Space Debris

As flight testing and development of Starship continues at Starbase in Texas, SpaceX is building a new integration facility, called Gigabay, next to its HangarX location at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Additionally, SpaceX plans to complete the Starship launch pad at Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center this…

Many space people are worried about a space junk catastrophe called the Kessler Syndrome. Lower orbits reduce the risk of the Kessler syndrome. Here are considerations of fuel needs and aerodynamic factors, especially in the context of SpaceX’s low-cost launches with reusable Starships. De-Orbit Times and Fuel Requirements Above is…

President Trump’s recent comments on establishing a strategic crypto reserve have sparked a debate within and outside the crypto community. Key figures within the US financial market space have shared their thoughts on the matter.  Do you think this crypto reserve should only have Bitcoin? Debate Over Bitcoin-Only Crypto Reserves…

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Students from Ohio and Texas will have the chance to hear NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station answer their prerecorded questions this week. At 12:55 p.m. EST, Wednesday, March 5, NASA astronauts Suni Williams, Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, and Don Pettit will respond to questions submitted by students from…

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is very much not a live-service game . That’s one of the things that felt so refreshing about the sci-fi shooter when players flocked to it last fall . But it felt eerily like one late last month when an in-game reward was locked behind…

The Blue Ghost's lunar lander has captured a sunrise on the moon and other stunning images after its successful touchdown on the lunar surface early on Sunday morning (Mar. 2). Blue Ghost landed in an enormous basin in the northeastern part of the moon's near-side at 3:34 a.m. EST, NASA…

GOLDEN, Colorado — NASA’s Europa Clipper, now en route to Jupiter, departed with less-than-satisfactory and vulnerable devices that are susceptible to Jupiter’s intense radiation. The spacecraft’s liftoff on October 14, 2024, in many ways, was arguably a fingers-crossed undertaking. But the coincidental way that the Europa Clipper team learned about…

This time last year, United States government officials released details indicating Russia may be developing a space-based nuclear weapon system to target Western satellites. While a flagrant violation of international norms, ambitions of space-based nuclear weapons are not exclusive to Russia: a Congressional report suggests that the People’s Republic of China is also pursuing…

Europeans are beginning to shift away from eggs and turn their attentions to alternatives, potentially yeast-based proteins, a new survey from food tech firm Revyve suggests. French, German and British consumers' feelings towards eggs were gathered through AI-moderated individual interviews to help understand their perceptions of egg replacements. All three…