Future of ‘Spaceport Camden’ in limbo after referendum passes blocking land sale
Read full article: Future of ‘Spaceport Camden’ in limbo after referendum passes blocking land saleA decisive 72-percent of Camden County voters who went to the polls Tuesday told the county commission that it no longer has the power to buy a 4,000-acre patch of land outside Woodbine for the planned Spaceport Camden project.
Pittsburgh’s ambassadors to space are ready to return America to the moon
Read full article: Pittsburgh’s ambassadors to space are ready to return America to the moonSeveral private companies launching moon landers later this year from Florida will kick off a grand campaign to better understand our nearest neighbor, with big implications for when NASA returns humans to the moon in a few short years.
There’s more than 1 way to send a spacecraft to Venus
Read full article: There’s more than 1 way to send a spacecraft to VenusAdIt used to be -- in the U.S.-- NASA was the only way to fund and send a robotic mission to another world, but not anymore. The company wants to send the first robotic mission to Venus in 2023. (Image credit: Rocket Lab) (Rocket Lab)Meanwhile, NASA is considering funding its own missions to the planet considered Earth’s twin. Currently there are two Venus missions under consideration and two more equally fascinating missions, one designed to study Jupiter’s moon Io and another to Neptune’s moon Triton. AdHere’s what launching a robotic mission to another planet looks like, in a nutshell, according to Wagner:“This is what a typical NASA mission is.