China’s Chang’e-3 continues to carry on in the harsh environment of the Moon, now having endured one year on the surface as of last weekend. The first-ever lunar lander for China has been in an out of hibernation 13 times to endure the harsh lunar nights. One...
Above: PISCES Planetary Rover on the ‘extraterrestrial’ set of Hawaii Five-O! Lights, Camera, Traction!! All eyes were on the PISCES Planetary Rover last September during an exciting, action-packed shoot of the Hawaii Five-O TV show on Hawaii Island. The...
Above: The Astrobotic ‘Griffin’ lunar lander that will shuttle personal possessions to the lunar surface as part of the Google Lunar XPRIZE Competition. Credit: Astrobotic Ever hear the saying, “Shoot for the Moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the...
NASA’s Orion spacecraft is shown in the Pacific Ocean Dec. 5, 2014 off the coast of Baja, Mexico after a splashdown that followed a 4.5 hour test-flight roughly 3,600 miles from Earth. A team consisting of NASA, Navy, and the Orion contractor Lockheed Martin,...
Artist rendering of NASA’s Orion spacecraft reentering Earth’s atmosphere during its first test flight slated for Dec. 4, 2014. Credit: NASA. This Thursday (Dec. 4, 2014) NASA’s state-of-the-art Orion spacecraft will undergo its first test flight...
