As the six-legged Intuitive Machines lander separated from its SpaceX rocket, it resembled the underbelly of a starfish, drifting away on the blackest sea.
Impulse Space wants to open up far away orbits with Helios kick stage
Impulse Space revealed more details today about its next product, a high-energy kick stage called Helios, that could make getting to geosynchronous orbit cheaper than ever before n […]
Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander suffers propulsion issue, making moon landing unlikely
After a successful launch on United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket this morning, Astrobotic Technology said its lunar lander has encountered critical issues with the propellant system that […]
2024 space calendar events: Artemis 2, total solar eclipse, and more
The year 2024 will see lunar lander missions, more SpaceX Starship tests, a crewed NASA Artemis II flight around the moon, and a total solar eclipse.
United Launch Alliance, Astrobotic ready for early Monday liftoff to the moon
The countdown to launch is on. United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket has been rolled to the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ahead of its […]
What we’re looking forward to seeing from the space industry in 2024
It was a jaw dropping year for the space industry, and while we all know by now that progress isn’t linear, we feel pretty confident that 2024 will […]
Intuitive Machines, SpaceX push lunar lander launch date to February
Intuitive Machines is pushing back the mission of its first lunar lander to mid-February in coordination with launch provider SpaceX, the company said earlier this week. The Houston, […]