space
Space launch of a roll up solar array set for spring of 2017 and will boost power and reduce weight of space solar power
Posted in Hardware on 22nd Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
ROSA is a lightweight technology that rolls up into a very compact volume.
Vast asteroid created 'Man in Moon's eye' crater
Posted in Science on 22nd Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
One of the Moon's biggest craters was created by an asteroid more than 250km (150 miles) across, a study suggests.
U.S. and Russian Scientists Are Making Plans to Go Back to the Moon Together
Posted in Science on 20th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
Organizations on both sides are quietly toying with the idea of going back to the moon together. That is, if politics don't get in the way.
SpaceX will try to land three rocket boosters at once
Posted in Hardware on 20th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
Falcon Heavy rocket is slated to launch later this year. And if all goes as planned, all three boosters could come down for nearly simultaneous landings.
How Lockheed Martin plans to set up a base camp in Mars orbit
Posted in Science on 20th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
A laboratory that orbits Mars, giving astronauts the ability to drive rovers and UAVs on the Martian surface in real-time, and perhaps paving the way for a landing.