Amazon is launching its first internet satellites next year
Amazon is launching its first internet satellites next year. It’ll be around 2,000 satellites behind SpaceX. Amazon already dominates online… Read More »
Blue Origin, Boeing and others join Sierra Space to build commercial space station
The orbital real estate rush is just getting started as Sierra Space released more details on its plans to launch… Read More »
SpaceX needs to fix toilet problems in its Dragon capsules before weekend launch
SpaceX is taming some toilet troubles in its Dragon capsules before launching four more astronauts. The company and NASA want… Read More »
SES-17 successfully launched
SES has launched the SES-17 satellite, an Ariane 5 launcher operated by Arianespace from the Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French… Read More »
SpaceX is ‘go’ to launch astronauts to space station on Halloween
SpaceX is “go” to launch its spooky space station mission this weekend — as long as a toilet issue gets… Read More »
NASA officials are now targeting February 2022 for the Artemis 1 launch
NASA officials said they’re now targeting no earlier than February for the Artemis 1 launch as the completed vehicle enters… Read More »
India approves Global Xpress satellite communications service
Inmarsat’s strategic partner BSNL has received the necessary licenses to deliver Inmarsat’s Global Xpress (GX) mobile broadband services in India…. Read More »
Fired lead Virgin Galactic test pilot takes new job at Blue Origin
Mark “Forger” Stucky, who for six years headed the test pilot program at space company Virgin Galactic before he says… Read More »
U.S. Senate tells NASA to select two developers for lunar lander program
The Human Landing System saga is far from over. Senators on Monday Oct. 18 released a draft version of the… Read More »
OneWeb launches 36 Satellites from Vostochny
OneWeb has launched 36 satellites by Arianespace from the Vostochny Cosmodrome. This latest successful launch brings OneWeb’s total in-orbit constellation… Read More »
European space businesses lack the funds to fly
The space industry is set to play a major role in helping the European Union meet ambitious climate, digital and… Read More »
Surprise Soyuz thruster firing tilted and turned the ISS by 57 degrees
The astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station had to initiate emergency protocols after the spacecraft tilted and turned… Read More »
Three Chinese astronauts have arrived at the space station
Three Chinese astronauts have arrived at the space station China is building. They will stay for six months to help… Read More »
Russian actor and director making first movie in space return to Earth after 12-day mission
A Russian actor and a film director making the first move film in space returned to Earth on Sunday after… Read More »
Elon Musk says SpaceX’s Starlink will provide faster internet speeds on airlines inflight
Elon Musk on Oct. 14 touted SpaceX’s plan to use Starlink for in-flight Wi-Fi, emphasizing that his company is in… Read More »
China is sending 3 astronauts on longest crewed mission yet on the Shenzhou-13 spaceship
China is preparing to send three astronauts to live on its space station for six months — a new milestone… Read More »
Boeing’s next Starliner test flight moves to first half of 2022
Those murmurs of lengthy delays for Boeing’s next Starliner test flight turned out to be true. Space.com reports Boeing and… Read More »
Many Americans are ready for space travel
Is space tourism ready for lift-off? Research shows there is definite interest in traveling to space, but prohibitive price points… Read More »
William Shatner is heading to space on October 13th on a Blue Origin rocket
Jeff Bezos’ spaceflight company Blue Origin said Sunday it will postpone the flight that is slated to fly William Shatner… Read More »
Eutelsat raises shareholding in OneWeb
Eutelsat Communications has exercised a call option on a portion of the latest OneWeb funding round subscribed by Bharti, for… Read More »
NASA will shoot rocket at asteroid to test ‘planetary defense’ strategy
NASA will launch a spacecraft next month to hit an asteroid — on purpose — to change its path, testing… Read More »
FAA proposes issuing operator license to Relativity Space
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Wednesday it was proposing to issue a vehicle operator license to venture-backed startup… Read More »