Category Archives: Space

09Apr/26

Welcome Home, Artemis II: Inside the High-Stakes Pacific Splashdown

April 9, 2026SpaceAerocapture, Apollo program, Artemis I, Artemis II, Artemis III, Artemis program, Atmospheric entry, AVCOAT, Christina Koch, Exploration of the Moon, Gene Cernan, Jeremy Hansen, John P. Murtha, Lunar Gateway, Orion, Reentry capsule, Reid Wiseman, San Antonio, San Diego, Space Launch System, Starship HLS, U.S. Navy, United States, Victor Gloveradmin

The Artemis II mission will conclude with a highly coordinated splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California, scheduled for Friday, April 10, 2026, at approximately 8:07 p.m. EDT.

April 9, 2026 /Mpelembe Media/ — The Descent and Parachute Sequence Returning from the Moon, the Orion spacecraft will slam into Earth’s atmosphere at a blistering 25,000 mph. After surviving intense reentry heat using its ablative heat shield, the capsule relies on a carefully choreographed sequence of 11 parachutes to reach a safe landing speed. After the forward bay cover is jettisoned, two 23-foot drogue parachutes deploy at 25,000 feet to slow and stabilize the spinning capsule. At 9,500 feet, three pilot parachutes are released, which pull out the three massive 116-foot main parachutes. These main chutes gracefully decelerate Orion from around 130 mph to a splashdown speed of just 17 mph. Continue reading →

01Apr/26

Artemis II: A 10-Day Journey Around the Moon

April 1, 2026SpaceArtemis I, Artemis II, Artemis III, Artemis IV, Artemis program, Artemis V, Baltimore, Christina Koch, European Service Module, Exploration of the Moon, Frank Borman, Insight, Jeremy Hansen, Lunar Gateway, NASA, NASA lunar outpost concepts, Orion, Reid Wiseman, Space Launch System, SpaceX, Victor "Ike" Glover, Victor Gloveradmin

Artemis II Launch Day: NASA Ready to Send First Crew to the Moon in Over 50 Years

April 1, 2026 /Mpelembe Media/ — NASA is currently in the final countdown for the historic launch of the Artemis II mission, scheduled to lift off today, April 1, 2026, at 6:24 p.m. EDT from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This 10-day mission will send four astronauts around the Moon, marking the first time humans have left low-Earth orbit since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972. Continue reading →

28Jan/26

The Trillion-Dollar AI Defense Revolution: Collapsing Decision Latency for Modern Warfare

January 28, 2026SpaceAI engine, AMD, Artificial intelligence, Computational neuroscience, Cybernetics, defense systems, Fabless semiconductor companies, Field-programmable gate array, Hardware acceleration, Integrated circuits, L3Harris, Leonardo DRS, United States, Unmanned aerial vehicle, Xilinxadmin

Jan. 27, 2026 /Mpelembe Media/ — A report from Equity Insider details how a massive $900 billion Pentagon budget is fueling a rapid transformation in the defense technology sector. This shift emphasizes the integration of artificial intelligence and edge computing to improve electronic warfare, missile tracking, and battlefield decision-making speed. Highlighting several key industry players, the text specifically focuses on VisionWave Holdings and its strategic efforts to develop radio-frequency sensing and computational acceleration tools. Other major firms like Leonardo DRS and L3Harris are also noted for their contributions to advanced satellite payloads and intelligence aircraft. Collectively, these developments aim to secure a technical advantage by collapsing response times and enhancing threat detection across air, space, and land domains. Continue reading →

30Sep/24

Liftoff! NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Launches to International Space Station

September 30, 2024SpaceCape Canaveral Space Force Station, Commercial Crew Program, Crew Dragon Endeavour, Crew Dragon Pad Abort Test, Human spaceflight, NASA, SpaceX, SpaceX Crew-9, SpaceX Dragon 2admin

The two crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission launched at 1:17 p.m. EDT Saturday, for a science expedition aboard the International Space Station. This is the first human spaceflight mission launched from Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, and the agency’s ninth commercial crew rotation mission to the space station. Continue reading

06Sep/24

New Hardware for Future Artemis Moon Missions Arrive at NASA Kennedy

September 6, 2024SpaceArtemis 1, Artemis program, Kennedy Space Center, NASA, NASA facilities, Orion, Space Launch Systemadmin

From across the Atlantic Ocean and through the Gulf of Mexico, two ships converged, delivering key spacecraft and rocket components of NASA’s Artemis campaign to the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Continue reading

09Feb/24

Ax-3 Astronauts Splashdown, Completing First All-European Commercial Astronaut Mission to ISS

February 9, 2024SpaceAxiom Mission 1, Axiom Mission 3, Axiom Space, Human spaceflight, International Space Station, Kennedy Space Center, Space station, Spaceflight, SpaceX, SpaceX Dragon 2admin

After undocking from the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, Feb. 7, the Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) crew safely splashed down off the coast of Florida aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft at 8:30 a.m. ET on Feb. 9, 2024. The Ax-3 crew’s return officially concludes the first all-European commercial astronaut mission and Axiom Space’s third crewed mission to the ISS. Read more

05Oct/23

Viasat Launches Competition to find the UK’s Next Generation of Space Experts

October 5, 2023SpaceModern Times Group, Satellite Internet access, United Kingdom, Very-small-aperture terminal, Viasat, Viasat Inc., ViaSat-3admin

Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, has launched its ‘Viasat Beyond: Space’ competition to support the next generation of UK engineers, artists, space lovers, and scientists. Continue reading

05Aug/23

Voyager Space and Airbus Announce Joint Venture to Build and Operate Starlab

August 5, 2023Spaceairbus, Airbus Defence, Bhutan Centre for Media and Democracy, Danish Defence Media Agency, Embeddedadmin

Voyager Space (Voyager), a global leader in space exploration, and Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus), the largest aeronautics and space company in Europe, today announced an agreement paving the way for a transatlantic joint venture to develop, build, and operate Starlab, a commercial space station planned to succeed the International Space Station. The US-led joint venture will bring together world-class leaders in the space domain, while further uniting American and European interests in space exploration. Continue reading

10Jun/23

Astronauts launch Earth Movie Theater with special tribute to Bach

June 10, 2023SpaceBhutan Centre for Media and Democracy, Manitoba Provincial Road 272admin

The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) and TERC join forces today with Bachfest to release an extraordinary Earth movie titled “Earth Chaconne.” The movie is available free on EarthMovieTheater.org – the premier showcase of stunning Earth movies by astronauts, along with wonderful music by world-class musicians. Each movie is custom-built as a work of art – Earth visuals plus music. The site is operated by ASE and TERC as a public service for education and public engagement. Continue reading

21Apr/23

`Why SpaceX explosion was successful failure.

April 21, 2023SpaceBFR, California, Elon Musk, Hawthorne, Hawthorne, California, Hyperloop, Outer space, Raptor, Spacecraft, Spaceflight, SpaceX, SpaceX reusable launch system development programadmin

April 21, 2023 /Technology/ –The SpaceX explosion on April 20, 2023 was a major setback for the company, but it could also be considered a “successful failure.” The explosion occurred during a test flight of the Starship prototype, which is a vehicle that SpaceX is developing to eventually take humans to Mars. The explosion was caused by a failure of one of the Raptor engines, which are the powerful engines that will power the Starship.
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