We asked over 50 women space leaders for words of inspiration. Here’s what they told us
We wouldn’t be where we are today without the leaders of the past — so, to build our future, perhaps we should celebrate the innovators of our present.
James Webb Space Telescope joins the hunt for newborn exoplanets
Astronomers are hunting for planets in the process of forming around infant stars using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The powerful space telescope quickly delivered the goods, albeit in an unexpected way.
Soyuz launches to station after scrub
WASHINGTON — A Soyuz spacecraft is en route to the International Space Station, two days after a rare last-minute launch scrub.
Japanese lunar lander company ispace raises $53.5 million in stock sale
WASHINGTON — Japanese lunar lander developer has raised $53.5 million in a stock sale to help fund development of upcoming missions.
Planet reveals $20 million Carbon Mapper contract
SAN FRANCISCO – Planet announced a $20 million agreement to provide hyperspectral data for Carbon Mapper’s greenhouse gas monitoring campaign.
SpaceX launches Eutelsat 36D, lands booster on seventh reuse anniversary
TAMPA, Fla. — SpaceX launched Eutelsat’s latest geostationary satellite March 30 on a trip due to take around half a year to a geostationary orbit slot over Africa and Eurasia.
The Chandra X-ray spacecraft may soon go dark, threatening a great deal of astronomy
Without question, the unexpected end of Chandra would be heartbreaking for astronomers, and for astronomy. Scientists who use the Earth-orbiting spacecraft as their north star to elucidate the structures of black holes will face layoffs, and there is currently no other observatory capable of achieving the kind of X-ray resolutions Chandra has been obtaining since it reached its cozy spot around our planet in 1999. It is these resolutions, in fact, that have allowed those black hole scientists to study not just the voids themselves, but also many cosmic wanderers with the misfortune of treading too close.
Intuitive Machines’ historic private moon moon mission comes to an end
On Feb. 22, Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus spacecraft, affectionately known as Odie, touched down near the lunar south pole, becoming the first commercial vehicle ever to ace a moon landing.
Private Varda Space capsule returns to Earth with space-grown antiviral drug aboard
The capsule from Varda Space Industries’ W-1 mission landed in northern Utah February 21, bringing down to Earth crystals of an antiviral drug that were grown in orbit.
NASA and Boeing prepare for Starliner crewed test flight in May
WASHINGTON — NASA and Boeing say they are working towards the first crewed flight of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft in early May, a final milestone before the vehicle is cleared for regular flights to the International Space Station.
China’s Queqiao-2 relay satellite enters lunar orbit
HELSINKI — China’s Queqiao-2 communications relay satellite entered lunar orbit March 24, paving the way for a lunar far side sample return mission.
MSR highlights challenges of NASA flagship missions
WASHINGTON — The struggles NASA is facing with Mars Sample Return (MSR) are part of a longer-running challenge the agency faces with science missions that go sometimes deliberately a step too far, agency officials and adviser say.
UK Space Agency moving HQ to Harwell space cluster
TAMPA, Fla. — The U.K.’s space agency plans to open new headquarters in June at the Harwell Science Campus space cluster in England to strengthen ties with the commercial industry.
Our solar system’s ocean moons may be habitable — and their icy shells could hold proof
Scientists think a process observed in Antarctic ice shelves must be at play on Europa and Enceladus.