Jeremy Kariuki

NASA and SpaceX’s Crew-2 astronauts are preparing for their trip back to Earth, despite a broken toilet and a delayed Crew-3 arrival at the International Space Station (ISS). American astronauts Shane Kimbrough, Megan McArthur, Japan’s Akihiko Hoshide, and the European Space Agency’s Thomas Pesquet hope to begin their journey home on Sunday, November 7. READ […]

NASA held a news briefing Thursday on its upcoming Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), a program directed by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), which will redirect an asteroid as it approaches Earth’s orbit. The mission is scheduled to launch later this month. DART, which will launch on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, will be […]

The Federal Communications Commission has authorized Boeing to launch a 147-satellite constellation to create its own orbiting broadband internet network. First proposed in 2017, Boeing plans to deploy 132 satellites in low-Earth orbit, about 650 miles up, and 15 others in “non-geostationary orbit”—as high as 27,000 miles above Earth. “Advanced satellite broadband services have an […]

Efforts to remove increasing amounts of debris from Earth’s orbit is a big point of concern for the space industry.

NASA and SpaceX’s combined Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station has seen a few hiccups prior to liftoff, including bad weather, minor medical issues, and one leaky toilet.

NASA has announced another delay for the SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station, this time due to a minor medical issue for one of the crew members. In a statement Monday, NASA said it is not a medical emergency and is not COVID-19 related, adding it “takes every effort to protect the crew […]

Vertical Aerospace says it has received an additional $205 million in funding to support the development and certification of its VA-X4 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The news comes as Vertical awaits a merger with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Broadstone Acquisition Corp., which would make it the fourth eVTOL company to go […]

Bombardier Inc., the Canadian-based aircraft manufacturer, reported a smaller-than-expected third-quarter loss Thursday, after demand for private aviation returned following the pandemic-fueled drop in sales last year. A swell in business aviation traffic has been due in part to eased travel restrictions, filling private operator seats and expanding order backlogs for OEMs such as Bombardier and […]

Jetson Aerospace, namesake of the 1960s-era Hanna-Barbera cartoon, has unveiled its personal eVTOL aircraft, the Jetson One. The Jetson One, revealed to the public last week, is a recreational ultralight eVTOL aircraft that doesn’t require a pilot certificate to fly. Pre-orders have already begun and it will only set you back $92,000, with some assembly […]

GE Aviation has announced a partnership with NASA to develop advanced engine cores for single-aisle aircraft. The move is part of GE’s effort to make commercial flight more sustainable. GE has been awarded contracts as part of NASA’s Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core (HyTEC) project, totalling nearly $20 million for advanced engine core development. NASA and […]