Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnik‘Smooth, Shiny’ Spheres ‘Came Right At’ NASA Astronaut Flying Over TexasA NASA astronaut who flew the Space Shuttle reports seeing mysterious orbs over the U.S. while piloting their…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedJanuary 7, 2025Comments (21)
Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnikNASA Shook Apollo Rockets To Check They Could Survive Florida’s Hurricane SeasonIn order to see how Saturn V rockets would hold up to the stresses of life in Florida, engineers gave the rockets a…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedJanuary 2, 2025Comments (7)
Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnikBlood Could Be Key Ingredient For Concrete On MarsIt would take 72 weeks for one astronaut to produce enough bodily fluid to build a small habitatByRyan Erik KingPublishedDecember 27, 2024Comments (18)
Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnikPrivate Space Station Set To Break Free From ISS 2 Years EarlyNASA preferred the accelerated timeline for flexibility in attaching the spacecraft that will kill the ISSByRyan Erik KingPublishedDecember 26, 2024Comments (2)
Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnikNASA Solar Probe Set For 430,000 MPH White-Knuckle Ride Skimming The SunThe Parker Solar Probe is the fastest object ever built on EarthByRyan Erik KingPublishedDecember 26, 2024Comments (3)
Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnikRussia Isn't Abandoning The ISS Early After AllRoscosmos chief guaranteed that a Russian rival to Starlink will be online by 2030ByRyan Erik KingPublishedDecember 20, 2024Comments (2)
Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnikSpaceX Ground Control Lost Power For An Hour During Spacewalk MissionPolar Dawn's Polaris spacecraft had a connection via Starlink but couldn't be commanded from the groundByRyan Erik KingPublishedDecember 19, 2024Comments (6)
Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnikNASA’s Bigger, Faster New Space Helicopter Will Go Where Rovers Can’tAfter flying its first helicopter on Mars with the Ingenuity probe, NASA is preparing something bigger and better…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedDecember 19, 2024Comments (6)
Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnikSpaceX Delays Mean Astronauts Stranded On ISS Have To Wait Even Longer To Come HomeButch Wilmore and Suni Williams will have spent 10 months in space when the SpaceX Crew-9 mission finally ends next…ByRyan Erik KingPublishedDecember 18, 2024Comments (9)
Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnikElon Musk Isn't Allowed To Know About SpaceX's Spy SatellitesMusk doesn't have the security clearance because SpaceX attorneys don't want him to.ByAmber DaSilvaPublishedDecember 18, 2024Comments (49)
Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnikNASA's Artemis Program Delayed Again, China May Win Modern-Day Space RaceA cracked heat shield pushed back the Artemis III moon landing to mid-2027, if there are no more delays.ByRyan Erik KingPublishedDecember 10, 2024Comments (8)
Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnikRussia’s Abandoned Rival To The Space Shuttle Is A Rusting Reminder Of The Race To Govern SpaceTwo Russian Buran space planes sit abandoned as a reminder of the Soviet Space Program and the race to govern spaceByOwen BellwoodPublishedDecember 10, 2024Comments (35)
Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnikNuclear Hearts Of NASA’s Voyager Probes Are Dying Taking The Crafts With ThemNASA’s ancient Voyager probes run on nuclear batteries that are running out of juice, so systems are being shut down…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedDecember 4, 2024Comments (9)
Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnikChina Unveils New Space Shuttle That Totally Doesn't Look Familiar At AllThe Haolong unmanned shuttle will move cargo between the Tiangong space station and EarthByRyan Erik KingPublishedNovember 18, 2024Comments (70)
Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnikPentagon Reverse Engineered Non-Human Technology For Decades: WhistleblowerHouse Oversight UAP hearing testimony claims there's "a multidecade, secretive arms race.”ByRyan Erik KingPublishedNovember 14, 2024Comments (99)
Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnikDead Skynet Satellite Mysteriously Drifted To Other Side Of EarthThe U.S. Air Force may have moved Britain's oldest satellite before contact was lost in the 1970sByRyan Erik KingPublishedNovember 13, 2024Comments (6)
Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnikSpaceX Is One Step Closer To Killing The International Space StationAn orbital boost test paves the way for the station's eventual deorbitByAmber DaSilvaPublishedNovember 13, 2024Comments (10)
Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnikBreaking: Elon Musk Has No Idea How The Speed Of Light Or Satellite Communication WorksA string of satellites between Earth and Mars won't get information there any quickerByBradley BrownellPublishedNovember 11, 2024Comments (244)
Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnikSpace Travel Damages Astronauts At The Cellular LevelMitochondrial damage is causing accelerated aging in astronauts and could hamper long-term space missionsByRyan Erik KingPublishedNovember 7, 2024Comments (21)
Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnikSatellite Damage Spotted Using Selfie FootageThe struck solar panel produced the same level of current despite the impactByRyan Erik KingPublishedNovember 1, 2024Comments (2)