China launches first module of future space station
The first of three elements of the future Chinese space station was launched on April 29, 2021. The…
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Blue Origin opens bids to the first passenger on its first space tourism flight
An American privately-funded aerospace company Blue Origin plans to conduct its first space tourism trip on its New…
Bezos’ Blue Origin attacks SpaceX over Moon landing contract
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin attacks NASA and SpaceX in a protest against the agency’s decision to award a…
SpaceX launches astronauts to International Space Station
On April 23, 2021, NASA and commercial rocket company SpaceX launched a new four-member crew spaceflight to the…
Hypersonix to fly to space using green hydrogen
The Australia-based startup Hypersonix Launch Systems will use green hydrogen fuel supplied by BOC for its re-usable SPARTAN…
NASA successfully flies helicopter on Mars
On April 19, 10:52 GMT, NASA announced that the Ingenuity helicopter has successfully completed its first flight on Mars.The small helicopter was…
NASA delays first Mars helicopter flight
The first flight of Ingenuity, NASA’s Mars helicopter, was rescheduled to make time for troubleshooting.The delay was announced…
NASA’s new Mars rover landing successful, first pictures received
On February 18, 2021, NASA confirmed the successful landing of the Perseverance rover on Mars.Within minutes, the robotic…
SpaceX announced the first all-civilian spaceflight in history
The American aerospace manufacturer SpaceX expects to conduct the first all-civilian spaceflight in history in late 2021 when…
VSS Imagine unveiling, sparks new generation of spaceplanes
On March 30, 2021, Virgin Galactic unveiled the ‘VSS Imagine’ – the company’s first SpaceShip III class and…
SpaceX rocket disintegration lights the sky of Seattle
On the night between March 25 and 26, 2021, the citizens of Seattle and the state of Washington…
Boeing, Hypersonix to study hydrogen-powered hypersonic vehicle
The Australia-based startup Hypersonix Launch Systems signed a research agreement with Boeing to explore the development of a…
AsterX: France starts first military exercise in space
The French Space Command (CDE), created in 2019, launched its first military space exercise, called ASTERX. The name…
SpaceX Starship rocket lands successfully before exploding
The third time is a charm… almost. For its third altitude test flight, SpaceX’s Starship rocket successfully landed.…
First video from Mars Perseverance successful landing
NASA revealed first videos from Mars Perseverance rover that capture a successful landing on the Red Planet.Recorded on…
Will Perseverance’s helicopter really conduct first flight on another planet?
The most unusual feature of the Mars 2020 mission is not the Perseverance – the largest ant the…
SpaceX Starship prototype crashes again on landing
A second prototype of the Starship rocket, produced by SpaceX, crashed on landing during a test flight from…
First-ever civilian SpaceX flight to blast-off by end of 2021
Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans to launch the first all-civilian charity-focused flight into Earth’s orbit at the end of…