SpaceX and NASA are targeting no earlier than Wednesday, March 12 for Falcon 9’s launch of Dragon’s 10th operational human spaceflight mission (Crew-10) to the International Space Station from Launch […]
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Kudos to SpaceX bringing ’em home safely as Polaris Dawn’s commercial astronauts return from successful mission
After nearly five days on orbit, Dragon and the Polaris Dawn crew safely splashed down at 3:36 a.m. ET on Sunday, September 15 off the coast of Dry Tortugas, Florida, […]
ISS National Lab announces up to $750,000 in funding for LEO Tech development
The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory is soliciting flight concepts for technology development that would utilize the space-based environment of the orbiting laboratory. This solicitation, “Technology Development and Applied Research […]
AFRL breaks ground on new FORTRESS space lab
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) — The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, held a ground-breaking ceremony, November 16, 2022, beginning construction on the Facility for Radiation Tolerance Research […]
BAE Systems to develop COFFEE filter technology
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded BAE Systems’ FAST Labs™ research and development organization a $6.5 million contract for the COmpact Front-end Filters at the ElEment-level (COFFEE) […]
Sierra Space and Yuri to launch ScienceTaxi into space
Sierra Space, a commercial space company that is creating and building the future of space transportation and infrastructure for low-Earth orbit (LEO) commercialization, and Yuri, a Germany-based space biotech company, […]
NASA’s ready to launch SpaceX’s Dragon to ISS to research cells, soil, climate and weather systems
Other investigations include studying the aging of immune cells and the potential to reverse those effects during postflight recovery, a CubeSat that will monitor cloud top and ocean surface temperatures […]
Northrop Grumman Building Expansion Will Support OPIR + AMS Programs
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has opened their newest building in Longbow Park in Boulder, Colorado, to support the growth of the firm’s Overhead Persistent Infrared Exploitation (OPIR) and Advanced […]