Erin Winick
MIT Tech Review
Boston, MA, United States
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Does the world need a 3D-printed rocket?
Relativity Space, a well-funded startup, is going all-in on additive manufacturing and 3D printing. It's not clear whether that it's necessary. → Read More
The number of satellites orbiting Earth could quintuple in the next decade
Satellite constellations planned for launch in the next 5 years means the number of objects in orbit will grow exponentially. → Read More
Rocket Lab: The small firm that launched the 3D-printed space revolution
Peter Beck founded Rocket Lab, which 3D-prints rocket engines for NASA. We talked to him about the technology’s benefits—and the future of the fledgling small launch industry. → Read More
The black hole at the center of a dwarf galaxy is way smaller than we thought
By looking at the accretion disk of a black hole in galaxy NGC 4395, astronomers found it was about 40 times smaller than researchers had estimated. → Read More
NASA is opening the ISS up to private astronauts and commercial business
The International Space Station is going to have a commercial focus going forward.The news: NASA announced today it’s now accepting bids from companies that want to make money using the station’s resources and access to microgravity. → Read More
Why is the moon flashing? A new telescope might find out.
The flashes on the moon’s surface are spotted multiple times a week—but what are they?Some background: For thousands of years astronomers have observed strange flashes on the lunar surface, known as transient lunar phenomena. → Read More
Space weather affects your daily life. It’s time to start paying attention.
Meet the space weather woman who is working to get users to understand how space impact GPS, communications, and other satellite based technologies we are increasingly relying on. → Read More
NASA has selected the first three companies bringing payloads to the moon
The first company plans to land on the moon as early as next year.The news: Today NASA announced that three companies have been selected to carry the agency’s experiments to the lunar surface as a part of the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program. → Read More
A bendable mirror is a step toward finding life outside our solar system
A CubeSat launching to space this year will provide a test run for future telescopes. → Read More
SpaceX has launched the first 60 satellites of its space internet system
The satellite internet contest is heating up. → Read More
The NASA engineer who helped Apollo astronauts catch their ride home
To get back from the lunar surface, the astronauts had to rendezvous in lunar orbit. Sheila Thibeault helped make that possible. → Read More
NASA and Virgin Orbit have 3D-printed a working rocket engine part
They have successfully test-fired 3D-printed combustion chambers made from multiple materials.The news: By combining their manufacturing and testing capabilities, small-satellite launcher Virgin Orbit and NASA created a rocket combustion chamber that was 3D-printed from multiple metals. → Read More
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has spotted Jupiter’s magnetic field shifting
It turns out our home planet isn’t the only one with poles that can’t sit still.Changing it up: Earth’s magnetic field is far from set in stone. → Read More
Jeff Bezos has unveiled Blue Origin’s lunar lander
He revealed details about the company’s new rocket, engine, and lunar lander at a private event in Washington DC today.Behind curtain number one… Jeff Bezos unveiled Blue Moon, the company’s lunar lander that has been in the works for the past three years. → Read More
These amazing Met Gala looks took more than a thousand hours of 3D printing
Designer Zac Posen used additive manufacturing to create wearable sculptures for partygoers. → Read More
What would we do if an asteroid was on a collision course with Earth?
Pretend there’s a 1-in-100 chance an asteroid will hit us—what should we do? → Read More
A power outage on the International Space Station will delay a SpaceX resupply mission
Thankfully, no one is in immediate danger, but the partial power loss means that SpaceX is going to need to wait before launching its CRS-17 Dragon resupply mission carrying nearly 5,500 pounds of experiments and supplies.The problem: The International Space Station (ISS), which is powered via its solar panels, has four main distribution units known as main bus switching units (MBSUs). → Read More
The moon may be made from a magma ocean that once covered Earth
There are a number of theories about where the moon came from. → Read More
This 3D-printed beehive could be our future home on Mars
A NASA competition to develop habitats for space missions is down to its final three—and you could test them out. → Read More
The first Marsquake has been detected
The Mars InSight lander has sensed a quake within the planet.The news: On its 128th day on the red planet, the lander picked up the first definitive sign of shaking from within Mars. → Read More