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In the early hours of November 16, 1:47:44 EST to be exact, the Artemis I mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, which included the Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion …
Finally, Liftoff! SLS and Orion Launch on their Artemis I Mission Read More
The ExoMars program, a joint Roscosmos, ESA endeavor, is facing uncertainty due to the current war in Ukraine and the relations that have been strained as a result. The European …
ExoMars’ Future Uncertain Read More
On July 12, over two decades of arduous work and tremendous financial investment paid off when NASA and its international partners, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and European Space Agency …
Humans Can Now See the Exoplanets That We May One Day Call Home Read More
After almost 15 years of exploration, the Opportunity rover mission on Mars has ended. NASA attempted to contact the rover for a final time on February 12, 2019. Its silence …
NASA’s Opportunity Rover Mission Concludes Read More
On January 8, 2019, software on the Hubble Space Telescope detected a voltage level abnormality within the Wide Field Camera 3. The instrument, in turn, shut down automatically for safety …
Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 Is Back to Work Read MoreBy Richard Sterk, Defense Electronics Analyst, Forecast International. Until somewhat recently, space was a peaceful domain where orbital and flying craft were unprotected, but adversaries are now developing systems to …
It’s a Mess Up There! Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. America’s preeminent space agency is proposing a major change in focus for FY19. Along with the rest of the federal government, NASA released …
NASA Finally Sets a Direction Under President Trump, But Will Its Plans Make It Through Congress? Read More by Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. President Donald Trump’s Fiscal Year 18 federal budget proposal – released on May 23 – includes a few surprises for NASA. While much …
NASA’s FY18 Budget Allotment Offers a Few Surprises, Though Agency is Largely Unscathed Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully launched a reusable launch vehicle demonstrator, dubbed the RLV-TD. The RLV-TD is a delta-winged …
Reusable Launch Vehicles Remain Appealing Read MoreBy Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. For the first time, scientists have observed ripples in the fabric of space-time called gravitational waves. The detection was made on September 14, …
NSF’s Gravitational Wave Detection Could Encourage Adoption of $1.4 Billion NGO Mission Read More