Astrobotic’s 6-foot-tall shiny probe ran into early trouble on its way to the Moon, and is currently unable to point its solar panels towards the Sun for power. China’s Plan to Land Astronauts on the Moon On Monday, Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander lifted off at 2:18 a.m. ET from Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex-41. The commercial … Read more
An upcoming launch will usher in a new era of commercial payloads being dropped off to deep space destinations like the Moon. As we gain greater access to space, things are going to start getting weird. China’s Plan to Land Astronauts on the Moon On Monday, Astrobotic’s long-awaited Peregrine lunar lander will blast off from … Read more
Astrobotic’s Peregrine is gearing up for a chance to land on the Moon, hoping to become the first commercial lunar lander to touchdown on the dusty surface of the celestial body and pave the way for other private ventures to follow. China’s Plan to Land Astronauts on the Moon The lunar lander will ride on … Read more
A Martian moons mission, a plethora of private lunar landers, probes to Venus and Jupiter, and reusable heavy-lift rocket tests are among the many highlights we’ll be watching in the coming 12 months, in what looks to be an extraordinary year in spaceflight. Here’s your 2024 calendar. Zillow Says You’ll Buy Your Next House With… … Read more
It looks like Sophie Turner‘s new romance with Peregrine Pearson is heating up! The 27-year-old Game of Thrones actress and the 29-year-old British aristocrat packed on some serious PDA as they stepped out for a walk together on Friday afternoon (December 8) in London, England. Keep reading to find out more… Sophie and Peregrine were … Read more
A new payload has been added to Firefly’s upcoming mission to the far side of the Moon, one that will explore the lunar subsurface to find out if it can support future infrastructure. The New M3-Powered iMacs Are Triggering Serious Deja Vu Australia’s Fleet Space Technologies is launching its SPIDER (Seismic Payload for Interplanetary Discovery, … Read more
After recovering from an explosion on the launch facility final month, United Launch Alliance (ULA) is on the point of fireplace up its heavy-lift rocket for a flight readiness check earlier than it might probably fly for the primary time. Taking out the Trash (in House) Replace: Might 25, 4:09 p.m. ET: ULA has postponed at … Read more