2 minute read 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… byIan Molyneaux2023-05-22
3 minute read Rocket on course to crash into Moon does not belong to Space X, astronomers say Revised calculations indicate that the upper stage of a Chinese Long March 3C rocket, launched in 2014, is… byValius Venckunas2022-02-15
3 minute read Space X, NASA gears up for historic Crew Dragon launch SpaceX and NASA are gearing up for the second attempt to make the first manned launch of the… byClement Charpentreau2020-05-30
1 minute read UK CAA plans integration of eVTOL, drones amid airspace modernization The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has launched a plan to modernize the nation’s airspace by 2040 with… byClement Charpentreau2024-07-25
1 minute read GE Aerospace, Airbus advance next-gen helicopter propulsion study GE Aerospace and Airbus Helicopters have completed the first phase of their collaborative global research aimed at developing… byGoda Labanauskaite2024-07-25
2 minute read GE Aerospace to upgrade GEnx-2B engines for USAF’s next “Doomsday plane” GE Aerospace has been selected by Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) to upgrade the GEnx-2B engines for the United… byClement Charpentreau2024-07-24
1 minute read Collins Aerospace to relocate Singapore plant to new $250M facility in Seletar Collins Aerospace announced that it will relocate its Singapore manufacturing facility to a new site in Seletar Aerospace… byJean Carmela Lim2024-07-24
2 minute read Vertical Aerospace unveils new generation full-scale VX4 eVTOL prototype British eVTOL developer Vertical Aerospace unveiled a new full-scale VX4 prototype on July 18, 2024. This aircraft’s eye-catching white… byMiquel Ros2024-07-18
3 minute read 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… byIan Molyneaux2024-07-17
3 minute read 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… byLuke Peters2024-07-15
1 minute read 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… byMiquel Ros2024-07-11
3 minute read UK eVTOL developer Vertical Aerospace secures key approval extension from CAA The team at Vertical Aerospace are celebrating some good news as the electric vehicle takeoff and landing (eVTOL)… byIan Molyneaux2024-07-10
2 minute read 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… byClement Charpentreau2024-07-101 comment
1 minute read Airbus joins aerospace and energy firms to develop hydrogen ecosystem in Spain Six prominent companies operating in the aviation and energy industries have signed a partnership agreement to develop the… byMiquel Ros2024-07-09
1 minute read 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… byClement Charpentreau2024-07-07
1 minute read 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… byIan Molyneaux2024-06-28
1 minute read 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… byMiquel Ros2024-06-28
2 minute read 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.… byIan Molyneaux2024-06-271 comment