NASA pulls the plug on VIPER Moon rover project due to mounting costs and delays
NASA has announced that following a “comprehensive internal review” it has decided to pull the plug on its…
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Boeing ships NASA second core rocket stage for historic mission to Moon
Boeing has provided NASA with the second core stage of the Space Launch Syst em (SLS) to send…
ESA spacecraft to meet with colossal asteroid set to whisk past Earth in 2029
A mission to launch a European spacecraft that will rendezvous with a 375-meter-wide asteroid that is scheduled to…
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket breaks up upon ascent, cargo of Starlink satellites lost
SpaceX’s tight schedule for commercial satellite launches has been thrown off course following the loss of one of…
Virgin Galactic completes spaceship factory, prepares to up mission frequency
Virgin Galactic has completed the construction of the manufacturing facility where it will assemble the next generation of…
Europe regains access to space with successful inaugural Ariane 6 launch
ArianeGroup’s new heavy-lift rocket, Ariane 6, successfully made its inaugural flight from the Guiana Space Centre (CSG), also…
MDA Space to develop new robotic arm for NASA’s Gateway lunar space station
MDA Space has been awarded a $1 billion contract from the Canadian Space Agency for the next phases…
Airbus to provide German military with communications satellite system
Airbus has secured a €2.1 billion contract with Germany’s armed forces, the Bundeswehr, to develop a secure satellite…
Part of Tianlong-3 rocket crashes in China: video
Chinese aerospace company Beijing Tianbing Technology encountered an unexpected setback when the first stage of its Tianlong-3 rocket…
ISS astronauts take cover in spaceships as Russian satellite breaks into pieces
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) were forced to take cover in their spaceships when a defunct…
US private space firm Firefly to launch satellites from northern Sweden
Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) has announced a partnership with US private space company Firefly to launch satellites from…
SpaceX wins NASA contract to build deorbit vehicle for space station destruction
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has been awarded an $843 million contract by NASA to design and build the ‘U.S.…
Spanish startup PLD Space to launch MIURA 5 rocket from French Guiana
Spanish space startup PLD Space announced, on June 24, 2024, that it is investing €10 million to set…
NASA denies ISS medical emergency after SpaceX training drill airs on livestream
NASA was forced to deny that a medical emergency broke out onboard the International Space Station (ISS) after…
Boeing’s Starliner return to Earth delayed, new helium leaks discovered
NASA astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams will spend a few more days aboard the International Space Station…
First-ever crewed Boeing Starliner launches, new helium leaks cause concerns
The first-ever crewed Boeing Starliner has successfully launched into space. However, celebrations have been dampened by the discovery…
US Air Force and Space Force conduct successful Minuteman III missile test
An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) was launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on June…
China’s Chang’e-6 spacecraft performs world’s third lunar landing in 2024
China achieved a major milestone in a robotic lunar exploration mission by the China National Space Administration with…