Alpha’s track record The booster destroyed Monday was slated to fly on the seventh launch of Firefly's Alpha rocket, an expendable, two-stage launch vehicle capable...
The damage occurred during the shipment of the spacecraft's pressurized cargo module from its manufacturer in Italy. While Northrop Grumman hopes to repair the module...
What happens when you use a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch Northrop Grumman's Cygnus supply ship? A record-setting resupply mission to the International Space...
An unforeseen contribution from Juno Juno, meanwhile, has been orbiting Jupiter since 2016, collecting information on the giant planet's internal structure, magnetic field, and atmosphere....
The relay satellites, which the SDA calls the transport layer, are also equipped with Ka-band and laser communication terminals for higher bandwidth connectivity. "What the...
Before satellite measurements, researchers relied on estimates and data from a smattering of air and ground-based sensors. An instrument on Mauna Loa, Hawaii, with the...
