Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin has landed the booster of its New Glenn mega-rocket on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean on just its second attempt — making it the second company to perform such…
Planetary science Another area of concern is planetary science. When one picks apart Trump’s budget priorities, there are two clear and disturbing trends. The first is that there are no significant planetary science missions in…
Blue Origin stands ready to help NASA achieve its goals with regard to landing humans on the Moon as soon as possible, the company’s chief executive said Saturday in an interview with Ars. “We just…
President Trump announced Tuesday evening that he is renominating private astronaut Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. “Jared’s passion for space, astronaut experience, and dedication to pushing the boundaries of exploration, unlocking the mysteries of the…
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced on his social media platform Truth Social that he is re-nominating Shift4 founder Jared Isaacman to lead the NASA, the nation’s space agency, months after withdrawing the nomination. The…
About an hour after sunrise over the Mojave Desert of Southern California, NASA’s newest experimental supersonic jet took to the skies for the first time on Tuesday. The X-59 Quesst (Quiet SuperSonic Technology) is designed…
Artemis III: A brand-new spacecraft. Artemis IV: A brand-new spacecraft. Artemis V: Will reuse approximately 250 components, primarily life support and avionics equipment, from Artemis II. Artemis VI: Will reuse primary structure (pressure vessel) and…
Another mission the White House wanted to cancel was THEMIS, a pair of spacecraft orbiting the Moon to map the lunar magnetic field. The lead scientist for that mission, Vassilis Angelopoulos from the University of…
When Sierra Space won a contract to deliver cargo to the International Space Station nearly a decade ago, the company promised a first for the commercial space market: a privately built, rapid reuse and cargo…