European space agency signs deal for asteroid defence mission
The European space agency (ESA) signed a deal worth 129 million euros ($154 million) on Tuesday to make a spacecraft… Read More »
Elon Musk says Starship SN8 prototype will have a nosecone and attempt a 60,000-foot return flight
Elon Musk has shared some details about future testing of Starship, the SpaceX launch vehicle currently being developed by the… Read More »
Blue Origin’s human lunar lander all-star space team completes first key milestone for moon mission
Blue Origin, along with it partners Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Draper, was one of three companies to be awarded… Read More »
Boeing’s first Starliner crewed mission tentatively slated for 2021
Boeing said on Tuesday it aims to redo its unmanned Starliner crew capsule flight test to the International Space Station… Read More »
ISS crew looks for source of small cabin air leak
Three crew members on board the International Space Station will spend the weekend in the vessel’s Russian segment while they… Read More »
Taking on SpaceX, Amazon to invest $10 billion in satellite broadband plan
Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) said on Thursday it will invest more than $10 billion to build a network of 3,236 satellites… Read More »
NASA launches new rover to search for signs of past Martian life
NASA’s next-generation Mars rover Perseverance blasted off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral on Thursday atop an Atlas 5 rocket on a… Read More »
Hughes Network Systems to invest $50 million to join OneWeb consortium
U.S. satellite broadband provider Hughes Network Systems has agreed to invest $50 million in the British government and Bharti-backed consortium… Read More »
United Arab Emirates launches mission to Mars
The United Arab Emirates launched its first mission to Mars on Monday as it strives to develop its scientific and… Read More »
SpaceX capsule carrying NASA astronauts slated for August 2 return
The NASA astronauts who traveled to the International Space Station in SpaceX’s first crewed flight in May are expected to… Read More »
Boeing to support NASA with ISS operations through 2024
Boeing said on Wednesday it would support International Space Station (ISS) operations through September 2024 as part of a $916… Read More »
SpaceX’s third Starlink launch in three weeks is just around the corner
SpaceX is just a few days away from Falcon 9’s third Starlink internet satellite launch in 22 days, also the… Read More »
Kathy Lueders now has the job of making NASA’s 2024 moon landing happen
NASA’s selection of Kathy Lueders to become the new associate administrator of the Human Exploration and Operations (HEO) Mission Directorate has been… Read More »
SpaceX wants to build an offshore spaceport near Texas for Starship Mars rocket
The company is hiring “offshore operations engineers” to develop the launch and landing platforms. SpaceX’s Mars-colonizing missions may not launch… Read More »
Vega rocket’s return-to-flight launch waits for improved wind conditions
The first launch of an Italian-made Vega rocket since an in-flight failure nearly one year ago has been postponed to… Read More »
Airlines, Satellite, and Tech Leaders Convene for First Virtual Global Connected Aircraft Summit
Next week, we bring you another virtual event as we look at one of the more impacted and interesting markets… Read More »
SpaceX launches 58 more Starlink satellites and 3 Planet Skysats for first rideshare launch
SpaceX has launched its latest batch of Starlink satellites, growing the constellation by another 58 spacecraft just 10 days after… Read More »
SpaceX is launching 3 batches of internet satellites within 18 days
SpaceX is launching another batch of broadband internet satellites into orbit this week, while the company’s new spaceship sits docked… Read More »
New SpaceX spacesuits get five-star rating from NASA astronauts
The movie-star look to SpaceX’s new spacesuits is just one of the innovative features the Crew Dragon astronauts enjoyed during… Read More »
Russia’s space chief complains about American jokes
Americans should show more respect for Russia’s space program after relying on it for nine years as the only way… Read More »
Starship Is Top Priority, Elon Musk Tells To SpaceX Employees
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX is urging employees to renew focus on Starship, a massive rocket that can take as… Read More »
NASA Taps Northrop Grumman to Build Lunar Gateway Hab Module
Northrop was always going to win this one, and now we know how much it won for phase one. In… Read More »