Tag Archives: space exploration

Commercial Spaceflight: Another Step

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Brian H. Gill

The SpaceX Crew Dragon demonstration and test flight has gone well. The spacecraft returns to Earth Friday morning. Folks may be riding Crew Dragon to and from the ISS later this year. I found quite a bit about space stations, … Continue reading →

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Space ‘Firsts:’ New Horizons, Chang’e-4

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Brian H. Gill

It’s been a month for space exploration ‘firsts,’ and a ‘farthest.’ Ultima Thule became the most distant object visited by a probe on January 1, with the New Horizons flyby. A few days later, China’s Chang’e-4 mission landed in the … Continue reading →

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InSight on Mars: Now What?

Posted on November 30, 2018 by Brian H. Gill

Another robotic lander is on Mars. InSight landed last Monday, November 26, 2018. Folks at NASA and JPL are happy about that. The lander has taken a few pictures and started sending back weather reports. The mission’s main ‘science’ work … Continue reading →

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Mars and Beyond

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Brian H. Gill

Falcon Heavy’s test flight last week wasn’t perfect. But I’ll call it a success. That’s good news for SpaceX. My opinion isn’t the good news, I’m nowhere near that influential. It’s the largely-successful flight. The test flight’s dummy payload included … Continue reading →

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