Evolution Space, a Mojave, Calif-based solid propulsion and launch provider, announced today the successful completion of their first space mission, Gold Chain Cowboy. The rocket reached apogee at 124.5 kilometers (408,456 ft), 24.5 km past the Kármán line – the internationally recognized boundary of space – at 8:12 am on Saturday, April 22nd, 2023.
Tag: Moon
NASA Creates In-Space Servicing, Assembly, Manufacturing Consortium
NASA announced Wednesday a new consortium focused on making in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (ISAM) capabilities a routine part of space architectures and mission lifecycles.
NASA Awards Grants to Support Research, Technology Development
NASA has announced the recipients of its annual Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) grants, providing a total of more than $10.8 million across 15 institutions over three years to support scientific and technical research. This research aligns with agency’ priorities, including understanding our changing environment and advancing long-term exploration on the Moon through Artemis
Mix-and-match kit could enable astronauts to build a menagerie of lunar exploration bots
The Walking Oligomeric Robotic Mobility System, or WORMS, is a reconfigurable, modular, multiagent robotics architecture for extreme lunar terrain mobility. The system could be used to assemble autonomous worm-like parts into larger biomimetic robots that could explore lava tubes, steep slopes, and the moon’s permanently shadowed regions
The Mars Colonization Delusion: An In-Depth Analysis of Elon Musk’s Starship and Space Projects
This analysis offers one major conclusion: Starships are not only incredibly dangerous, they are also impractical for the very Mars colonization mission they have been developed for.
NASA and DARPA Will Test Nuclear Engine for Future Mars Missions
NASA and DARPA’s nuclear thermal propulsion technology could be used for future NASA crewed missions to Mars.
Orion Manikins Return from Artemis I Mission
Two manikins undergo post-flight payload inspections inside the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida
Artemis III: NASA’s First Human Mission to the Lunar South Pole
Following two Artemis test missions, Artemis III, currently planned for 2025, will mark humanity’s first return to the lunar surface in more than 50 years. NASA will make history by sending the first humans to explore the region near the lunar South Pole.
View NASA’s Top 100 Images for 2022 – Part 6
NASA’s HQ Photo Team has released pictures of the agency’s most spectacular moments – from SpaceX launches to the Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft.
