As NASA prepares to return astronauts to the lunar surface for longer stays and increasingly complex operations, building the Moon Base will require new ideas, advanced technologies, and expertise across many fields. During NASA Stories at the Ion on July 30, Shatel Bhakta, principal systems engineer for NASA’s Moon Base Program, presented “Building the Moon Base: Challenges and Opportunities at the Lunar South Pole.” He discussed the work required to establish a sustained human […]
The International Space Station has been busy throughout 2026, as it continues to be a bustling workspace for astronauts conducting a variety of scientific experiments that lay the groundwork for missions to the Moon and beyond. NASA’s Artemis II mission in April was the first crewed flight around the Moon in more than 50 years, […]
Customers will soon benefit from a more reliable, accessible and greener railway as the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) takes another significant step towards the transformation of Huddersfield station and the wider railway this autumn. From Saturday 19 September until Sunday 4 October 2026, engineers will be working around the clock to deliver a significant package […]
An £800,000 investment in Brotherton bridge near Knottingley will be carried out over the August bank holiday weekend, affecting some passenger journeys. The bridge has carried trains across the River Aire since the mid-19th century. Originally built as a tubular railway bridge during the Victorian era, its superstructure was replaced in 1903 with the steel […]