Nasa's Mars Pathfinder mission revolutionised planetary ... the spacecraft was slowed by a heat shield, a parachute, and ...

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has assumed the top job at the startup Relativity Space, which aims to compete with SpaceX and other big launch companies.

The Space Coast set a new record in 2024 with 93 launches from all providers, building off the 72 orbital missions flown in 2023. With SpaceX’s continued pace, more launches from United Launch ...

The rate of scientific return is only set to increase as companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin show promise in expanding access and driving down costs using reusable rockets. As a result ...

Payload will be Blue Origin Blue Ring pathfinder. Originally targeted to be 2nd launch of new rocket. New Glenn’s first launch was planned to be NASA’s Mars-bound ESCAPADE twin satellite ...

In addition to the inaugural launch, the payload included Blue Ring Pathfinder, which was set to demonstrate its ability to communicate from orbit to ground. Read more: New Glenn Rocket Launch ...

Holtz said he remembers first becoming interested in space exploration on July 4, 1997, when Pathfinder robotic spacecraft landed on Mars ... plans for rocket components, enabling SpaceX ...

Monday, January 6, 2025: The blazingly bright sun glares into the lens of Left Navigation Camera (Navcam) of NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars ... new rocket launch the Blue Ring Pathfinder ...

These technologies will allow for more rapid robotic missions to Mars, the Asteroid Belt ... a two-stage antimatter rocket would need more than 900,000 tons (815,000 metric tons) of fuel to ...

But Curiosity wasn't the only one with a geological mystery. At the same time, roughly 2,300 miles away on the other side of ...