23 August 2016
NASA Makes Contact with STEREO-B Spacecraft
... altogether, it was feeding incorrect information into the guidance and control computer.” This data made the spacecraft believe it was spinning while it was not. As it attempted to correct that spin by firing thrusters, it had begun to actually...
29 March 2018
China's Tiangong-1 space lab is destined for Earth, soon!
Once the Easter egg hunt is over, if you need something else to search for then perhaps avert your eyes to the skies, as China’s retired Tiangong-1 space lab could soon light up the skies as it plummets towards Earth in a (possible) fiery ...
19 April 2019
Mission to Mars by 2033 not viable says independent report
The prospect of heading to Mars by 2033 has suffered a setback, as an independent report which US Congress directed NASA to conduct in the 2017 NASA authorisation act, suggests that a Mars orbital mission could be carried out no earlier than 2037, ...
11 March 2020
NASA faces up to huge cost overruns for its SLS heavy-lift rocket
NASA officials deviated from US law when they decided to track only some of the costs of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. They later masked the troubled programme’s cost overrun, which would have triggered more oversight by now, with an ...
February 2023
How to grow plants in a spacecraft
... an attractive possibility, as it grows plants in water instead of relying on a soil-like system. The latter adds weight to the spacecraft and the risk of particles floating around, two aspects that make it disadvantageous. The Advanced Plant Habitat...
28 December 2018
Dream Chaser spacecraft passes key NASA milestone
...’s confidence in the safety and maturity of Dream Chaser’s design. Owned and operated by SNC, the Dream Chaser spacecraft is a reusable, multi-mission space utility vehicle. It is capable of transportation services to and from low-Earth orbit, where...
