Tag: Space exploration
Hilton partners with Voyager Starlab to design astronaut suites
Concept art of a "Starlab" space stationNanoracksPARIS — Hotel giant Hilton has signed on to design astronaut facilities for the private space station [...]
NASA delays Artemis I moon rocket launch
NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher at Launch 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center [...]
NASA awards SpaceX $1.4 billion in contracts for 5 more astronaut missions
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken in the Crew Dragon capsule, lifts off from Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on [...]
NASA Artemis 1 moon mission update: Saturday launch attempt
NASA’s next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with its Orion crew capsule perched on top, as it stands on launch pad 39B in [...]
NASA postpones Artemis 1 rocket launch due to issues during countdown
In this handout provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Space Launch Systemrocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard atop a m [...]
What you should know about SLS, Orion
NASA plans to launch the Artemis I mission on Monday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion caps [...]
Varda signs NASA partnerships for space factory demo flight next year
Varda co-foundersVarda Space IndustriesEarly stage Varda Space Industries has signed a pair of agreements with NASA, the company announced Friday, sec [...]
Investors put $2.5 billion into companies
A Falcon 9 rocket launches a batch of Starlink satellites to orbit on April 29, 2022.SpaceXPrivate investment in space companies dwindled in the secon [...]
GM, Lockheed take lunar rover project to the commercial space market
MILFORD, Mich. — General Motors and Lockheed Martin said Thursday they plan to produce an array of moon-roving vehicles for commercial space missions [...]
How the U.S. Space Force plans to police outer space
Outer space is getting crowded, with both commercial endeavors and secretive military projects. And it's going to be up to the newest United States m [...]
Boeing lands Starliner capsule, completing a crucial test flight
Boeing's Starliner capsule lands in White Sands, New Mexico on May 25, 2022 to complete the OFT-2 mission.NASA TVBoeing landed its uncrewed Starliner [...]
Boeing’s Starliner OFT-2 launch update: What’s at stake
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft aboard is seen as it is rolled out to the launchpad for the OFT-2 mission s [...]
Firms plan to use balloons to go to space in 2024
Nearly half of Americans want to travel to space.But that means the other half doesn’t, according to a 2021 survey by ValuePenguin, one of LendingTree [...]
SpaceX NASA Crew-3 mission, 6th astronaut flight, splashes down
SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule Endurance splashes down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida on May 6, 2022.NASA TVSpaceX returned the a [...]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches NASA Crew-4 astronaut mission
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft Freedom launches the Crew-4 mission from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida [...]