Two NASA astronauts gave a robotic arm a hand up — or rather, a replacement wrist joint — during a successful spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Tuesday (June 30). Chris Williams and Jessica Meir, both flight engineers on the station’s Expedition 74 crew, spent seven hours and 20 minutes repairing the Canadarm2 remote…
Ryland Grace, the ‘Project Hail Mary’ protagonist, exhibits intellectual humility while problem-solving to save the Earth. Credit: Amazon MGM Studios Early in Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s science fiction blockbuster “Project Hail Mary,” middle school teacher Ryland Grace, played by Ryan Gosling, is tasked by an international coalition to uncover the biology of a strange…
Euclid studies Milky Way center, supports future Roman observations – NASASpaceFlight.com We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience…
Launch Preview: Swift rescue mission, final Atlas satellite launch – NASASpaceFlight.com We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience…
On 29th June, the UK announced steps to support making innovative medicines in microgravity. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the UK Space Agency have published the first dedicated regulatory pathway for medicines produced in space. A joint statement from the UK Space Agency, MHRA, Regulatory Innovation Office, and the Civil Aviation…
Blue Origin has started rebuilding the launch pad damaged by an explosive accident last month, but the company is working from a very different blueprint this time around. The company’s huge New Glenn rocket exploded on May 28 during a routine engine test at Launch Complex 36A (LC-36A) at Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station….
We’ve come a long way since the days when interstellar space – and even the environment of our own planetary system – was considered empty. Dust and gas between the stars factor into deep space thinking in many ways given their potential uses and dangers, from hydrogen clouds serving as fuel for a Bussard-style ramjet…
Astrobotic unveiled its Griffin lunar lander today as it gets ready to ship to JPL for environmental testing prior to launch later this year. When it lands, it will be designated Moon Base II as part of NASA’s evolving Moon Base project. Astrobotic CEO John Thornton was joined by Voyager Space’s Matt Magaña. Voyager announced…
WASHINGTON — NASA has selected three companies to fly four robotic lunar lander missions worth nearly $600 million as part of its lunar base ambitions, as the agency weighs sending a spare Mars rover to the moon. During a June 30 online presentation, NASA officials announced they selected Astrobotic Technology, Firefly Aerospace and Intuitive Machines…
NASA awarded about $600 million in contracts to three companies today to put robotic landers on the Moon carrying NASA payloads. They are part of NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s “Moon Base” effort to send 10 robotic landers to the Moon every year beginning in 2027 during Phase 1 of the Moon Base project. One surprise…