Jun 13, 2024 | Drones, Space
The drone took to the sky over Finland to assess the suitability of one particular terrestrial technology for space: the radar systems found in many of today’s cars, responsible for automated cruise control and other safe driving functions. ESA worked with the...
Jun 6, 2024 | Robots, Space
Researchers in the US are working on a lightweight robot designed to explore extreme terrain, including the next celestial bodies to be studied by humans. The Loris robot (for “Lightweight Observation Robot for Irregular Slopes”) has been designed to...
Jun 6, 2024 | Featured, Space
Boeing’s Starliner capsule will reach the International Space Station today (June 6) on its first-ever crewed mission, and you can watch the action live. Starliner is expected to dock with the orbiting lab today around 12:15 p.m. EDT (1615 GMT) on its historic...
Jun 3, 2024 | Satellites, Space
When satellites re-enter Earth’s atmosphere at the end of their lives, they leave behind metal particles in Earth’s orbit and atmosphere and studies suggest that aluminum introduced during the burning fireball of reentry could also contribute to the depletion of...
May 30, 2024 | Featured, Space
The first Boeing Starliner astronauts are back at the launch site. NASA Crew Flight Test (CFT) astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday (May 28) ahead of their expected liftoff of...
May 16, 2024 | Defense, Space
With its perpetually upturned pectoral fins, and blunt nose, the Dream Chaser looks more like a killer whale than a spacecraft. But unlike an orca, the Dream Chaser will soon be going to orbit: it’s set to take food and supplies to the International...
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