Tag: space exploration
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Intuitive Machines is about to launch its Odysseus moon lander
[ad_1] The Odysseus spacecraft is scheduled to launch to the moon on 14 February SpaceX The US company Intuitive Machines will soon attempt to become the first private firm to land a spacecraft on the moon. Three previous efforts by other companies have failed, highlighting the treacherous path ahead of Intuitive Machines’s Nova-C lander. The…
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Why it takes so much work to grow plants in space
[ad_1] Astronaut Christina Koch looking at the greenhouse on the International Space Station NASA The following is an extract from our monthly Launchpad newsletter, in which resident space expert Leah Crane journeys through the solar system and beyond. You can sign up for Launchpad for free here. Perhaps the least pleasant thing about places other than…
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Starship launch: Next SpaceX flight test is expected this month
[ad_1] Starship first launched on 20 April 2023 Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Images SpaceX is getting ready to launch its huge Starship rocket for the third time. But the exact launch date won’t be announced until the US government’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) finishes investigating why the last launch – in November 2023…
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How to watch SpaceX launch Cygnus ship to ISS for first time | Digital Trends
[ad_1] SpaceX is about to launch Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus cargo ship to the International Space Station (ISS) for the first time, and you can watch the event live online. The 20th Commercial Resupply Services (NG-20) mission is set to get underway from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, January 30. Scroll down for…
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Japan’s rolling and hopping lunar rovers send back images of the moon
[ad_1] The SLIM lander on the surface of the moon, in an image taken by a rolling rover JAXA/Takara Tomy/Sony Group Corporation/Doshisha University Japan’s moon lander has sent back its first images. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) landed on the moon on 18 January, and now its operators at the Japan Aerospace Exploration…
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Chickpeas grown in moon dust for the first time
[ad_1] A chickpea flower grown in 75 per cent moon dust Picture supplied by Jessica Atkin at Texas A&M University Chickpeas may be able to grow on the moon with the help of a fungus and some worms. Lunar soil is notoriously inhospitable to life, but the addition of a simple fungus and earthworms can…
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Japan’s SLIM spacecraft landed on the moon – but it’s having problems
[ad_1] Illustration of the SLIM spacecraft JAXA Japan’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) has touched down on the lunar surface. The spacecraft is not operating perfectly, but the successful landing follows a series of recent lunar landing failures by governments and commercial spaceflight firms, so it is still encouraging for the international effort to…
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Peregrine spacecraft snaps Earth photo just before burn-up | Digital Trends
[ad_1] Astrobotic’s Peregrine spacecraft is no more. After just over 10 days in space in a mission cut short by a fuel leak that began soon after launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the spacecraft is believed to have up during a high-speed reentry into Earth’s atmosphere over the South Pacific on Thursday…
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Japan’s SLIM lander is about to touch down on the surface of the moon
[ad_1] An artist’s impression of SLIM after landing on the moon JAXA Japan is getting ready for its first moon landing. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) is scheduled to touch down on the lunar surface on 19 January. If all goes well, this will make Japan the fifth country to land a spacecraft…
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Astrobotic reveals time and place of spacecraft reentry | Digital Trends
[ad_1] It’s been quite a ride for Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander. When it launched from the Kennedy Space Center on Monday, January 8, there were high hopes that it would become the first U.S. mission to touch down on the moon since the final Apollo voyage in December 1972. Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic was also vying to…