Tianwen-2, A stepping stone into deep space
China’s Tianwen-2 mission (originally known as ZhengHe), scheduled for launch in May 2025, represents a bold step in planetary exploration. This ambitious
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John McFall Cleared for Flight as First Disabled Astronaut
On February 14th the European Space Agency provided an update on its Fly! Feasibility Study. In the update, the agency announced that astronaut John
Falcon 9 launches two landers toward the Moon!
From Launch Complex 39A, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket blasted off at 06:06 am Universal Coordinated Time carrying two lunar landers into
NASA to decide Mars Sample Return approach in 2026
NASA announced today, January 7th, that it will pursue two architectures for returning surface samples from Mars, with a decision expected in 2026. The
NASA delays Artemis II to April 2026, discloses root cause of heat shield issue
Today, December 5th, NASA announced that the Artemis II mission will be delayed to April 2026. Due to the new delay for the next
Europa Clipper begins journey to Jupiter atop Falcon Heavy
At 16:06 pm Universal Coordinated Time, Europa Clipper began its long journey to Europa, one of Jupiter's moons, from Launch Complex
Rocket Lab selected to study Mars Sample Return
Today Rocket Lab announced NASA has chosen them to conduct a study on returning samples from the surface of Mars. Rocket Lab is the
Europa Clipper - A Journey to a far away yet familiar world
Since the dawn of space exploration, the quest for water has been intertwined with our search for life in the cosmos. Now, a world
China unveils lunar spacesuit!
Sixteen years and one day after taikonauts Zhai Zhigang (翟志刚) and Liu Boming (刘伯明) performed China’s first spacewalk, the China Manned Space Agency
Intuitive Machines to develop U.S. lunar relay network
NASA announced on September 17th that it had awarded Intuitive Machines with a contract to develop a lunar relay network. This contract is a
Radiation on Our Interplanetary Journeys
Polaris Dawn is coming up and will take humans farther than we have been since 1972, when Apollo 17, the last crewed mission to
NASA cancels VIPER lunar rover
NASA announced on July 17th that it was ending its work on the VIPER lunar rover. VIPER, or Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, was