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Depending on how soon it can obtain an updated launch license, SpaceX hopes to launch its Starship vehicle as early as May for its next mission. Gwynne Shotwell, president and chief operating officer of SpaceX, stated during a speech at the Satellite 2024 conference on
The agency’s Europa Clipper spacecraft will launch in October bearing a richly layered dispatch comprising over 2.6 million publically contributed names. As part of NASA’s long-standing mission to send inspirational messages into space, the space agency has unique plans for Europa Clipper, which is scheduled
Within the next ten years, emissions from burning fossil fuels might cause summertime in the Arctic to have almost no sea ice, according to a research. Scientists predicted that throughout the summer, this will change the distinct environment—which is home to walruses, seals, and polar
NASA has shelved a multibillion-dollar project that was supposed to showcase solutions for satellite servicing, due to significant delays and overspending. NASA ended the On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing (OSAM) 1 mission on March 1st, with a brief message. In order to refuel the Landsat
Surprisingly, Japan’s spacecraft, which landed close to the Moon’s equator last month with unparalleled precision, made it through the hard lunar night and resumed communication with Earth. The Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) reports that on Sunday, a command was transmitted to the Smart Lander for
Ever pondered what it might be like to inhabit Mars? NASA has created a simulation that allows you to experience life on the Red Planet. To assist them become ready for human exploration of the planet, the space agency is searching for volunteers to spend
Two asteroids’ surfaces have been found to have water by scientists thanks to a NASA mission that was discontinued in 2022. According to a news release and scientific publication, researchers from the Southwest Research Institute were able to find the water molecules using data from
A new satellite from NASA, an American space agency, has been launched with the goal of intensively studying the world’s atmosphere and seas. On February 8, NASA launched the PACE satellite. PACE was launched into orbit from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center by a SpaceX Falcon
NASA plans to fly a spacecraft to Europa, an icy marble that is one of Jupiter’s 92 known moons, in October. The primary goal of the probe? to assist researchers in determining whether Europa can sustain life as we know it. The government sent a
The space agency declared on Thursday that rotor blade damage has rendered the 4-pound (1.8-kg) Ingenuity helicopter unfit for flight. Officially, its $85 million mission is ended, but it’s still upright and in communication with flight controllers, according to officials. Originally designed as a temporary