Space Products & Innovation Archives

James Webb Space Telescope’s year of big discoveries

JWST is offering new insights into the universe’s origins, which continue to challenge established physics and cosmology.

ESA’s Proba-3 mission launches to create artificial eclipses in orbit

On Dec. 5, Proba-3 lifted off on a PSLV-XL rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in India.

ESA’s Proba-3 satellite pair will create artificial solar eclipses in orbit to study ejections from the Sun.

3D printing with recycled plastics is designed to aid sustainable space

Concerns over increasing orbital debris and a focus on in-situ resource utilization have carved a niche for one American company focusing on sustainability in space.

NASA lays off 5% of JPL staff amid budget tightening

NASA laid off more than 300 employees at its Jet Propulsion Laboratory amid a shrinking budget and an uncertain federal future.

NOAA finalizes GOES, eyes next generation of forecasting

Increasingly sophisticated weather satellites, such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) GOES fleet, are providing the timeliest weather and climate analysis ever fielded.

Volunteer crew emerges from year-long NASA Mars simulation

After 378 days, the CHAPEA crew emerged from its Mars Simulation at NASA’s Johnson Space Center.

Dueling technologies would harness atoms for faster spaceflight

After decades of dormancy, the concept of spacecraft nuclear propulsion has returned to prominence. Projects from NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in partnership with the Department of Energy are looking to test the technology in space as soon as 2027.