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A new NASA spacecraft may be able to survive a perilous descent to Venus

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

In the year 2029, NASA will launch a mission to fly by Venus and descend through its hostile atmosphere. The Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble Gases, Chemistry, and Imaging mission, or DAVINCI, will be the first to explore Venus…

NASA has chosen two companies to develop spacesuits for its next-gen

Posted on June 2, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

NASA unveiled a plan to purchase new and more versatile spacesuits for its astronauts on Wednesday, taking another step toward landing humans on the Moon. NASA announced that it would instead purchase spacesuit services from two private companies, Axiom Space…

The FAA postpones environmental review of SpaceX’s Starship by two weeks, to June 13th

Posted on June 1, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

The FAA has pushed back the completion of its environmental study of SpaceX’s Starship programme by two weeks, until June 13. A programmatic environmental assessment (PEA) is being conducted to analyse the environmental implications of SpaceX’s Starbase site in South…

What is Low Earth Orbit?

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

Low Earth orbit (LEO) is exactly what it sounds like: an orbit around the Earth with an altitude that falls towards the bottom of the range of conceivable orbits. This distance is approximately 1,200 miles (2,000 kilometres). The International Space…

The Mega Artemis moon rocket will be displayed on the launchpad on June 6th

Posted on May 28, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

According to a NASA report released on Friday, the Artemis I mega moon rocket is preparing for its latest attempt at a last prelaunch test. On June 6 at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the NASA team will roll the…

For the first time, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft docks with the International Space Station

Posted on May 21, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

Boeing’s Starliner capsule docked with the International Space Station on Friday night (May 20), marking a major step forward in the company’s drive to transport NASA astronauts to and from space. On Thursday evening (May 19), Starliner launched atop a…