The Soviet Union’s triumphant launch of the Sputnik satellite in 1957 started the Space Race, an era of intense geopolitical and scientific competition that ended with the American victory on July 20, 1969 when Neil Armstrong took the first steps o...
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The Soviet Union’s triumphant launch of the Sputnik satellite in 1957 started the Space Race, an era of intense geopolitical and scientific competition that ended with the American victory on July 20, 1969 when Neil Armstrong took the first steps o...
On July 19, 2020, the United Arab Emirates Space Association (UAESA) launched a rocket named Hope into space in celebration of the country’s 50th anniversary. Hope went into orbit around Mars to transmit previously unobserved weather data, making t...
On July 19, 2020, the United Arab Emirates Space Association (UAESA) launched a rocket named Hope into space in celebration of the country’s 50th anniversary. Hope went into orbit around Mars to transmit previously unobserved weather data, making t...
Orbiting more than 225 thousand miles from the Earth, the Moon is more than a pretty sight in the sky or a conduit for human exploration: It contains valuable natural resources. Considering the Moon’s vast reserves of Helium-3 (better known as H-3,...
Orbiting more than 225 thousand miles from the Earth, the Moon is more than a pretty sight in the sky or a conduit for human exploration: It contains valuable natural resources. Considering the Moon’s vast reserves of Helium-3 (better known as H-3,...
With the International Space station shutting down in 2031, what do we do next? Written by Asher Patel (’28), Produced by Solomon Goluboff-Schragger (’28) and Tanvi Mittal (’27) BPR staff writer Asher Patel argues that the US needs ...
With the International Space station shutting down in 2031, what do we do next? Written by Asher Patel (’28), Produced by Solomon Goluboff-Schragger (’28) and Tanvi Mittal (’27) BPR staff writer Asher Patel argues that the US needs ...
“Moon colonies” or “Moon bases” are dismissed by many as the stuff of science fiction, only possible in the distant future. These people are sorely mistaken: Humanity is tantalizingly close to establishing a permanent settlement on our belove...
“Moon colonies” or “Moon bases” are dismissed by many as the stuff of science fiction, only possible in the distant future. These people are sorely mistaken: Humanity is tantalizingly close to establishing a permanent settlement on our belove...
Over the course of a week in March 2019, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft completed a test mission to the International Space Station (ISS) that included a successful launch, docking, re-entry, splashdown, and recovery. Though no one was aboard the ...
Over the course of a week in March 2019, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft completed a test mission to the International Space Station (ISS) that included a successful launch, docking, re-entry, splashdown, and recovery. Though no one was aboard the ...
On February 10, 2009, the deactivated Russian satellite Kosmos-2251 and the American commercial satellite Iridium 33 smashed into each other at almost 12 kilometers per second, each shattering into thousands of pieces that continue to hurtle around E...
On February 10, 2009, the deactivated Russian satellite Kosmos-2251 and the American commercial satellite Iridium 33 smashed into each other at almost 12 kilometers per second, each shattering into thousands of pieces that continue to hurtle around E...
It’s been a seminal year for NASA. In September, the agency announced the discovery of flowing water on Mars, a finding that could signify the presence of life forms. And in October, they released an ambitious plan intended to send astronauts to Ma...
It’s been a seminal year for NASA. In September, the agency announced the discovery of flowing water on Mars, a finding that could signify the presence of life forms. And in October, they released an ambitious plan intended to send astronauts to Ma...
While the Cold War and the arms race that ensued positioned the US as the world’s premier superpower, the resources poured into the space program made it a leader in innovation and technology. Interest in science, technology and math surged signifi...
While the Cold War and the arms race that ensued positioned the US as the world’s premier superpower, the resources poured into the space program made it a leader in innovation and technology. Interest in science, technology and math surged signifi...
Since Sputnik kicked off the space race, humans have steadily littered Earth’s orbit with derelict satellites, spent rocket stages and bits of space projects gone awry. Burgeoning space industries, private and public, only continue to add to the ev...
Since Sputnik kicked off the space race, humans have steadily littered Earth’s orbit with derelict satellites, spent rocket stages and bits of space projects gone awry. Burgeoning space industries, private and public, only continue to add to the ev...