by dankeelan | Feb 22, 2024 | Space
The Intuitive Machines lander is scheduled to touch down at a landing site close to the moon’s south pole — just as this issue of Global Auto Mobility is being published. The spacecraft target is near a crater called Malapert A. The crater was named after...
by dankeelan | Feb 22, 2024 | Space
We now know exactly how much material OSIRIS-REx captured from its target asteroid Bennu — and, it’s a lot. In addition to the 2.48 ounces (70.3 grams) of sample already collected from the outside of the canister, NASA has finally managed to...
by dankeelan | Feb 22, 2024 | Healthcare, Space
One slice through rubber bands may pave a new pathway for space surgeons. A robot on the International Space Station (ISS), remote-controlled by a big team on Earth, simulated surgical cuts on Feb. 10 in a historic first for space medicine. Astronauts say this work...
by dankeelan | Feb 8, 2024 | Space
The first female space commander will be featured in a new documentary. The story of retired NASA astronaut Eileen Collins will be retold in “Spacewoman,” a documentary coming in 2025 based on Collins’ memoir “Through the Glass...
by dankeelan | Feb 1, 2024 | Space
The stars were aligned for this launch deal. The team behind the Starlab private space station project announced today (Jan. 31) that it has selected SpaceX’s giant Starship rocket to get its outpost off the ground. “SpaceX’s history of success and...
by dankeelan | Jan 11, 2024 | Featured, Space
NASA has awarded nearly $100 million in additional funding to commercial space station partners that are developing low Earth orbit destinations. With the International Space Station (ISS) set for retirement in 2030, NASA has Space Act Agreements...
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