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Since Elon Musk sent a Tesla Roadster in space in 2018, cars made on Earth by humans have made their entrance onto the intergalactic stage. For all you alien readers out there, we created this special section where you can read all about the novelties, plans and dreams human kind will use to conquer your planets. Make sure to bookmark this page or follow via RSS if you’re into space exploration, NASA rovers, SpaceX and everything space-related.
After Sending a Tesla to Space, SpaceX Could Soon Send a Toyota to the Moon
After Sending a Tesla to Space, SpaceX Could Soon Send a Toyota to the Moon

25 Nov 2024, 08:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American space agency NASA says it will ask SpaceX to deliver a rover to the Moon, and Blue Origin to do the same with a habitat

 
Fresh Renderings of the First Starship Meant to Reach Another World Are Pure Glory
Fresh Renderings of the First Starship Meant to Reach Another World Are Pure Glory

23 Nov 2024, 12:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA and SpaceX released fresh images of the Starship Human Landing System (HLS) that's meant to carry the Artemis III astronauts to the surface of the Moon

 
Artemis Program Won't Be Limited to Transporting Humans, Two Cargo Landers Planned
Artemis Program Won't Be Limited to Transporting Humans, Two Cargo Landers Planned

20 Nov 2024, 17:37 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / With help from industry leaders like Blue Origin and SpaceX, a lunar support structure vital to the long-term exploration won't be entirely reliant on humans.

 
First Civilian Aircraft to Go Hypersonic After the Concorde Is Called Mk-II Aurora
First Civilian Aircraft to Go Hypersonic After the Concorde Is Called Mk-II Aurora

20 Nov 2024, 12:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / New Zealand-based Dawn Aerospace announced it has completed the first supersonic flight of the Mk-II Aurora supersonic aircraft

 
NASA Looking for Rover-Independent Means to Evacuate Astronauts on the Moon's Surface
NASA Looking for Rover-Independent Means to Evacuate Astronauts on the Moon's Surface

18 Nov 2024, 11:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The South Pole Safety: Designing the NASA Lunar Rescue System is meant to allow one astronaut to evacuate another without the use of a rover

 
New Thermal Protection Tiles for Spaceships to Debut on Dream Chaser Spaceplane
New Thermal Protection Tiles for Spaceships to Debut on Dream Chaser Spaceplane

18 Nov 2024, 10:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Private space company Sierra Space announced it is developing a new tile-based thermal protection system to support spacecraft re-entry

 
Pair of Monster Black Holes Are Winking at Earth With Very Weird Recurring Signals
Pair of Monster Black Holes Are Winking at Earth With Very Weird Recurring Signals

17 Nov 2024, 12:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A research based on findings of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory reveales that strange recurring signals from a distant galaxy are natural occurences

 
Old Black Hole Shatters Theoretical Limit, Pulls In Matter 40 Times Faster Than It Should
Old Black Hole Shatters Theoretical Limit, Pulls In Matter 40 Times Faster Than It Should

15 Nov 2024, 14:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A team of astronomers discovered an old black hole that eats up matter at a rate 40 times faster than the Eddington limit.

 
Zeus Thundered Over Virginia Last Month, This Time the King of the Gods Came as a Rocket
Zeus Thundered Over Virginia Last Month, This Time the King of the Gods Came as a Rocket

14 Nov 2024, 08:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor Kratos announced the first test flights of the Zeus solid rocket motors, production expected to begin in early 2025

 
NASA Is Developing a Space Fan to Fix a Problem Few of Us Knew Existed
NASA Is Developing a Space Fan to Fix a Problem Few of Us Knew Existed

12 Nov 2024, 12:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA is working on a new and quieter fan design to power the Environmental Control and Life Support System on future space stations

 
NASA Launches Guided Tour of the Only Other Place in the Solar System Likely to Have Life
NASA Launches Guided Tour of the Only Other Place in the Solar System Likely to Have Life

28 Oct 2024, 09:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With the Europa Clipper mission now underway, the American space agency added new features to the Europa Trek portal to keep people interested.

 
Lifting Body Spaceplane With no Wings Looks Like a Bullet Fired in a Russian Roulette
Lifting Body Spaceplane With no Wings Looks Like a Bullet Fired in a Russian Roulette

24 Oct 2024, 12:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Animation specialist Hazegrayart made a six-minute video of the Russian MTKVA lifting body spaceplane that was meant to compete with the Space Shuttle

 
NASA Shows Prototype of Gravitational Wave Detector That'll Spy on Black Holes
NASA Shows Prototype of Gravitational Wave Detector That'll Spy on Black Holes

23 Oct 2024, 09:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Engineering Development Unit Telescope is a prototype of the telescopes that will power the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna

 
NASA Is Practicing Raising Shrimps on Mars With Four New HERA Volunteers
NASA Is Practicing Raising Shrimps on Mars With Four New HERA Volunteers

22 Oct 2024, 08:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American space agency NASA announced it will start the final simulated Mars mission of the year on November 1, crew of four to step inside HERA habitat.

 
This Space Compactor Will Literally Squeeze Water From Astronaut Trash
This Space Compactor Will Literally Squeeze Water From Astronaut Trash

18 Oct 2024, 11:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Space company Sierra Space is moving ahead with its Trash Compaction and Processing System (TCPS) system ahead of a 2026 flight to the ISS

 
NASA Launched the Most Ambitious Alien Life Hunting Space Mission in History
NASA Launched the Most Ambitious Alien Life Hunting Space Mission in History

15 Oct 2024, 07:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The American space agency NASA and private partner SpaceX launched the Europa Clipper mission targeting one of Jupiter's moons

 
NASA Earth-Based Laser Hits Satellite in Space With Sniper Accuracy
NASA Earth-Based Laser Hits Satellite in Space With Sniper Accuracy

14 Oct 2024, 09:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American space agency NASA beamed a laser from ground to orbit with “one milliradian of pointing accuracy," advancing its research into laser comms

 
Human-Made SCAR-E Metal Spider Will Travel to the Moon to Mine It
Human-Made SCAR-E Metal Spider Will Travel to the Moon to Mine It

11 Oct 2024, 10:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Private space company ispace and space startup Asteroid Mining Corporation (AMC) will deliver a mining robot called SCAR-E to the Moon for testing

 
Major Component of the Moon Space Station Shows It Can Handle the Stress of Space
Major Component of the Moon Space Station Shows It Can Handle the Stress of Space

7 Oct 2024, 10:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American space agency NASA says European company Thales Alenia Space completed a major stress test on the Gateway Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO)

 
USAF Wants to Use Rockets to Deliver Military Gear and Supplies Anywhere in the World
USAF Wants to Use Rockets to Deliver Military Gear and Supplies Anywhere in the World

7 Oct 2024, 10:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Air Force Research Laboratory is looking for ways to deliver cargo to where it's needed on Earth by means of rockets, launches REGAL program