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Private space operator Intuitive Machines launches Moon mission for NASA
On February 15, 2024, private space operator Intuitive Machines successfully launched its IM-1 Lunar mission in support of…
SpaceX delays launch of US military space drone X-37B
SpaceX, the US-based spacecraft manufacturer, has unveiled changes to the launch schedule for the US Space Force space…
2023-12-10
Out of this world: Japanese restaurateur sends ramen into space on SpaceX rocket
A restaurant group has partnered with leading Japanese space startup Space BD to launch an unusual payload into…
2023-11-16
Space X launches with Saudi astronauts onboard including country’s first woman
A four-person crew blasted their way off to the International Space Station (ISS) on a Space X rocket…
2023-05-22
BelugaST delivers Airbus-built satellite to Kennedy Space Centre
Airbus has announced that it has recently used one of its BelugaST (Super Transporter, ed.-) aircraft to deliver…
2022-10-17
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…
2022-05-09
Up to 40 SpaceX Starlink satellites lost to geomagnetic storm
A geomagnetic storm has wiped out up to 40 newly launched SpaceX Starlink satellites. SpaceX, founded by entrepreneur…
2022-02-10
SpaceX final launch of 2021 delivers Christmas gifts to the ISS
SpaceX launched its final Falcon 9 rocket of the year on December 21, 2021, in order to resupply…
2021-12-21
After delays, NASA & ESA astronauts lift-off for ISS aboard SpaceX craft
The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft ‘Endurance’ has launched four astronauts into space, where they will spend around six…
2021-11-11
SpaceX launches Inspiration4, first private orbital mission
The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule was successfully delivered to orbit in its first all-civilian mission, Inspiration4. The Falcon…
2021-09-16
The United Arab Emirates: the next space power?
While it may not have the experience of the United States, nor the means of China, the United…
2021-08-24
SpaceX Dragon Crew completes new record-breaking 167-day-long mission
Four crew members of the SpaceX Crew Dragon Crew-1 capsule, developed by NASA and Elon Musk’s aerospace manufacturing…
2021-08-04
Space tourism: when could we plan a trip to cosmos?
Space tourism is a fast-emerging market with a handful of competitors vying to make vacationing in space an…
2021-05-13
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…
2021-04-23
SpaceX Dragon capsule reaches International Space Station
Four astronauts on board of the SpaceX Dragon capsule safely docked with the International Space Station (ISS) around…
2020-11-17
X-37B, the mysterious space drone, lands after two-year mission
The X-37B, the United States Air Force space drone, has just returned to Earth after a 780-day flight.…
2019-10-28
Pentagon to review USAF certification of SpaceX launch vehicles
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy have fallen under scrutiny by the Pentagon, which has initiated a review…
2019-02-12
With Intuitive Machines, the US returns to the Moon
The Odysseus space module operated by US company Intuitive Machines successfully landed on the Moon on February 22,…