JPL Rotor Blades Break the Sound Barrier on Mars Simulation
Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have pushed prototype rotor blades past Mach 1 inside a chamber simulating Mars's thin atmosph…
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Two Windows on the Cosmos: Earth's Edge and a Distant Galaxy
A glowing sliver of Earth seen from cislunar space, and a dust-wrapped active galaxy 45 million light-years away: on May 7, two missions rem…
NASA's Next Mars Helicopter Blades Crack the Sound Barrier
Inside a chamber replicating the thin Martian atmosphere, NASA engineers pushed next-generation helicopter rotor blades past the speed of so…
SpaceX juggles ISS cargo run and Starlink push in May
SpaceX is keeping a relentless pace in May 2026, with a Dragon cargo mission to the International Space Station following hot on the heels o…
SpaceX juggles ISS resupply and Starlink deployment in one week
Within days of each other, SpaceX is set to resupply the International Space Station and place 24 more Starlink satellites into orbit. The b…
Curiosity's Drill Gets Stuck, Then Freed in Atacama Zone
NASA's Curiosity rover hit a snag in early May 2026 when a rock became stuck to its drill in a region called Atacama. The incident offers a …
SpaceX keeps Vandenberg busy with back-to-back Falcon 9 launches
SpaceX fired off multiple Falcon 9 rockets from Vandenberg Space Force Base within days of each other in early May 2026, deploying Starlink …
Ireland and Malta Sign Artemis Accords on the Same Day
Two European Union members joined the Artemis Accords within hours of each other on May 4, 2026. The back-to-back signings push the internat…
SpaceX keeps Vandenberg busy with Starlink and a Korean rideshare
Within days of each other in early May 2026, SpaceX flew two Falcon 9 missions from Vandenberg Space Force Base: a 24-satellite Starlink bat…
Ireland and Malta Both Sign the Artemis Accords on the Same Day
On May 4, 2026, Ireland and Malta each formally joined the Artemis Accords in separate ceremonies, bringing the total signatory count to 65.…
SpaceX keeps Falcon 9 busy with Starlink and a South Korean rideshare
A 45-payload rideshare carrying South Korea's CAS500-2 Earth observation satellite and a dedicated Starlink batch mark a characteristically …
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