Let’s Go to Mars. Let’s Not Live There
Some people would rather invest these resources in solving global problems, not launching astronauts to other worlds. People in the 1960s questioned the…
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Spaceflight Companies Promised to Do Science—So How’s It Going?
“We provide our customers the guidance and insight needed to ensure their research is rigorous, well-designed, and impactful to the broader scientific…
Humans Are Revisiting the Moon—and the Rules of Spacefaring
If astronauts need to grab some lunar ice on a future Artemis mission, that won’t be a problem from a legal perspective, says Rossana Deplano, a researcher…
How Lori Garver Launched NASA’s Commercial Space Partnerships
From the start, were you trying to support commercial partnerships with the space industry, or did that develop out of necessity?I would describe the goal as…
Black Carbon From Rocket Launches Will Heat the Atmosphere
In an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, a pair of outspoken scientists reveal how warp drives—the show’s ubiquitous propulsion system used to get…
The FAA Says SpaceX Can’t Expand Its Texas Launch Site—Yet
After months of suspense, the Federal Aviation Administration has finally weighed in on the environmental effects of the planned expansion of SpaceX’s…
Boeing Is Ready to Launch Starliner, a Rival to SpaceX’s Dragon
The first passenger to fly aboard Boeing’s Starliner will be Rosie the Rocketeer, a mannequin set to blast off to the International Space Station aboard the…
Axiom’s All-Private Spaceflight to the ISS Preps for Launch
In another milestone for commercial spaceflight, the world’s first fully privately-funded crew to the International Space Station is about to blast off, with…
2021 Was the Year Space Tourism Opened Up. But for Whom?
Others question the purpose of space tourism too. “These are technological achievements, there’s no doubt about that,” says Kathryn Denning, an…
SpaceX’s Inspiration4 Returns After 3 Days in Orbit
After spending three days about 360 miles above the ground, the all-civilian crew of SpaceX’s Inspiration4 have returned to Earth. Their Crew Dragon capsule…