Go there, do that - in Space!
Telling the stories of how Space is done, who does it, and how we all can do it. Because inside the wonder of astonishing news and beautiful images depicting wondrous places far far away lies the joy of creating the machines, ideas, businesses, and solutions that get us there.
Writings
Coming down: CLPS: Firefly’s Blue Ghost 1
Let’s take a look at what Firefly’s Blue Ghost 1 has brought to the moon.
Coming Down: CLPS Flight | Intuitive Machines IM-2
IM-2 is going to the Moon! Let’s have a look what it brings there.
Going Up: SPHEREx and PUNCH
A look at SPHEREx and PUNCH, two missions sharing a ride to a sun-synchronous low earth orbit.
A new ERA in space – a different kind of perseverance
It is 11 meters long and has an even longer history: ERA (European Robotic Arm), developed and built by ESA, launched to the ISS with the Russian multipurpose laboratory module NAUKA. Its journey from idea to space underscores one more time: space is hard and it can take a long time to get there. Let’s take a look at this arm’s journey into space.
Hawaiian Stowaways
When the officially uncrewed CRS SpX-22 launched on June 3rd, 2021, it had some very special passengers on board that will help us understand the impact microgravity has on our microbiome, on how our bodies interact with those microbes that we have a beneficial relationship with. So, this very special passenger will play a small role in helping human spaceflight to Mars and beyond.
