WASHINGTON — The spacecraft that transported the Chandrayaan-3 lander to the moon has returned to Earth orbit, a demonstration of technologies to support a future Indian lunar sample return mission. The Indian space agency ISRO announced Dec. 4 that the propulsion module for the Chandrayaan-3 mission is now in a […]
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This time lapse shows the cyborg jellyfish swimming Simon R. Anuszczyk and John O. Dabiri A cyborg jellyfish equipped with a swimming cap and an electric propulsion system can swim at four times its natural speed, and could be used for deep-sea exploration. John Dabiri at the California Institute of […]
WASHINGTON — Rocket engine startup Ursa Major is targeting the solid rocket motors market, the company announced Nov. 20. CEO Joe Laurienti said the company sees an opportunity to use additive manufacturing, often referred to as 3D printing, to disrupt an industry constrained by outdated processes. The production of solid […]
TAMPA, Fla. — Propulsion problems on four satellites using the same kind of power modules are expected to result in at least $50 million in claims for insurers already facing more than $800 million in losses this year following two major spacecraft failures. According to multiple insurance sources, Yahsat’s Al […]
A new drone which flies almost silently without wings or propellers has raised questions about how many supposed UFO sightings might actually be man-made craft. The Silent Ventus drone, made by Florida-based start-up Undefined Technologies, uses ion propulsion, with electrodes ionizing the air to generate thrust, and flies incredibly quietly. […]
SEATTLE — Astra Space announced Aug. 4 it has laid off a quarter of its workforce and reassigned others from launch vehicle to satellite propulsion development as its cash reserves dwindle. In a series of statements, the company said it was making a “strategic reallocation of its workforce,” moving 50 […]
WASHINGTON — NASA and DARPA have selected Lockheed Martin to develop a spacecraft to demonstrate nuclear propulsion technologies in Earth orbit later this decade. The two government agencies announced July 26 that they had reached an agreement with Lockheed Martin to develop the spacecraft for the Demonstration Rocket for Agile […]
a robotic rover on Mars holds thumbnails of PDF documents JPL, meet PDF. While NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is renowned for piloting rovers on Mars and deploying spacecraft to study planets in the solar system, JPL’s latest project is more down-to-earth: assembling the world’s largest publicly available archive of […]