Observed Reveals Cosmic Secrets
On Oct. 9, 2022, astronomers recorded an extraordinary flash of high-energy light. This gamma-ray burst (GRB 221009A), nicknamed the “BOAT” (Brightest Of All Time), was […]
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Launches to International Space Station
Four crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission launched at 11:43 a.m. EDT Friday from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in […]
Boost Commercial Space Tech Development
NASA has released a new proposal opportunity for industry to tap into agency know-how, resources, and expertise. The Announcement of Collaboration Opportunity (ACO), managed by […]
NASA Selects Firefly for New Artemis Science, Tech Delivery to Moon
NASA has awarded Firefly Aerospace of Cedar Park, Texas, $176.7 million to deliver two rovers and three scientific instruments to the lunar surface as part […]
NASA’s Solar Observatory Sees Two Eclipses in One Day
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has witnessed and recorded an unprecedented phenomenon of two solar eclipses in one day on July 25, 2025. These two […]
