In a pointed testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine expressed deep concerns about the complexity and feasibility of NASA’s Artemis program, warning that the United States is “highly unlikely” to land astronauts on the Moon before China due to challenges with orbital refueling and an ambitious architecture.
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Space science in 2024: Moon missions, Martian milestones, astrophysics discoveries, and more
2024 was another busy year for space science, with many new missions, successes, and discoveries…
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Perseverance finds Mars river could have been ‘wilder,’ Mars Express takes new volcano images
May has been a big month for scientific discoveries on Mars, as NASA’s Perseverance rover…
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NASA’s vision of returning to the moon is getting clearer. With small, robotic missions en…
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Israel’s first mission to the moon – to launch on a Falcon 9 – delayed a few weeks
In the history of spaceflight, three nations have successfully landed a spacecraft on the surface…
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Like most years, 2017 saw numerous scientific advancements and discoveries throughout the solar system and…
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Russian institute plans all-female simulated moon mission for end of 2015
by Tony QuineFollowing from their Mars-500 “long duration” simulation in 2011-2012, the Institute of Biomedical Problems in…
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If the first half of 2009 for NASA demonstrated the agency’s unwavering attention to safety,…
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched their Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft on their debut mission…
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Japan are heading to the moon following the launch of their SELENE (SELenological and ENgineering…
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The European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft Venus Express has successfully entered the orbit of Earth’s…
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European space scientists with ESA are finishing work on a probe heading for Venus to…
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Blue Origin continuing work on New Glenn launch complex, support facilities
by Ian AtkinsonWork on Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch complex – LC-36 – is well underway. Recent…
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Cape Canaveral’s LC-17 has been leveled after the demolition of its two service towers on…
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As NASA refocuses – once again – on returning to the Lunar surface, the agency…
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Years in the making, but finally revealed on Monday, Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket has…
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Blue Origin is setting up base on the Space Coast after announcing an agreement to…
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The recently revealed Golden Spike Company have announced a contract with Northrop Grumman to design…
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The Golden Spike Company team have revealed their initial work to create commercial lunar expeditions…
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In an encore performance before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, entrepreneur…