Rocket Lab to launch NASA’s new solar sail technology no earlier than April 24
– Rocket Lab will launch NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) mission no earlier than April 24 from their launch site in Mahia, New Zealand. – The goal of the ACS3 mission is to test the deployment of new composite booms that will unfold and hold triangular solar sail sheets in place to […]
NASA seeks to reign in costs of Mars Sample Return mission
– NASA’s Mars Sample Return mission is facing significant cost overruns, with an independent review finding it could cost up to $11 billion, $4-5 billion more than originally expected. – The mission is also facing schedule delays, and would not return samples to Earth until 2040 under the current architecture, which NASA Administrator Bill […]