Blue Ghost Lander Lowers Orbit, Prepares for Lunar Touchdown on March 2

Blue Ghost Lander Lowers Orbit, Prepares for Lunar Touchdown on March 2

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander has successfully completed an engine burn to lower its orbit around the Moon, as part of its preparations for a scheduled lunar landing. The lander, which entered lunar orbit last week after a four-day journey from Earth, has…

NASA’s PRIME-1 Mission to Study Lunar Ice and Advance Moon Exploration

NASA’s PRIME-1 Mission to Study Lunar Ice and Advance Moon Exploration

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates NASA’s Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment-1 (PRIME-1) is being prepared to analyse the Moon’s subsurface for resource extraction, with its technology expected to aid future Artemis missions. The experiment, which will assess lunar soil and identify potential resources, has been developed to support…

NASA Looks for Private Partners To Revive VIPER Moon Rover Mission

NASA Looks for Private Partners To Revive VIPER Moon Rover Mission

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates NASA is inviting U.S. companies to collaborate on the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER), a mission initially halted due to budget constraints. Designed to search for water ice near the lunar south pole, VIPER was originally planned as a $450 million project….

Blue Origin’s New Shepard NS-29 Mission to Test Lunar Gravity Simulation

Blue Origin’s New Shepard NS-29 Mission to Test Lunar Gravity Simulation

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Blue Origin’s uncrewed New Shepard rocket is expected to launch its NS-29 mission on January 31, 2025, at 11:30 a.m. EST from Launch Site One in West Texas. The mission aims to test 30 experiments, primarily for NASA, which are designed to advance…

Trump Nominates Jared Isaacman as Next NASA Administrator

Trump Nominates Jared Isaacman as Next NASA Administrator

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Jared Isaacman, billionaire entrepreneur and private astronaut, has been nominated by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to serve as the next NASA administrator, as per several reports. Isaacman, who was born in Union, New Jersey, in February 1983, amassed his fortune by founding the…