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Looking Back: 55 years since the launch of Apollo 11
Written by Eve Carruthers and Luke Madgett After US President J.F. Kennedy proclaimed on May 25th, 1961, “I believe that this nation...
Eve Carruthers
Jul 16, 20248 min read


Juno new origins: the true KSP successor?
[Opinion Piece] So now that KSP 2 has stopped development you may be wondering what else may take its place. Well boy, do I have the...
ESHAN REHAN
Jul 16, 20242 min read


The latest change to NASA's fluctuating Mars sample return plans explained
Picture of NASA's updated mission architecture taken at COSPAR 2024 In the past 24 hours, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory director...
Cosmic Arc
Jul 15, 20242 min read


Starship Block 2 Nosecone
It has been spotted on LabPadre's channel that SpaceX have made the first Block 2 version nosecone for Starship. This version includes...

Horashio
Jul 14, 20241 min read


Blood concrete, water shields, and thin atmospheres; Can a Mars mission overcome the hurdle of radiation?
Charged particles on the Martian surface captured by the Curiosity rover during a solar storm earlier this year (Credit: NASA) During the...
Cosmic Arc
Jul 14, 20247 min read


The Ferry Rocket - Trail Blazer or Unmatched Ambition?
When Von Braun was moved to the United States under Operation Paperclip in 1946, he was keen to get his ideas of spaceflight off of the...
Gentleman's Astronautics
Jul 14, 20249 min read


Starship: Humanity's Way to Mars?
[Opinion piece] I believe Starship to be humanity’s way to colonise Mars. Not in 100 years, not in 200 years - but in the next few...

LMadgit
Jul 14, 20247 min read


Ariane 6: A rejuvenation of European spaceflight?
The inaugural flight, known as VA262, was designed to not only provide greater power and flexibility for a lower cost, on Tuesday 9th...
Eve Carruthers
Jul 14, 20243 min read


Are there Habitable Worlds near us?
^ Although Gliese 12b could tell us how planets close to their suns can lose their atmospheres, this artist’s rendering of the planet...
Eve Carruthers
Jul 12, 20244 min read


Falcon 9 launch ends in RUD
A routine Falcon 9 launch of a batch of Starlink satellites has ended in a RUD of the upper stage, putting an end to Falcon 9 Block 5's...
Brent Yee
Jul 12, 20242 min read


RFA - The Automotive Approach to Rockets
Image: RFA One launching above clouds. Credit: NSF RFA, founded in 2018, is an innovative European space company aiming to build an...

Horashio
Jul 2, 20249 min read


GOES-U has been launched, what's next for the satellite?
The $1.397 Billion weather satellite made by Lockheed Martin launched on Tuesday 25/06/24 at 21:26 GMT. GOES stands for Geostationary...
Eve Carruthers
Jun 29, 20241 min read


China drops booster on village- AGAIN
The Chinese space agency has once again dropped a rocket booster on a village filled with hydrazine and hypergolic fuel- again. The...
Brent Yee
Jun 24, 20241 min read


Waves on Titan?
Saturn’s largest moon, Titan has active rivers, lakes and seas of liquid ethane and ethane. Some lakes and seas bought to be as large as...
Eve Carruthers
Jun 22, 20244 min read


The sun’s magnetic field is flipping, here is why…
The sun is reaching its solar maximum (peak activity) and is verging on a magnetic field reversal. this is a surprisingly regular event,...
Eve Carruthers
Jun 19, 20243 min read


SUCCESS!
TODAY is a day that will live in fame; a day that will be remembered by many; it will be the day that humanity finally understood of...
Brent Yee
Jun 7, 20242 min read


IFT-4 Launch
Starship is the world’s most powerful rocket ever and it is launching for the fourth time tomorrow following the FAA granting permission...
Eve Carruthers
Jun 5, 20243 min read
ESA and NASA confirm collaboration over new Mars Mission
The agreement made on May 16th confirms that NASA will contribute to the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin Mars rover mission. They are planning...
Eve Carruthers
May 23, 20241 min read
Do we need a timezone on the moon?
On April 2nd, The Office of Science and Technology in the White House asked NASA to establish a unified standard time for the moon and...
Eve Carruthers
May 19, 20242 min read
Starliner launch postponed again
After a helium leak found in the service module traced to a reaction control on the system thruster, Boeing decided to push the scheduled...
Eve Carruthers
May 16, 20241 min read
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