Chinese startup Spark Space has successfully completed several consecutive funding rounds to support the development of a new launch vehicle that, according to the company, will become the largest rocket in the world to employ an electrically driven propellant feed system. The investment milestone follows a series of successful hot-fire tests of the vehicle’s propulsion […]

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Astrobotic has presented the Griffin-1 robotic lunar lander for the NASA Moon Base II mission. The spacecraft is described as part of the initial phase of the space agency’s broader efforts to develop a sustained lunar outpost. According to current plans, Astrobotic intends to launch the Griffin Mission One (Griffin-1) in late 2026. The mission is […]

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When NASA’s Orion capsule carried four astronauts around the Moon this April, the agency’s global web of giant

The first direct mass measurement from the early universe weighs in on the debate over the origins of

Following the historic success of the Artemis II mission, NASA is preparing for the next step toward returning astronauts to the Moon. The agency has announced the four astronauts selected for the upcoming Artemis III mission. The crew will include three NASA astronauts – Andre Douglas, Frank Rubio, and Randy Bresnik. The fourth crew member […]

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