Making the red planet more hospitable — Scientists believe that Mars was once very much like Earth, with land, oceans, and possibly even life. However, likely due to solar winds Mars lost most of its atmosphere and is now the stark, cold, and arid planet we know today. Since NASA landed Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on…

The story of Rocket Lab — Peter Beck was born in the town of Invercargill, towards the southern tip of New Zealand. Growing up he was always good at making things with his hands, and had a big passion for rockets. When asked about his dream job, he replied that he wanted to design and build…

A new kind of space shuttle — Following the conclusion of NASA’s Apollo missions to the Moon, the space shuttle ushered in a new era of spaceflight. To this day it’s widely considered to be the most complex flying machine ever to have been built. …

The technology that can propel humans far beyond Earth — Many people know of America’s Apollo missions, the climax of the Space Race that saw Neil Armstrong and eleven other men explore the Moon over the course of a few years back in the late 1960s and early 1970s. …

A new era of space exploration awaits — Following the end of The Second World War in the 1940s, international superpowers began testing rocket propulsion systems in aircraft, leading to supersonic planes such as the North American X-15 and eventually to the first Race for Space. …

A look ahead into what the future holds for the revolutionary aerospace company — On April 16, 2021 big news was issued from NASA regarding their future plans for the Artemis Program. Previously, they had announced that by 2024 astronauts are scheduled to land on the lunar surface once again, including the first woman and first person of color. …

Why Venus may be the better option for long-term colonization There’s been a buzz of excitement in recent years about the potential colonization of Mars, significantly sparked by NASA’s Artemis missions and SpaceX’s continued testing and development of Starship. For most people, it’s fair to say that the first planet…

Why America may be gone from the ISS sooner than you think — Costing NASA a whopping $4 billion a year just to keep it operational, the International Space Station is certainly no cheap endeavor for the government of the United States. Since the launch of its first module in November of 1998, the ISS has been an icon of human exploration. …

The plane that brought America into the Space Age — On August 27, 1939 the first jet engine plane was flown by German test pilot Erich Warsitz. While the technology was available during the Second World War, it was not mass produced, so there were very few non-propeller aircraft on either side. …