by admin | Jan 6, 2025 | CubeSats, Lunar Trailblazer, moon, Nasa, News, Other Tech News, satellites, space, The Conversation
NASA’s upcoming Artemis II mission is slated to return astronauts to the Moon no sooner than April 2026. Astronauts were last on the Moon in 1972 during the Apollo 17 mission. Artemis II will utilize NASA’s Space Launch System, which is an extremely powerful rocket... by admin | Nov 18, 2024 | Nasa, News, satellites, space, Space News, Sun, The Conversation
Last week, three tiny Australian satellites from Curtin University’s Binar Space Program burned up in Earth’s atmosphere. That was always going to happen. In fact, Binar means “fireball” in the Noongar language of the First Nations people of Perth. When a satellite is... by admin | Sep 29, 2024 | CubeSats, Nasa, News, satellites, space, Space News, The Conversation
Most CubeSats weigh less than a bowling ball, and some are small enough to hold in your hand. But the impact these instruments are having on space exploration is gigantic. CubeSats – miniature, agile and cheap satellites – are revolutionizing how scientists study the... by admin | Feb 26, 2024 | cybersecurity, News, satellites, Security News, space, space exploration, Space News, The Conversation
In today’s interconnected world, space technology forms the backbone of our global communication, navigation and security systems. Satellites orbiting Earth are pivotal for everything from GPS navigation to international banking transactions, making them indispensable... by admin | Feb 22, 2024 | astronomy, megaconstellations, News, satellites, space, space exploration, Space News, The Conversation
I used to love rocket launches when I was younger. During every launch, I imagined what it would feel like to be an astronaut sitting in the spacecraft, listening to that final countdown and then feeling multiple gees push me up through the atmosphere and away from... by admin | Nov 12, 2023 | Nasa, News, satellites, space, Space News, space tourism, The Conversation
Commercial companies are increasingly becoming involved in transporting astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), as well as other activities in orbit. Some, such as Houston-based Axiom Space, eventually want to build their own space stations in orbit,...