Though the Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) Dream Chaser spaceplane was kicked out of the running to ferry crew to the International Space Station (ISS), a variation on the craft may still end up visiting the station. As part of its bid to win NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services 2 (CRS2) contract,…| New Atlas
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) carried out the first gliding approach and landing test of their Dream Chaser spacecraft at Edwards Air Force Base on October 26. The vehicle dropped from its carrier aircraft at 11:10 am, and carried out gliding and landing maneuvers flawlessly. However, the left…| New Atlas
CubeSats emerge as the little spacecraft that could.| Eos
Observations show low-density space channels guide Auroral Kilometric Radiation, like wind through mountain tunnels, offering new insights into its occurrence and directionality.| Eos
Gilmour Space Technologies attempted to launch its rocket from a spaceport in the north Queensland community of Bowen in an Australian-first on Wednesday morning.| www.abc.net.au
Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) has announced LunarLizzie™, the company’s newest and most advanced satellite platform engineered for lunar and cislunar missions.| SatNews
Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are investigating phase-change as a way to improve heat-sinking in space. Earth-bound heatsinks| Electronics Weekly
Background: Why These Changes Matter Recently(ish), space-related changes have been made—and are still in the process—to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), with regards to categories IV and XV and classification 9A, C, D and E515 in the EAR. Remember the initial idea of change (Advanced Notice of Proposed... The post Help Me, Help You… Space Industry Changes in EAR and ITAR appeared first on Export Solutions, Inc..| Export Solutions, Inc.
Fermi’s Paradox is a huge problem at the heart of our understanding of the universe. Aliens should be everywhere, but as Fermi said: “Where is Everybody?”| Historic Mysteries
A somewhat scorched Chang'e-6 return craft landed in Inner Mongolia yesterday, bringing with it the first rock and dust samples from the far side of the Moon – and hopes of unlocking some lunar secrets.| New Atlas