The Lab · 2026-03-25 20:57:08 · NASA
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s joking title for Carlos Garcia-Galan—the “Lunar Viceroy”—highlights a sudden and significant shift within the agency. Garcia-Galan, a previously anonymous engineer, has been thrust into the highly public role of leading NASA's ambitious Moon base initiative, officially titled program...
The Network · 2026-03-27 15:26:49 · Ars Technica
In a significant strategic pivot, NASA has announced it will "pause" development of the planned lunar space station, the Gateway, to reallocate resources toward a high-stakes demonstration of a nuclear thermal rocket engine. This move signals a sharp reprioritization within the agency's deep space exploration portfolio...
The Network · 2026-03-27 17:57:26 · Ars Technica
NASA's ambitious blueprint for the next decade in spaceflight, unveiled at its 'Ignition' event, has hit a major point of friction. While plans for a Moon base and streamlined regulations were welcomed, the agency's core strategy for replacing the International Space Station with commercial outposts is running into ser...
The Network · 2026-04-02 00:57:07 · Japan Times
NASA's Artemis moon program has become a critical proving ground for the viability of the agency's traditional aerospace partners. The high-stakes mission is testing whether the established, contractor-built systems of the 'old guard' can compete and integrate within a space industry now dominated by the rapid, commerc...
The Network · 2026-04-06 08:56:58 · Bloomberg Markets
A critical Russian oil terminal on the Black Sea is ablaze following an overnight drone strike, with NASA satellite imagery confirming the fire. This direct attack on a major energy export hub signals a significant escalation in the targeting of Russia's vital infrastructure, moving the conflict into a new phase of eco...
The Network · 2026-04-06 22:26:54 · Ars Technica
The Trump administration's 2027 budget proposal is a direct political salvo against federal science, calling for severe cuts across nearly every research agency. The blueprint, laced with partisan grievances, singles out NASA, the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for part...
The Lab · 2026-04-08 16:26:49 · Ars Technica
Even as the Artemis II crew capsule prepares for splashdown, NASA is already deep in critical planning for the mission that will define its immediate lunar future. The agency is now locked in high-level debates over the fundamental flight path for Artemis III, a newly inserted Earth-orbit mission intended to de-risk th...
The Network · 2026-04-09 01:26:55 · Japan Times
NASA's Artemis II mission has just pushed human spaceflight into a new frontier, with four astronauts traveling deeper into space than any before, skimming the moon's far side. This operational success isn't just a technical milestone; it sharply refocuses the global spotlight on the next major player aiming for the lu...
The Lab · 2026-04-10 02:09:26 · Ars Technica
A small but persistent helium leak on NASA's Orion spacecraft has forced mission controllers to rewrite the flight plan for the Artemis II lunar flyby. Ground teams canceled a scheduled manual piloting demonstration by the four astronauts to instead conduct an urgent, additional test of the spacecraft's propulsion syst...
The Lab · 2026-04-11 06:22:27 · Japan Times
NASA's historic Artemis II lunar fly-by, which sent astronauts farther from Earth than any human before, has triggered a significant wave of online conspiracy theories. Hashtags like #fakespace and #fakenasa have gained traction across social media platforms, challenging the authenticity of the mission and the agency's...
The Lab · 2026-04-13 16:23:00 · Habr
SpaceX отчаянно нуждается в прорыве для Starship. Программа с отставанием в годы, которая должна была высадиться на Луне к 2024 году, до сих пор не вывела ракету на орбиту. С приближением IPO компании и критически важной пилотируемой миссией NASA «Артемида III», зависящей от Starship, давление нарастает. Илон Маск объя...
The Network · 2026-04-17 00:22:37 · ZeroHedge
A major new U.S. government push for nuclear power in space has sent stocks of reactor development companies soaring, yet the crucial question of which firms will secure a role in the ambitious program remains wide open. The announcement of the National Initiative for American Space Nuclear Power, delivered by the admi...
