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Blue Origin made solar cells by smelting simulated Moon dust

February 13, 2023

Jon Fingas

Whether or not Blue Origin puts a lander on the Moon, it might play a key role in sustaining lunar operations. Jeff Bezos’ spaceflight company has revealed that it can produce solar cells and transmission wire using simulated Moon regolith. The firm’s Blue Alchemist technique uses molten electrolysis to separate the lunar soil’s aluminum, iron…
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author_name|Igor Bonifacic, engineering, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, Science, site|engadget, Space & Astronomy, Tech Industry, Tech News

A second Russian spacecraft docked at the ISS is leaking coolant

February 11, 2023

Igor Bonifacic

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before, but a Russian spacecraft docked with the International Space Station has sprung a leak. On Saturday morning, Russia’s Roscosmos space agency disclosed on Telegram that a Progress cargo ship docked with the ISS had lost cabin pressure. NASA later said the depressurization was due to a coolant…
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author_name|Mariella Moon, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, Science, site|engadget, Space & Astronomy, Tech Industry, Tech News

NASA picks Blue Origin’s New Glenn to fly a science mission to Mars

February 10, 2023

Mariella Moon

NASA has selected Blue Origin’s New Glenn, the company’s heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle that has yet to go on its first launch, for a science mission to Mars. As Reuters notes, it’s also the company’s first interplanetary NASA contract. The mission is called Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers or ESCAPADE, and it was…
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author_name|Igor Bonifacic, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Space & Astronomy, Tech Industry, Tech News

SpaceX will attempt Starship orbital test in March, says Elon Musk

February 5, 2023

Igor Bonifacic

SpaceX could attempt to complete Starship’s long-awaited orbital test flight as early as next month, according to Elon Musk. Responding on Saturday to a question from one of his Twitter followers, Musk said the private space firm is targeting a March launch attempt. “If remaining tests go well, we will attempt a Starship launch next…
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author_name|Kris Holt, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, Science, site|engadget, Space & Astronomy

SpaceX astronauts will receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor

January 31, 2023

Kris Holt

Vice President Kamala Harris will today award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor for the first time since 2006. The recipients are Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, who became the first astronauts to fly to space on a crewed SpaceX mission in 2020. The pair, who traveled to the International Space Station and stayed there…
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Blue Origin made solar cells by smelting simulated Moon dust

A second Russian spacecraft docked at the ISS is leaking coolant

NASA picks Blue Origin’s New Glenn to fly a science mission to Mars

SpaceX will attempt Starship orbital test in March, says Elon Musk

SpaceX astronauts will receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor

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