18 December 2019
US Senate suggests Artemis delay after requested funding halved
... provided the Committee with a full cost estimate, despite repeated requests,” said Congressman José E. Serrano (D-NY), Chair of the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, as he spoke on 16 October, 2019 at the...
27 January 2020
US bill spurns Moon programme favouring Mars instead
... to set up NASA and our nation’s civil space program for success,” said Rep. Kendra Horn (D-Oklahoma), chair of the space and aeronautics subcommittee of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology and a sponsor of the...
10 February 2020
Two critical software defects plagued Starliner test flight
... has decided to proceed with an organisational safety assessment with Boeing as they previously conducted with SpaceX," says chair of the safety panel, Patricia Sanders.
01 April 2020
Biohybrid can turn CO2 into new products for use on Mars or Earth
... solar panel," said project leader Peidong Yang, professor of chemistry and the S. K. and Angela Chan Distinguished Chair in Energy at UC Berkeley. It works on the same principle as photosynthesis in plants, which naturally convert carbon dioxide and...
22 May 2020
Countdown to SpaceX’s historic Crew Dragon launch
... and only describes it as the crew’s “extended stay” at the ISS. At the National Space Council meeting, its chair, US Vice President Mike Pence, quizzed the two astronauts about their forthcoming adventure. “It’s going to be a great inspiration...
16 September 2020
The Sun enters a new cycle and will reach a peak in 2025
... it’s a below-average solar cycle, doesn’t mean there is no risk of extreme space weather,” says Doug Biesecker, panel co-chair and solar physicist at NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) in Boulder, Colorado. “The Sun’s impact on our...
