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Building a solar power satellite from moon dust

Solar power satellite (SPS) advocates have been dreaming of using space resources to build massive constructions for decades. In-space resource utilization (ISRU) advocates would love to oblige them, but so far, there hasn't ...

Image: Biomass satellite arrives in French Guiana

Following its arrival at Pariacabo harbor in Kourou, French Guiana, ESA's Biomass satellite has been rolled out of its shipment container, which kept it protected throughout its two-week voyage from France across the Atlantic ...

NASA space station research helps power moon science

The International Space Station supports a wide range of scientific activities, from looking out at our universe to breakthroughs in medical research, and is an active proving ground for technology for future moon exploration ...

Musk says Starship to depart for Mars at end of 2026

SpaceX founder Elon Musk said Saturday its massive Starship rocket would leave for Mars at the end of 2026 with Tesla humanoid robot Optimus onboard, adding that human landings could follow "as soon as 2029."

SwRI-led sounder instrument deploys across lunar surface

Just hours after touching down on the surface of the moon on March 2nd aboard Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost 1 lander, the Southwest Research Institute-led Lunar Magnetotelluric Sounder (LMS) was activated and deployed its ...

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Blue Origin pushes back first launch of giant New Glenn rocket

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin will have to wait a little longer for the long-anticipated maiden orbital flight of its brand-new rocket after a launch attempt dragged on for hours before being canceled due to unspecified technical ...

Space Launch System could launch a Titan balloon mission

Few places in the solar system are better suited to a balloon than Titan. The combination of low gravity and high atmospheric density makes Saturn's largest moon ideal for a lighter than "air" vehicle, and the idea to put ...

How to deploy and talk to LEAVES on Venus

Universe Today reported before about a NIAC-funded project known as the Lofted Environment and Atmospheric Venues Sensors (LEAVES) mission to study Venus' atmosphere. While the technology behind the idea is still under development, ...

Blue Origin's first orbital launch now targeting Sunday

US space company Blue Origin is now aiming to launch its first orbital rocket on Sunday, it announced on X, because of rough seas in the Atlantic where it hopes to land the first stage booster on a ship.