“Rassvet” Over Russia: Or How to Catch Up with Starlink While Falling Behind
Russia’s “competitor” to Starlink began its path to success with one of the first 16 “Rassvet” satellites already returning to ...
Tag: Space probes
A space probe is a robotic spacecraft that does not orbit Earth, but instead, explores further into outer space. Space probes have different sets of scientific instruments onboard.
After months of silence: NASA has lost one of its most successful spacecraft in Mars orbit
NASA has officially concluded operations of one of its most successful Mars orbital spacecraft. After several months of unsuccessful attempts ...
Fiery Apocalypse: Giant Blue Origin Rocket Explodes on Launch Pad
A major setback struck Blue Origin on Thursday evening when the company’s massive New Glenn rocket was destroyed in a ...
Moon Base: What’s Behind NASA’s Ambitious Plan to Conquer the Moon
On May 27, 2026, NASA released new details about the Moon Base program – one of the most ambitious space projects in ...
Project Skyfall: NASA’s New Martian Drones Surpass Mach 1
The success of Ingenuity, which became the first aircraft to operate on another planet, opened the way for the next ...
Falcon 9 placed Sweden’s first reconnaissance satellite into orbit ahead of schedule
Sweden has launched its first military reconnaissance satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The ...
60 Years of Setbacks and $20 Billion: NASA Is Developing a Nuclear Propulsion System for a Mission to Mars
Following the executive order issued in December 2025, which declares “American space superiority” a strategic priority, NASA is advancing nuclear ...
NASA Shuts Down Scientific Instruments on Voyager 1 to Preserve the Mission: What Will Happen to the Spacecraft?
Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) have been forced to switch off one of the scientific instruments aboard the ...
New Glenn demonstrated reusability but did not accomplish its primary objective
Jeff Bezos’s space company, Blue Origin, achieved a notable milestone in reusable rocket technology, but at the same time encountered ...