Spacecraft

There’s not a lot going for Roscosmos at this level apart from the ISS—or a substitute to be referred to as the Russian Orbital Service Station, which Borosiv claimed might be developed and launched as early as 2028. That’s an…

NASA engineers finally tanked the massive Space Launch System rocket with fuel Monday night, getting through most of the last crucial test before its inaugural flight. After reviewing their trove of data from the test, the team will…

After months of suspense, the Federal Aviation Administration has finally weighed in on the environmental effects of the planned expansion of SpaceX’s sprawling Starbase launch facility near Boca Chica, Texas. The agency says that if…

While InSight’s pair of solar panels, each one shaped like a decagonal (10-sided) pie, efficiently provide solar power to the lander, dust has always been its Achilles’ heel. While dust storms come by frequently—though not as intensely…

A recent United Nations provision has banned the use of mercury in spacecraft propellant. Although no private company has actually used mercury propellant in a launched spacecraft, the possibility was alarming enough—and the dangers…

How much do we need humans in space?  How much do we want them there?  Astronauts embody the triumph of human imagination and engineering.  Their efforts shed light on the possibilities and problems posed by travel beyond our nurturing…

NASA engineers hope to have their massive moon-bound Space Launch System ready for liftoff in a couple of months, but so far they’ve encountered some bumps in the road. On March 17, NASA rolled the world's most powerful rocket out onto…

A pair of new reports point to a proliferating array of technologies that could be used to attack spacecraft.Source link

Elon Musk’s newly disclosed 9.2% stake in Twitter Inc. has made him the largest shareholder of the social media-company, topping co-founder and former Chief Executive Jack Dorseyand elbowing out numerous financial institutions.Mr. Musk…