The Space Development Steering Committee calls on NASA to radically rethink its program to land on the moon by 2024, its Artemis program, rebuilding that lunar mission around SpaceX’s vehicle-in-development, the Starship. In fact, the Space Development Steering Committee calls on NASA to reconceive all of its programs with the Starship in mind. Why? The SpaceX Starship
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This week, we’re witnessing a remarkable event. In Boca Chica, TX, SpaceX is successfully conducting its first hop of its Starship. The Starship will be the top half of a rocket designed to transport 100 passengers to the Moon and Mars. Yes, 100 passengers. And that 100-passenger capacity will make NASA and the space plans demanded
A fossilized egg laid by Mussaurus, a long-necked, plant-eating dinosaur that grew to 20 feet in length and lived in what is now Argentina is seen in image released June 17, 2020. Diego Pol/Handout via REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Scientists have unearthed the first fossils of soft-shelled eggs laid by dinosaurs – two disparate species
(Reuters) – A mysterious 68-million-year-old fossil found on Seymour Island off Antarctica’s coast that looked like a deflated football has turned out to be a unique find – the second-largest egg on record and one that may have belonged to a huge marine reptile that lived alongside the dinosaurs. An illustration of a fossil egg
The launch pad of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center is seen the day before the Beidou-3 satellite, the last satellite of China’s Beidou Navigation Satellite System, is set to launch in Sichuan province, China June 15, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins BEIJING (Reuters) – China indefinitely postponed on Tuesday the launch of the final satellite of
Researchers perform field work in Torres Del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, in this picture taken February 2020 and provided on June 11, 2020. Felipe Trueba/EPA/Handout via REUTERS SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chilean and Argentine researchers have unearthed teeth in far-flung Patagonia belonging to a mammal that lived 74 million years ago, the oldest such remains
BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese Beidou navigation network will be complete this month when its final satellite goes into orbit, giving China greater independence from U.S.-owned GPS and heating up competition in a sector long dominated by the United States. FILE PHOTO: A model of the BeiDou navigation satellites system is seen at an exhibition
Turtles nest on Raine Island, far North Queensland, Australia, in this picture taken in December 2019 and made available to Reuters on June 10, 2020. Courtesy of Christian Miller / Queensland Department of Environment and Science / Great Barrier Reef Foundation / Handouts via REUTERS SYDNEY (Reuters) – The world’s largest population of nesting green
A miniature bird sculpture carved of burnt bone from China’s Henan Province dating to about 13,500 ago is seen in this photo released on June 10, 2020. Francesco d’Errico and Luc Doyon/Handout via REUTERS. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A tiny statuette of a bird carved from burnt bone about 13,500 years ago reveals the origins of
Staff of Mira Robotics changes a part of an Ugo avatar robot at the company’s laboratory in Kawasaki, Japan June 8, 2020. Picture taken June 8, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon TOKYO (Reuters) – Mira Robotics developed its “ugo” robot to reinforce greying Japan’s shrinking workforce, but as the coronavirus threat persists, the Japanese startup is offering
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken lifts off during NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., May 30, 2020. REUTERS/Thom Baur MOSCOW (Reuters) – Americans should show more respect for Russia’s space
A slice of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) data from the ancient Roman city of Falerii Novi in Italy revealing the outlines of the town’s buildings is shown in this image released on May 8, 2020. L. Verdonck/Handout via REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In a glimpse into the future of archeology, researchers have used ground-penetrating radar
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Eleven years ago, environmental scientist Jesse Ausubel dreamed aloud in a commencement speech: What if scientists could record the sounds of the ocean in the days before propeller-driven ships and boats spanned the globe? FILE PHOTO: An empty shipping dock is seen, as the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
PARIS (Reuters) – French government and industry officials are negotiating a 1-billion-euro, privately led investment fund for small aerospace suppliers in which major manufacturers could invest 200 million euros, people familiar with the proposals said on Wednesday. The logo of Airbus is pictured at the entrance of the Airbus facility in Bouguenais, near Nantes, France
An aerial view of the ancient Maya Aguada Fenix site in Mexico’s Tabasco state, with causeways and reservoirs in the front and the Main Plateau in the back, is seen in this image released on June 3, 2020. Takeshi Inomata/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS – NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY
(Reuters) – The following is a brief roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. FILE PHOTO: Small bottles labeled with a “Vaccine COVID-19” sticker and a medical syringe are seen in this illustration taken taken