NASA

SpaceX launching 30% more each launch and increasing launch frequency to once every two weeks

Posted in Hardware on 16th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller

A 30% gain in power and the ability to launch more mass to orbit, 22.8 tons now compared to 13.2 with the older rocket.

SpaceX will launch fully automated docking ring to space station

Posted in Hardware on 15th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller

A metallic ring big enough for astronauts and cargo to fit through is scheduled to fly to the International Space Station in July.

Dawn maps Ceres craters where ice can accumulate

Posted in Science on 10th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller

Scientists with NASA's Dawn mission have identified permanently shadowed regions on the dwarf planet Ceres where ice deposits could exist now.

NASA works to wake up Curiosity as mission gets two-year extension

Posted in Science on 8th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller

On July 2, the nuclear-powered rover experienced some sort of a glitch and stopped most of its tasks as it went through a sequence to make sure it was still operating.

New horizons gets the green light from NASA to explore a world beyond pluto

Posted in Hardware on 6th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller

New Horizons, that showed us Pluto up close for the first time, received NASA approval to forge ahead to an ancient target beyond Pluto.