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 »
NASA awards Blue Origin, Nanoracks, Northrop Grumman over $400M in contracts to avoid space station gap
Just two days after officially (and quietly) confirming that it intends to replace the International Space Station with a commercial… Read More »
SpaceX’s Starlink is testing internet service for aircraft
SpaceX’s Starlink unit is testing its space-based internet service with several aircraft and wants to offer in-flight connection to airlines… Read More »
Nanoracks, Voyager Space, and Lockheed Martin Awarded NASA Contract
Nanoracks, in collaboration with Voyager Space and Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT], has been awarded a $160 million contract by NASA… Read More »
NASA details the International Space Station’s replacement with a commercial space station by 2030
NASA’s auditing body, the Office of Audits, has produced a report detailing the agency’s commitment to replacing the International Space… Read More »
U.S. Air Force awards contract for spaceborne weather data
U.S. Air Force recently awarded a $19.3 million contract to support a constellation of high-tech weather satellites capable of observing… Read More »
Inmarsat marks fifth anniversary of GX Aviation
Inmarsat is celebrating the fifth anniversary of GX Aviation, which since entering commercial service in 2016, has been selected by… Read More »