When it arrives on Mars, the ESA’s Rosalind Franklin rover will join a growing fleet of robotic rovers, landers, and orbiters dedicated to searching for life on Mars. As part of the Exomars program, this mission was a collaborative effort between the ESA and the Russian State Space Corporation (Roscosmos). Whereas the ESA would provide the rover, Roscosmos was to provide the launch services and the Kazachok lander that would deliver Rosalind Franklin to the surface.
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NASA calls off critical Artemis 1 moon rocket test over safety concerns
NASA called off a critical fueling test of its Artemis 1 moon rocket Sunday due to safety concerns with ground equipment.
Artemis 1 wet dress rehearsal timeline
The timeline below covers major countdown activities planned during the NASA’s wet dress rehearsal for the Artemis 1 mission. The wet dress rehearsal will include loading of more than 700,000 gallons of cryogenic liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen into the Space Launch System moon rocket on launch pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
A solar power station in space? Here's how it would work — and the benefits it could bring
Space-based solar power is one of the technologies to feature in the government's Net Zero Innovation Portfolio.
Lightning strikes NASA's Artemis 1 moon megarocket launch pad during test
Lightning struck the launch pad home of NASA's giant Artemis 1 moon rocket several times on Saturday (April 2), but the rocket is in good health and on track for a critical test.
Orion spacecraft: NASA's next-gen capsule to take astronauts beyond Earth orbit
Learn about the spacecraft's interior and its key role in lunar missions during the 2020s, including planned moon landings.
See Venus, Saturn and Mars shine close before sunrise this week
Venus, Saturn and Mars will be visible and very close together this week in the predawn sky. Here's how to see it.
SpaceX will launch these 4 private astronauts on Axiom Space's Ax-1 space station mission this week
The first all-private mission to the International Space Station by Axiom Space will launch no earlier than April 6.
Asteroid Ryugu may be a remnant of an extinct comet
Observations from the Hayabusa2 mission have astronomers questioning the true origin of asteroid Ryugu, a new study shows.
Live coverage: NASA to load super-cold propellants into SLS moon rocket today
Live coverage of the wet dress rehearsal for the Space Launch System on NASA’s Artemis 1 mission. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.
Live View of Pad 39B
NASA Will be Testing SLS Over the Weekend
The Space Launch System (SLS) has just one more hurdle to clear before this summer’s historic launch. This is known as the Wet Dress Rehearsal, where the fully-stacked SLS and Orion spacecraft will conduct a series of operations at the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This test follows the arrival of the SLS to Launch Complex 39B after making its big rollout on March 17th from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VLB).
Commercial BlackSky imaging satellites ride with Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab’s Electron launcher streaks into the night sky over New Zealand with two BlackSky imaging satellites. Credit: Rocket Lab / Joseph Baxter
Two microsatellites for BlackSky launched Saturday from New Zealand, riding a Rocket Lab launch vehicle into orbit to join a fleet of commercial eyes supplying imagery to military and civilian users.
Rocket Lab launches 2 BlackSky Earth-observing satellites into orbit
A Rocket Lab Electron launcher lifted off Saturday (April 2) from the company's New Zealand site, carrying two BlackSky Earth-observing satellites to orbit.
April's sky brings dance of 4 morning planets: See Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Saturn.
As the planets rise in April we're given stunning views, if you know where to look.
A large solar storm could knock out the power grid and the internet — an electrical engineer explains how
On Sept. 1 and 2, 1859, telegraph systems around the world failed catastrophically. What would the same storm do today?
Red giant star is blowing strange smoke rings as it is about to die
A red giant star in the final stages of its existence has been caught emitting strange smoke-like rings for the first time.
Live coverage: Rocket Lab counting down to launch for BlackSky
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1A on Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand carrying two small BlackSky Earth observation satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.
Meteor explosion shakes Indiana
On Wednesday, March 30, residents in Bloomington, Indiana, and surrounding counties were literally shaken to attention by the sound of an exploding meteor.
Stunning Image of ISS Taken From the Ground Shows two Spacewalking Astronauts
In our age, we’ve grown accustomed to pictures of astronauts inside the International Space Station, as they float in zero-G and tend their science experiments. We’re even getting used to images of spacewalking astronauts. But this is something new.
NASA begins critical Artemis countdown rehearsal at Kennedy Space Center
NASA’s Space Launch System on launch pad 39B. Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
NASA commenced a two-day countdown dress rehearsal for the agency’s huge Space Launch System moon rocket Friday, with clocks ticking down to a critical milestone Sunday, when the heavy-lifter will be fueled and pressurized on the launch pad for the first time.
In 'Apollo 10 1/2,' Richard Linklater directs nostalgic trip to the moon
Before launching Apollo 11 to land astronauts on the moon, NASA secretly sent a fourth grader there first. That is one of the stories in Richard Linklater's "Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood."
