Solar sails rely upon pressure exerted by sunlight on large surfaces. Get the sail closer to the Sun and not…
Space flight is an expensive business and that money has to come from somewhere. The White House has just released…
Space exploration carries with it many challengs and one of them is eating, or more accurately the provision of food.…
Despite popular opinion, the first animals in space were not dogs or chimps, they were fruit flies launched by the…
The surface exploration of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, just got one step closer to reality as NASA’s much-anticipated Dragonfly mission…
You’re an excited, spacefaring passenger strolling about a pressurized cabin approximately 30 kilometers (20 miles) above the Earth. Your trip…
Private space company, Rocket Lab, launched its 40th Electron mission on their lauded Electron rocket, dubbed “We Love The Nightlife”,…
On September 12, Blue Origin New Shepard mission, NS-23, failed just over one minute into an uncrewed flight, forcing the…
In a recent study submitted to Earth and Planetary Astrophysics, an international team of researchers discuss the various mission design…
There are few things in this world that brings feelings of awe and wonder more than a rocket launch. Watching…