4:56 About two-and-a-half hours before the engine firing, commands are sent to fire small onboard thrusters to "desaturate" or unload the momentum of the spinning reaction wheels. These devices are ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Follow Kwan Wei Kevin Tan Every time Kwan Wei Kevin Tan publishes a story, you’ll get an alert ...

First crewed mission depends on uncrewed mission success Musk's timelines for Mars missions have changed frequently Previous timeline was five years for uncrewed mission, seven for crewed NASA delayed ...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has once again started the discussion about interplanetary colonisation with a fresh prediction about Mars. In a post shared on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) ...

In a major announcement that stirred both the tech and space communities, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has laid out an ambitious plan: launching the Starship rocket to Mars by the end of 2026, carrying ...

Speaking to SpaceX employees in Texas, Musk described the goal of sending humans to Mars as essential “for the long term survival of civilization." Under his vision, humans would not just step on the ...

Life on Earth might not be as Earthly as we think. A recent research published in The Conversation explores a revived and ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. NASA’s Mars Sample Return mission is already running over budget and behind schedule. But it may also be our best ...