The Network · 2026-04-17 04:52:44 · Ars Technica
A European quest to search for life on Mars, stalled for nearly a quarter-century by political strife and broken promises, has finally secured a ride. NASA has confirmed SpaceX will launch the European Space Agency's flagship Rosalind Franklin rover to the red planet, potentially as soon as late 2028, aboard a Falcon H...
The Lab · 2026-04-17 15:22:52 · GitHub Issues
A critical security oversight has been identified in a NASA Planetary Data System (PDS) Lambda function, exposing a potential vector for confused deputy attacks. The function `pds-nucleus-s3-file-event-processor.py` is missing the `ExpectedBucketOwner` parameter in its S3 `get_object` call, a standard AWS security best...
The Network · 2026-04-17 18:22:25 · Golem.de
Die geplante Artemis-II-Mission der NASA offenbart weniger einen technologischen Triumph als vielmehr die Funktionsweise von Korruption in der Raumfahrtindustrie. Ein Essay auf Golem.de argumentiert, dass die Begeisterung für die Mission ein Fehler sei, da sie ein System stützt, das von politischen Absprachen, Lobbyism...
The Lab · 2026-04-18 13:02:56 · Digital Today
NASA가 유럽우주국(ESA)의 핵심 화성 탐사 임무 지원을 재개했다. 이번 결정은 '로절린드 프랭클린' 로버의 발사가 최소 2028년 이후 미국 케네디우주센터에서 SpaceX의 팰컨 헤비 로켓을 통해 이루어질 수 있는 길을 열었다. 이는 양 기관 간의 공동 사업으로, 화성에서 고대 생명체의 흔적을 찾는 과학적 임무의 실질적인 추진력을 다시 얻었음을 의미한다.
임무 분담은 명확하다. 유럽우주국은 로버 본체, 우주선, 착륙선을 책임지고, NASA는 착륙 시 감속을 담당하는 핵심 엔진, 로버 내부 시스템을 보호하는 히터 장치, 그리고 발사 지원을 제공한다. 이 협력은 ...
The Lab · 2026-04-19 19:22:33 · TechCrunch
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket has suffered its first major failure, placing a customer satellite into an incorrect orbit during its third launch. This critical anomaly strikes at the heart of the company's ambitions to become a reliable heavy-launch provider, directly challenging its operational readiness and technica...
The Lab · 2026-04-20 05:32:59 · Digital Today
미국 나사의 차세대 달 탐사 임무 '아르테미스 II'가 레이저 기반 광통신 시스템을 통해 기존 무선 통신 대비 극적인 데이터 전송 속도 향상을 입증했다. IT매체 테크레이더에 따르면, 이번 시연에서 달성된 전송 성능은 1970년대 아폴로 13호 임무 당시 사용된 기술 대비 최대 10만배 빠른 수준으로, 현대 우주 탐사가 요구하는 대용량 데이터 처리의 새로운 기준을 제시했다.
이 기술적 도약은 고해상도 이미지, 과학 데이터, 원격측정 정보 등 현대 우주 임무에서 폭증하는 데이터 수요에 직접 대응하기 위한 핵심 진전이다. 아르테미스 프로그램은 단순한 달 복귀가 아닌, ...
The Lab · 2026-04-20 06:22:29 · The Register
NASA is racing against time, preparing a critical software overhaul dubbed 'The Big Bang' in a bid to squeeze more life from the iconic Voyager spacecraft. This urgent engineering push follows a recent power system glitch on Voyager 1 that forced the shutdown of a scientific instrument, underscoring the probes' extreme...
The Network · 2026-04-21 17:52:29 · Perez Hilton
The string of mysterious deaths and disappearances linked to US space and nuclear secrets has reached an 11th person, deepening an already chilling pattern. The latest identified is Amy Eskridge, a 34-year-old NASA scientist who was found dead from a reported self-inflicted gunshot wound in Huntsville, Alabama, on June...