Tag Archives: space missions

Space missions are getting more complex – lessons from Amazon and FedEx could inform in-orbit satellite and spacecraft management

Historically, most space mission systems have used a single spacecraft designed to complete an entire mission autonomously. Whether a weather satellite or a human-crewed module like Apollo, nearly every spacecraft has deployed and completed a single mission entirely autonomously. But today, space industry organizations are exploring missions that involve many satellites working together. SpaceX’s Starlink… Read More »

To protect against cyberattacks in space, researchers are asking the question, “What if?”

If space systems like GPS were hacked and knocked offline, much of the world would instantly revert to 1950s communications and navigation technologies, but space cybersecurity is largely invisible to the public at a time of heightened geopolitical tensions. Cyberattacks on satellites have been occurring since the 1980s, but the global wake-up call only sounded… Read More »

Black astronauts say 90-year-old Ed Dwight’s first space trip is ‘justice’

Hours after his historic first spaceflight, 90-year-old Ed Dwight sat among three retired Black NASA astronauts who thanked him for charting a path for them to enter orbit and described his journey aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard NS-25 spacecraft. justice.” More than six decades after President John F. Kennedy selected him as the nation’s first… Read More »

Meet the crew on Boeing’s 1st Starliner astronaut flight

Two NASA astronauts will soon make history as the first to launch into space aboard a Boeing spacecraft. Commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore and pilot Suni Williams are planned to be launched into space. international space station (ISS) on May 6 represents the first Crew Flight Test, or CFT, of Boeing’s Starliner capsule. The mission will… Read More »

Nasa is building Moon bases – and a plan for when I live in ‘space’

As I push down the red airlock and step into our space station, I wonder: Will I eventually lose my mind and have to be pulled out? After all, in the popular television series For All Mankind, one of the first astronauts to live on the Moon for an extended period of time does just… Read More »

New group of space inspectors work towards safe explosion as British rocket industry develops

Emma Cuddy, CAA chief aerospace engineer, at the Science Museum – PAUL GROVER/PAUL GROVER Britain could soon become Europe’s first target for space missions, with the UK’s first vertical launch expected to lift off from Shetland this year. However, behind the scenes, an army of ‘Space Inspectors’ ensures that companies stay firmly on the ground… Read More »

Time spent in space is bad for bones. NS prof’s research could help people around the world

Mount Saint Vincent University Prof. Tamara Franz-Odendaal (left) is seen in her laboratory with two research assistants. (Submitted by Tamara Franz-Odendaal – image source) Tamara Franz-Odendaal has been researching how space travel affects the human skeleton for twenty years. Due to the lack of gravity in space, astronauts experience bone loss when they return to… Read More »

I tried the perfect space food for astronauts; It was surprisingly delicious and easy to make.

Emily Swaim Astronauts need more calories and nutrients than anyone else on Earth. But packaged foods lose their nutritional value in space, so what will people eat on long space missions? Scientists have found the best food for astronauts, and it’s worth trying it for yourself. In the not-too-distant future, humans may go to Mars… Read More »

NASA wants to fly another 1-year astronaut mission. So when will this happen?

NASA wants to conduct astronaut missions for another year, but it’s unclear when the agency will be able to do so next. NASA’s Frank Rubio recently became the first American to spend more than 365 days in space after a leak aboard the Russian Soyuz spacecraft, forcing him (and two Russian crew members) to extend… Read More »

Many notable space missions are planned for 2024

SpaceX “Starship” begins its second test flight on November 18 from Orbital Launch Pad 1 at the company’s Starbase Facility in Boca Chica, Texas. Photo: Joe Marino/UPI December 29 (UPI) — 2023 has been a big year for space missions, with NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returning a sample from an asteroid and India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission exploring… Read More »