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European Space Agency to launch two missions on Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon 9
The European Space Agency (ESA) will use Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets to launch the Euclid space…
2022-10-21
European Space Agency announces launch date of first Ariane 6 rocket
The European Space Agency (ESA) has revealed the launch date of the next-generation Ariane 6 rocket. According to…
2022-10-20
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
NASA confirms DART mission was a success after altering the orbit of an asteroid
NASA has confirmed that the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) test, which aimed to crash a satellite into…
2022-10-12
Countdown for launch: Virgin Orbit ready for UK’s first orbital space launch
Virgin Orbit says it is ready to launch a rocket from Spaceport Cornwall, which would be the first…
2022-10-05
NASA, SpaceX to collaborate on plan to save the Hubble Space Telescope
NASA and SpaceX have signed a Space Act Agreement to study the feasibility of boosting the Hubble Space…
2022-09-30
Artemis I rocket is safe after a reported fire in VAB storage
NASA’s Artemis I rocket is reported to be safe after a small fire broke out inside the Vehicle…
2022-09-28
Not another Black Arrow: UK prepares to launch first satellites from Cornwall
After eight years of a “rollercoaster” journey, and 50 years after the aborted Black Arrow program, the UK…
2022-09-27
NASA eyes late September for Artemis I launch
NASA has adjusted the demonstration test and launch date of the Artemis I mission after several delays due…
2022-09-13
SLS: NASA’s most powerful and controversial rocket is ready to launch
At the end of 2016, the aerospace industry held its breath as the largest and most powerful rocket…
2022-08-29
Nicole Aunapu Mann set to be first Native American woman to travel to ISS
NASA’s astronaut Nicole Aunapu Mann is set to become the first Native American woman to travel to the…
2022-08-18
NASA readies Artemis rocket for unmanned Moon mission
NASA has moved the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft to the launch site for final preparations before it blasts…
2022-08-17
First launch of India’s SSLV space rocket ends in failure
Despite initially claiming success, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced that the first launch of the…
2022-08-08
Virgin Galactic postpones commercial space travel launch until Q2 2023
Space tourism company Virgin Galactic has once again delayed the launch of its commercial space travel services, the…
2022-08-05
A giant leap for lambkind! Shaun the Sheep to join Artemis moon mission
He’s beloved by many children and parents and now Shaun the Sheep will go where no other lamb…
2022-08-02
New Roscosmos head says Russia to exit International Space Station after 2024
The new head of Russia’s space agency said Russia will withdraw from the International Space Station (ISS) “after…
2022-07-26
Satellite operators Eutelsat and OneWeb announce merger talks
Is there a merger of satellite companies on the cards? France’s Eutelsat has announced it is in talks…
2022-07-25
Space start-ups Relativity, Impulse to attempt Mars mission in 2024
Two start-ups, Relativity Space and Impulse Space, announced a program to launch a Mars lander mission in 2024. …
2022-07-21