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…
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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…
Spaceport Cornwall awarded UK’s first ever spaceport license
Ready for lift-off! Spaceport Cornwall received the UK’s first ever spaceport license, meaning it is a step closer…
World’s most powerful rocket SLS blasts off with NASA’s Artemis I mission
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), the world’s most powerful rocket, took off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida,…
NASA begins countdown to fourth attempt at launching the SLS rocket
NASA will conduct its fourth attempt to launch the Space Launch System (SLS), the world’s most powerful rocket,…
Cygnus spacecraft reaches ISS despite issue with solar array
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft has successfully arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) three days after it was…
Forest-measuring satellite to help fight climate change heads for final testing
A satellite to measure the world’s forests and help tackle climate change is undergoing final testing ahead of…
Kessler blackmail? Russia threatens to shoot down satellites used by Ukraine
US and other Western commercial satellites will be considered “legitimate targets” if they are used to aid the…
Russia’s Roscosmos plans to launch 9 satellites into Arctic orbit by 2026
Russia’s state corporation for space activities Roscosmos plans to launch nine satellites into the Arctic orbit by 2026,…