Samuel Petersonflipped into New Space Economy1 day agoCAPSTONE suffers communications problem - SpaceNewsspacenews.com - Jeff FoustUpdated 8:30 p.m. Eastern with Advanced Space statement. WASHINGTON — A NASA lunar cubesat mission has lost contact with Earth a day after its …
Samuel Petersonflipped into New Space Economy1 day agoNASA's tiny CAPSTONE probe goes silent on its way to the moonspace.com - Mike WallThe CAPSTONE team is working to understand the problem and how to fix it. CAPSTONE has gone dark. The 55-pound (25 kilograms) NASA probe ceased …
Samuel Petersonflipped into New Space Economy5 days agoHow the new space race will spark a new industrial revolutionverified_publisherFast CompanyThe innovation imperative is here, and it will change everything. Strap in and enjoy the rocket-ship ride. It’s been more than 50 years since Neil Armstrong joined Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins on the famed Apollo 11 lunar landing and declared the mission “one giant leap for mankind.” That fateful …
Samuel Petersonflipped into New Space Economy4 days agoBacteria for blastoff: Using microbes to make supercharged new rocket fuelspacedaily.comBerkeley CA (SPX) Jul 01, 2022 Converting petroleum into fuels involves crude chemistry first invented by humans in the 1800s. Meanwhile, bacteria …
Samuel Petersonflipped into New Space EconomyJun 21Through Starling, NASA will test complex swarm operations - SpaceNewsspacenews.com - Debra WernerNASA is preparing to launch Starling, its first satellite swarm. Instead of communicating directly with the four Starling cubesats, mission operators …
Samuel Petersonflipped into New Space EconomyJun 23How Pittsburgh Is Leading the U.S. Back to the MoonTIME - By Jeffrey KlugerIt’s not easy to get from North Lincoln Avenue to the Lake of Death. North Lincoln Avenue is in Pittsburgh; the Lake of Death is on the moon—meaning there’s a tidy 385,000 km (over 239,000 mi.) between them. But before the end of the year, that gap should close—thanks to a modest company in a …