China begins testing ‘mini Starship’ rocket engine
Chinese startup Space Epoch has performed initial ground tests on the Longyun-70, an engine for the company’s upcoming…
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Virgin Galactic to restart space tourism flights after leadership restructuring
Virgin Galactic has announced a plan to restart flying tourists in the second quarter of 2023 after a…
UK’s first-ever orbital launch ends in failure after missing orbit
Cosmic Girl, a Boeing 747 converted into an airborne launch platform by Virgin Orbit, has attempted to conduct…
Poland orders two Pléiades Neo spy satellites from Airbus
The Polish Ministry of Defense ordered two Pléiades Neo observation satellites from Airbus Defense & Space, a contract…
UK grants Virgin Orbit licenses to launch satellites
The United Kingdom (UK) Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) granted Virgin Orbit its launch and range licenses, paving the…
‘My power’s really low’: NASA’s InSight Mars lander posts final message
NASA’s InSight Mars lander, which has been operating on Mars since 2018, has sent what is likely to…
Russian ISS spacewalk canceled due to liquid leak on Soyuz spacecraft
Two Russian cosmonauts canceled a routine spacewalk at the International Space Station (ISS) after liquid, possibly coolant, began…
NASA’s retired B747 SOFIA makes final flight to Pima Air & Space Museum
NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) aircraft has been retired to the Pima Air & Space Museum…
Japanese space startup ispace launches first commercial moon lander
Japanese lunar robotic exploration startup company ispace has successfully launched the first privately funded moon lander aboard a…
Orion splashes down following month-long journey around the Moon
Orion capsule, which splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after spending 25 days on its journey around the…
NASA’s Orion spacecraft finishes Moon mission, heads home to Earth
The Orion spacecraft, launched by NASA on the Artemis I mission, is preparing to return to Earth after…
Chinese Shenzhou-14 spacecraft returns to Earth after six-month mission: video
Three Chinese astronauts have returned to Earth after completing a six-month mission in orbit. The Shenzhou-14 spacecraft’s re-entry…
France pledges not to conduct anti-satellite missile tests
France is the first to answer the call from the United Nations not to carry out testing of…
Finishing touches: China to complete Tiangong space station with final mission
A Long March 2F rocket will blast off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on November 29, 2022, carrying…
NASA’s Orion enters Moon’s orbit, breaks record
Orion spacecraft, launched by NASA on its Artemis I mission, broke the record for the farthest distance from…
European Space Force: what are the space capabilities of European nations?
The militarization of space, temporarily on hold following the end of the Cold War, is once again a…
Polaris spaceplane demonstrator completes first flight
The Athena spaceplane demonstrator, built by the startup Polaris on behalf of the German Armed Forces, completed its…
Midpoint: Artemis I passes the half-way point to the Moon
NASA’s Orion spacecraft, flying on the Artemis I mission, reached the half-way point between the Earth and the…