SpaceX’s Falcon 9 completes 10th launch, has now lifted 550 satellites into orbit
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket rideshare mission safely launched into space on Jan. 13. The first stage then sent its upper… Read More »
China’s Shenzhou 13 astronauts manually fly cargo ship for emergency docking test
Astronauts manually flew the Tianzhou 2 cargo ship via a remote control system in the test. China’s Shenzhou 13 astronauts… Read More »
James Webb Space Telescope should have fuel for about 20 years of exploration
Webb will be working for a long, long time, scientists hope. As the James Webb Space Telescope heads towards its… Read More »
A big failed Russian Angara-A5 rocket crashes back to Earth out of control
A Russian rocket fell to a watery resting place on Jan. 5 after an uncontrolled reentry into Earth’s atmosphere. The… Read More »
Mars helicopter Ingenuity gearing up for 19th Red Planet flight
NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity is poised to make its first flight of 2022. The flight will be short but challenging…. Read More »
Lockheed Martin, Amazon and Cisco team up to integrate human-machine interface tech in Orion spacecraft
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) have teamed up to integrate unique human-machine interface technologies… Read More »
OneWeb brings total in-orbit constellation to 394 satellites
OneWeb capped off a successful 2021 with the launch of a further 36 satellites by Arianespace from the Baikonur Cosmodrome… Read More »
White House directs NASA to extend International Space Station operations through 2030
The White House has given NASA a New Year’s Eve “go” to continue operations on board the International Space Station… Read More »
SpaceX Starship launch headlines the most anticipated 2022 space missions
The SpaceX Starship launch (its first official one to orbit, specifically) proves to be the headliner among the most anticipated… Read More »
NASA says Webb Space Telescope’s fuel likely to last more than 10 years
After a successful launch of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope on December 25, and completion of two mid-course correction maneuvers,… Read More »
China says its space station dodged Starlink satellites twice this year
Astronomers aren’t the only ones taking issue with SpaceX’s Starlink satellites. As CNET reports, China has filed a complaint with… Read More »
NASA had a stellar 2021
Most people don’t notice when a branch of government has a very good year. What constitutes high times at the… Read More »
Launch of NASA’s James Webb space telescope delayed until Christmas Day
Liftoff of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, designed to peer farther than ever into the universe, has been delayed until… Read More »
SpaceX lands 100th Falcon booster
Exactly six years after its first successful recovery, SpaceX has landed a Falcon booster for the 100th time. On December… Read More »
US court approvals Intelsat financial restructuring process
The US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division, has approved Intelsat’s Plan of Reorganization, marking the… Read More »
Inmarsat ORCHESTRA reaches first milestone
Inmarsat ORCHESTRA has activated a low earth orbit (LEO) satellite payload. While details of the in-orbit testing remain confidential, Inmarsat… Read More »
SpaceX’s Starship aims to get humans to Mars
It’s been an eventful month for Elon Musk. The world’s richest man and founder of Tesla and SpaceX was, controversially,… Read More »
NASA craft ‘touches’ sun for 1st time and dives into atmosphere
A NASA spacecraft has officially “touched” the sun, plunging through the unexplored solar atmosphere known as the corona. Scientists announced… Read More »
NASA says SpaceX is only provider so far able to provide astronaut rides
SpaceX is the only American company right now capable of sending astronauts to the International Space Station, NASA said in… Read More »
FAA ends commercial Space Astronaut Wings program and will recognize individuals reaching space on website
With the advent of the commercial space tourism era, starting in 2022, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will now recognize… Read More »
Daughter of pioneering astronaut Alan Shepard soars to space aboard Blue Origin
The eldest daughter of pioneering U.S. astronaut Alan Shepard took a joyride to the edge of space aboard Jeff Bezos’… Read More »
U.S. FAA finds no Blue Origin safety issues after review
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it had found no safety issues after investigating allegations made against Blue… Read More »
NASA’s Hubble telescope is fully operational again after a month-long nap
NASA’s Hubble telescope has been in a “coma” since going into system failure in late October — but today, the… Read More »
Japanese billionaire Maezawa blasts off into space
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa set out to became the first space tourist in more than a decade to travel to… Read More »
France to mimic Musk with own SpaceX-style launcher
European space company ArianeGroup will develop a reusable mini-launcher to compete with the likes of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, French Finance… Read More »
The NASA-China space race is about to go nuclear
NASA and the United States Department of Energy recently put out a call for industry to propose designs for a… Read More »