Satellite News

The dictionary defines “spacewoman” as simply “a woman astronaut.” In the case of its latest usage, though, the term carries more meaning. “Spacewoman” is a new film about Eileen Collins.

The student-run USC Rocket Propulsion Lab’s Aftershock II vehicle soared to an altitude of 470,400 feet last month, higher than any amateur rocket had ever gone before.

SpaceX has stacked its Starship megarocket ahead of the vehicle’s sixth test flight, which is scheduled to take place on Tuesday (Nov. 19).

SpaceX’s sixth Starship test flight is set for no earlier than Monday afternoon (Nov. 18) for now.

Europe’s Hera asteroid probe will use the Red Planet for a gravity assist on its way to scope out the space rock crash site of NASA’s DART impactor.

Blue Origin has announced the six crewmembers for NS-28, its next suborbital space tourism mission. Among them are ‘Space Gal’ Emily Calandrelli and two repeat customers.

“We think the water came from the melting of nearby sub-surface ice called permafrost, and that the permafrost melting was caused by magmatic activity that still occurs periodically on Mars to the present day.”

Crew-8 commander Matthew Dominick says NASA is carefully making decisions for astronaut safety while the ISS deals with a leak, and spacesuit issues, related to aging hardware.