Before NASA Drinks Moon Ice, a Rover Must Check What’s in It
Concrete you can drink? According to USA Today, NASA’s VIPER rover is due to launch in late 2027 for a roughly 100-day mission near the Moon’s south pole. Continuer de lire Before NASA Drinks Moon Ice, a Rover Must Check What’s in It
A Nine-Month-Old Start-Up Wants to Land on the Moon
Nine months old, already eyeing the Moon. Stellar Alpina, a Swiss start-up founded by four alumni of the student group ARIS, which built a rotating detonation engine demonstrator in 2024, has unveiled a lunar lander plan, European Spaceflight reports. Continuer de lire A Nine-Month-Old Start-Up Wants to Land on the Moon
Scientists Want Astronauts to Check on Apollo 15’s Trash
Fifty-five years later, someone should check on the trash. Continuer de lire Scientists Want Astronauts to Check on Apollo 15’s Trash
Researchers Are Infecting Space Plants on Purpose
Salad with a side of mildew. Wherever crews carry crops, plant diseases can hitch a ride. Continuer de lire Researchers Are Infecting Space Plants on Purpose
Cheap Silicon Wants Its Old Job Back in Orbit
A 1977 decision, quietly reversed. Continuer de lire Cheap Silicon Wants Its Old Job Back in Orbit
A Static Shock Is a Serious Problem on the Moon
Mind the spark. On the Moon, an astronaut could turn into a battery on legs. Space.com, the source of this story, reports on NASA’s new challenge. Continuer de lire A Static Shock Is a Serious Problem on the Moon
Vitamins With a Radiation Shield: Microbes on the Road to Mars
Expired before arrival. Vitamin pills have a shelf life, and a round trip to Mars lasts years. Continuer de lire Vitamins With a Radiation Shield: Microbes on the Road to Mars
Why a Start-Up Is Putting a Fridge on a Rocket Stage
A week, then trash. An upper rocket stage usually survives about a week in orbit before it becomes junk. Continuer de lire Why a Start-Up Is Putting a Fridge on a Rocket Stage
Space Radishes Swap Clay for Gel and Drink Less Water
Radishes are not picky, water budgets are. In space, there is no soil: plants grow in a bed of granules that holds their roots and feeds them water. Continuer de lire Space Radishes Swap Clay for Gel and Drink Less Water
Europe Puts a Water Sensor in a Lunar Rover’s Wheel
A rover that tastes as it rolls. Rashid-3, the rover the United Arab Emirates is preparing for the lunar south pole, is meant to probe the ground for ice while it drives. Continuer de lire Europe Puts a Water Sensor in a Lunar Rover’s Wheel
