18 February 2021
Success for NASA as Perseverance lands on Mars
... adversity and all the challenges that that goes with landing a rover on Mars, plus the challenges of covid. What an accomplishment.” Perservance’s descent to the planet was monitored by both NASA’s Deep Space Network and it’s two...
02 September 2021
Long awaited SLS launch looks likely to slip to mid-2022
... System for Artemis 3 to address a lawsuit by Blue Origin. In a statement to Ars Technica, a NASA spokesperson cited both COVID-19 and “weather” as affecting the schedule - apparent references to a lack of liquid oxygen and the hurricane season...
12 November 2021
Near-Earth asteroid might be a piece of the Moon
... student Ben Sharkey have been doing. Despite the closure of the LBT during April 2020 because of Covid, the team have built up a picture of what Kamo`oalewa is made up of by studying its pattern of reflected light, called...
26 January 2022
IAF President calls for greater global cooperation
... in outer space. "In a time when humanity is faced with many global challenges, from climate change and the COVID pandemic to poverty and security threats, it is crucial that we prioritise global collaboration and peace both on Earth and...
17 August 2022
In-Flight Connectivity market set to double in coming decade
... previous uncertainties in the aviation industry and its supply chain, one of the most seriously affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Data in the report reveals IFC service providers continued to equip aircraft through 2021 and, while...
20 March 2020
SpaceX plans first crewed flight to ISS in May
... launch announcement came soon after the space center announced it was limiting on-site activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic to "mission-critical" personnel. All other NASA employees and contractors are required to work from home...
