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FAA licenses Huntsville airport to operate commercial space reentries

FAA licenses Huntsville International Airport to operate commercial space reentries. ...

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Russia ramping up cyberattacks against Starlink systems: Musk

Russia ramping up cyberattacks against Starlink systems in Ukraine: Musk

SpaceX’s founder Elon Musk said that Russia has increased a number of cyberattacks against Starlink internet commu ...

Virgin Orbit expands fleet with two new Boeing 747s modified by L3Harris

Virgin Orbit will expand its fleet with two 747-400 airframes to support the growing need for U.S. national security and ...

China’s reusable rocket lands after reaching 1 km

Deep Blue Aerospace (DBA), has successfully completed a kilometer-high flight and landing test of its reusable Nebula-M1...

Virgin Galactic postpones commercial space travel services

Virgin Galactic delays commercial space travel launch until 2023

Virgin Galactic is delaying the launch of its commercial space travel service until the first quarter of 2023....

Four ISS astronauts return to Earth aboard SpaceX capsule

Three US astronauts and one German returned to Earth on April 6, 2022, aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule after a journ ...

First fully private mission Ax-1 departs ISS

First fully private mission Ax-1 departs International Space Station

The crew of the first fully private mission Ax-1 has undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) to fly back to ...

United States calls for global ban on anti-satellite missile tests

The United States will abandon any testing of direct-ascent anti-satellite weapons over space debris concerns and calls ...

South Korea to launch five spy satellites atop SpaceX rocket

South Korea has reportedly hired SpaceX to launch five homegrown spy satellites by 2025. ...

First fully private mission to ISS docks successfully

Axiom-1, the first fully private mission to the International Space Station, successfully reached its destination ...

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Russia says it will end cooperation on the ISS

The head of Russian space agency Roscosmos says Russia will end cooperation on the International Space Station (ISS). ...

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NASA seeks second moon lander for Artemis to compete with SpaceX

NASA is calling on US companies to develop a second lander under the Artemis program to take humans to the moon again...

OneWeb signs deal with SpaceX to restart satellite launches

British satellite communications provider OneWeb will launch the remainder of its constellation on SpaceX rockets....

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ESA suspends European-Russian ExoMars mission

The European Space Agency (ESA) has suspended ExoMars, the Mars rover program developed jointly with Russia ...

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ISS could crash if sanctions not lifted, warns Roscosmos

The International Space Station (ISS) could crash if sanctions are not lifted, the head of Russian space agency Roscosmo ...

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Russia stops supply of rocket engines to the US

Russia has halted supply of rocket engines to the United States in response to Western sanctions. ...

Russia suspends Western-backed space projects in response to sanctions

Russian space agency Roscosmos announced the suspension of multiple Western-backed projects, including two Soyuz launche ...

Rocket on course to crash into Moon does not belong to Space X, astronomers say

Revised calculations suggest rogue object on crash course to the Moon does not belong to SpaceX, it’s a rocket sta ...

Up to 40 SpaceX Starlink satellites lost to geomagnetic storm

SpaceX says up to 40 newly launched Starlink satellites have been hit by a geomagnetic storm, forcing them to reenter Ea ...

“Welcome home!” Webb telescope reaches final destination in space

The NASA James Webb space telescope arrives at its final destination, L2, nearly 1 million miles away from Earth&nb ...

Virgin Orbit conducts successful third launch, sends seven satellites to space

Virgin Orbit has used Cosmic Girl, its specially modified Boeing 747, to launch a third set of satellites into space.&nb ...

SpaceX: Starship to launch Starlink Gen2 in March 2022

SpaceX expects to launch its Starlink Gen2 satellites onboard Starship rockets as soon as March 2022. ...

NASA completes deployment of James Webb telescope with mirror unfolding

The mirror of the James Webb Space Telescope has been successfully unfolded, completing deployment of the telescope &nbs ...

Webb telescope closer to operation with sunshield, mirror structure deployment

The NASA James Webb Telescope successfully deploys its sunshield and secondary mirror support ...

Biden pledges to extend ISS operations until 2030

Biden pledges to extend International Space Station ops until 2030

The Biden administration has pledged to extend the operations of the International Space Statio ...

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Space every day: Exploring the history of space flight with Margaret Weitekamp

Every day is Space Day for Margaret Weitekamp, chair and curator of the space history department at the National Air and ...

Webb telescope begins sunshield deployment, approaches journey midpoint

Approaching the midpoint of its journey towards L2, James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) proceeds with its m ...

China Space Station avoids near-collision with Starlink satellites

China’s space station has experienced two close encounters with satellites launched by SpaceX&rsquo ...

Japan announces ambitious Moon exploration program

Japan announces a program to put a man on the Moon by 2030, probe in 2024. ...

Webb telescope nears Moon orbit, prepares for sunshield deployment

Two days after the launch, James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is about to cross the Moon’s orbit ...

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Will space be the next battlefield?

As the race to dominate space continues, could it become the next battlefield? ...

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FAA licenses Huntsville airport to operate commercial space reentries

Russia ramping up cyberattacks against Starlink systems in Ukraine: Musk

Virgin Orbit expands fleet with two new Boeing 747s modified by L3Harris

China’s reusable rocket lands after reaching 1 km

Virgin Galactic delays commercial space travel launch until 2023

Four ISS astronauts return to Earth aboard SpaceX capsule

First fully private mission Ax-1 departs International Space Station

United States calls for global ban on anti-satellite missile tests

South Korea to launch five spy satellites atop SpaceX rocket

First fully private mission to ISS docks successfully

Russia says it will end cooperation on the ISS

NASA seeks second moon lander for Artemis to compete with SpaceX

OneWeb signs deal with SpaceX to restart satellite launches

ESA suspends European-Russian ExoMars mission

ISS could crash if sanctions not lifted, warns Roscosmos

Russia stops supply of rocket engines to the US

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Ukrainian TB-2 drones and Su-27 fighters strike back on Snake Island

Israel publishes footage of F-35 shooting down Iranian stealth drones

Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter destroyed by Ukrainian anti-tank missile

Russia’s UAC to begin restoration work on Il-96, Tu-204 and An-124 aircraft

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Russia suspends Western-backed space projects in response to sanctions

Rocket on course to crash into Moon does not belong to Space X, astronomers say

Up to 40 SpaceX Starlink satellites lost to geomagnetic storm

“Welcome home!” Webb telescope reaches final destination in space

Virgin Orbit conducts successful third launch, sends seven satellites to space

SpaceX: Starship to launch Starlink Gen2 in March 2022

NASA completes deployment of James Webb telescope with mirror unfolding

Webb telescope closer to operation with sunshield, mirror structure deployment

Biden pledges to extend International Space Station ops until 2030

Space every day: Exploring the history of space flight with Margaret Weitekamp

Webb telescope begins sunshield deployment, approaches journey midpoint

China Space Station avoids near-collision with Starlink satellites

Japan announces ambitious Moon exploration program

Webb telescope nears Moon orbit, prepares for sunshield deployment

Will space be the next battlefield?