Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 30, 2023
Earth planning date: Wednesday, August 30, 2023: Earth to Mars? Due to a communications issue, Curiosity didn't receive its instructions on time on Monday, leading to Curiosity taking an extended weekend break - just like its British colleagues! Today, we're back on track with planning with a lot of discussions about the degree to which we should copy and paste the original plan intended f

Lampoldshausen, Germany (SPX) Sep 04, 2023
On September 1 2023, teams from ArianeGroup, the German Aerospace Center and the European Space Agency (ESA) successfully completed another hot-fire test on the test bench dedicated to the upper stage of the new Ariane 6 launcher, in Lampoldshausen (Germany). The upper stage test sequence was representative of its operating phase during Ariane 6's inaugural flight. It involved more than 11

Beijing (XNA) Sep 04, 2023
Upon a search for "space-bred seeds" on China's e-commerce giant JD.com, a stunning array of vegetables and fruits appears, each with remarkably positive user reviews. "My kid likes it a lot and finds it interesting to observe the growth of these special plants," a customer review stated. Over the decades, the plant seeds brought back from space have transcended their role in laborat

Beijing (XNA) Sep 04, 2023
China has published artist's renderings of the country's lunar landing module and its next-generation crew spacecraft, both of which will be central to the nation's grand goal of sending astronauts to the moon. According to the renderings and their descriptions published by the China Manned Space Agency on Thursday, the lunar landing module will have two parts - a landing section and a pro

Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 04, 2023
NASA's LRO - the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter - spacecraft imaged a new crater on the Moon's surface that is likely the impact site of Russia's Luna 25 mission. During its descent, Luna 25 experienced an anomaly that caused it to impact the surface of the Moon on Aug. 19. Roscosmos, Russia's space agency, published an estimate of the impact point on Aug. 21. The LROC (short for LRO Camera)

Washington DC (UPI) Sep 1, 2023
The scheduled departure of Crew 6 astronauts from the International Space Station on Saturday has been delayed because of severe weather off the coast of Florida. NASA says the Crew Dragon spacecraft, named Endeavour, is in good condition and remains docked at the space station. With a splashdown off the coast of Florida, Endeavour will bring back to earth the multinational Crew

Washington (AFP) Sept 1, 2023
NASA has spotted a small new crater on the Moon that was likely caused by a Russian probe crash landing on the surface around two weeks ago. The finding was made by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) by comparing before and after images of the estimated impact point, provided by Russian space agency Roscosmos. The Luna-25 probe crashed on August 19, scuppering Russia's hopes of reviv

Sriharikota, India (AFP) Sept 2, 2023
The latest mission in India's ambitious space programme blasted off Saturday on a voyage towards the centre of the solar system, a week after the country's successful unmanned Moon landing. Aditya-L1 launched shortly before midday, with a live broadcast showing hundreds of spectators cheering wildly against the deafening noise of the rocket's ascent. "Launch successful, all normal," an