May 2024
Beyond Earth’s magnetic field
..., hypomagnetic conditions may increase the impact of spaceflight factors and create additional risks to the health of space exploration crews in the future. Hypomagnetic fields are ‘near-zero magnetic fields’ and are known to impact biological...
10 December 2021
SpaceX launches NASA's IXPE mission
.... NASA Marshall manages the IXPE mission for the agency’s Science Mission Directorate as a project of the NASA’s Explorers Program. IXPE is an international collaboration between NASA, the Italian Space Agency, along with partners and providers...
12 July 2019
NASA reassigns top leaders in Moon 2024 programme
... role during the Space Shuttle Program. Hill, who previously served as the deputy associate administrator for exploration systems development, will now be a special advisor to Associate Administrator Steve Jurczyk. Tom Whitmeyer will take over...
February 2022
An interplanetary transportation system
To truly explore the stars, we must develop the capability to lift massive amounts of materials into space, which will require a ...
January 2023
Is human space exploration DOOMED?
Humanity’s desire to go into space is dictated by evolution. Far from being strange or aberrant, it is the natural next step for our species. Yet our cosmic expansion is bound to run up against barriers, which could include the rise of a new, post-...
07 May 2018
Smallest rocket by Jaxa sets a Guiness World record
... minutes after liftoff, making it one of the fastest entries into space ever performed. The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency will no doubt be delighted with the launch as last year’s inaugural test flight of the SS-520-5 crashed...
