DARPA is seeking proposals for a small lunar orbiter that could be used to test operations in very low orbits while prospecting for water ice. The post DARPA requests proposals for water-prospecting lunar orbiter appeared first on SpaceNews..
Written by Lucy Thompson, Planetary Geologist at University of New Brunswick Earth planning date: Friday, April 18, 2025 As the APXS operations person today, I was hopeful that we could plan a compositional measurement after brushing one of the bedrock blocks in front of the rover. However, it soon became clear that the rover was not on […].
Imagine you’re on the moon, digging up lunar regolith. You’re focused on the task at hand when you suddenly slip and fall, right into your pickaxe. Even in the moon’s […] The post Taking ‘remote care’ to new heights — how space can shape the future of healthcare appeared first on SpaceNews..
The Russia-Ukraine war is arguably the first commercial space war on account of its use of private companies’ imagery for tracking and targeting. The conflict has demonstrated the advantage of […] The post Taking the Ground Out of Ground Systems appeared first on SpaceNews..
Germany’s ATMOS Space Cargo has secured €1 million in new funding as the company prepares for the launch of its re-entry capsule demonstration mission. Founded in 2021, ATMOS is developing a returnable in-orbit research platform called PHOENIX. The platform will be capable of carrying up to 100 kilograms to low Earth orbit for missions lasting […] The post ATMOS Raises €1M in New Funding as it Prepares for Inaugural Flight appeared first on European Spaceflight..
SpaceX launched a Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station April 21 whose cargo includes more crew supplies and fewer science experiments than usual. The post SpaceX launches cargo Dragon to ISS with additional crew supplies appeared first on SpaceNews..
Following the successful launch of NASA’s SpaceX 32nd Commercial Resupply Services mission, new scientific experiments and supplies are bound for the International Space Station. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, carrying approximately 6,700 pounds of cargo to the orbiting laboratory for NASA, lifted off at 4:15 a.m. EDT Monday, on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Launch […].
Chinese startup InfinAstro has secured early funding for its plan to fill a gap in China’s commercial on-orbit services. The post Chinese orbital logistics startup InfinAstro raises angel round funding appeared first on SpaceNews..
Today at 10:15 CEST, ESA’s Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space (ACES) began its journey to the International Space Station on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States..
The Cargo Dragon spacecraft, tail number C209, will carry 6,659 lbs. (3,021 kg.) of science and supplies to the orbiting outpost. Liftoff from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is targeting Monday, April 21, at 4:15 a.m. EDT (0815 UTC)..