Aerospace
NASA conducts reduced gravity fire safety test simulating the Moon
To simulate lunar gravity, the mission’s payload capsule rotated at a specific speed during flight.
Joshua Falcón.
February 12, 2025
Aerospace
The James Webb telescope will analyze asteroid 2024 YR4 to determine its trajectory
The James Webb telescope will analyze asteroid 2024 YR4 to refine calculations about its trajectory and assess its potential risk.
Ruth Arteaga.
February 12, 2025
Aerospace
Dream Chaser space plane completes key tests and nears first mission to ISS
Dream Chaser is moving forward in development after passing crucial tests for its first mission to the International Space Station.
Ruth Arteaga.
February 9, 2025
Aerospace
NASA tests IPEx lunar excavator and its potential for space mining
IPEx is NASA’s bid to extract lunar regolith and generate oxygen and hydrogen in future missions.
Ruth Arteaga.
February 5, 2025
Aerospace
NASA strengthens its deep space network with a new DSS-23 antenna
DSS-23 strengthens the Deep Space Network, optimizing communication with space missions and future interplanetary explorations.
Ruth Arteaga.
February 4, 2025
Aerospace
Europe advances lunar exploration with its first lunar module
Europe is making progress in lunar exploration with the Argonaut module, key to future manned missions and lunar sustainability.
Ruth Arteaga.
February 3, 2025
Aerospace
Astronomers assess the risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting in 2032
Scientists are studying the trajectory of asteroid 2024 YR4, whose impact on Earth in 2032 remains a possibility under evaluation.
Ruth Arteaga.
February 2, 2025
Aerospace
Tractebel and the PULSAR consortium advance nuclear energy for lunar exploration
Radioisotope energy could open up new possibilities for interplanetary exploration and ensure the success of future missions beyond Earth.
Joshua Falcón.
January 31, 2025
Aerospace
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 breaks the sound barrier in record-breaking flight
It is the first privately developed supersonic civil aircraft in history, marking the return of manned supersonic flight since the retirement of the Concorde.
Isbel Lázaro.
January 29, 2025
Aerospace
Rocket Factory Augsburg receives UK space launch licence
The company has become the first private European company to obtain a license to carry out vertical space launches from the European continent.
Isbel Lázaro.
January 26, 2025
