Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 13, 2024 - The Long March 8A rocket, developed to become China's primary launch vehicle for medium- and low-Earth orbit missions, is set to make its maiden flight in January 2025, as announced by the China Aca
Grand Forks, ND (SPX) Dec 13, 2024 - Off the coast of Baja California in December 2022, sun sparkled over the rippling sea as waves sloshed around the USS Portland dock ship. Navy officials on the deck scrutinized the sky in search of
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Dec 13, 2024 - Portuguese aerospace firm Neuraspace, a leading player in Space Traffic Management (STM), has activated its second optical telescope, now operational in Chile. This addition provides southern hemisp
Washington (AFP) Dec 12, 2024 - US space company Virgin Galactic announced Thursday it is exploring the possibility of opening a new base in Italy, potentially bringing suborbital flights to tourists in Europe for the first time.
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 12, 2024 - SpaceX plans to launch 23 Starlink communications satellites into low-Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California Friday morning, weather permitting.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 11, 2024 - NASA's Synthetic Biology Project is collaborating with the GrabCAD community to create innovative 3D-printable bioreactor designs. These bioreactors aim to reduce the mass and volume of supplies nee
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Dec 10, 2024 - PLD Space, the Spanish aerospace company specializing in reusable space launchers, has obtained euro 11 million in financing from COFIDES to propel the development of its MIURA 5 rocket launch site
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 10, 2024 - Blue Origin has announced that its Blue Ring Pathfinder payload is prepared for integration ahead of the inaugural flight of its New Glenn rocket, NG-1, slated for later this year. This mission will
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 10, 2024 - TransAstra has announced a pivotal agreement with the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), which manages the ISS National Lab, to conduct an in-space demonstration of its Capture
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 10, 2024 - Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has successfully executed a suborbital hypersonic mission in November, advancing technology testing for the Department of Defense under the Multi-Service Advanced
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 10, 2024 - China's Long March 10, the next-generation manned launch vehicle, is set to significantly enhance the nation's lunar mission capabilities, increasing its lunar transfer orbit payload capacity from 8
Maxwell AFB AL (SPX) Dec 08, 2024 - Leaders of NASA sit in an awkward position. While they are the head of a widely recognized organization, they're often not the most famous individual in the agency. More people probably know the nam
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 8, 2024 - SpaceX early Sunday launched 23 Starlink spacecraft from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 08, 2024 - China's next-generation Long March 10 carrier rocket will significantly boost the nation's capacity for manned lunar exploration, increasing its lunar transfer orbit payload from 8.2 tonnes to 27 to
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 08, 2024 - The International Space Station (ISS) wrapped up the week with a focus on robotics, microbiology, and space agriculture as the Expedition 72 crew tackled an intensive schedule of scientific investig
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 06, 2024 - The European Space Agency (ESA) has successfully launched the Sentinel-1C satellite aboard the Vega-C rocket, signifying a major milestone for Europe's space ambitions. The Sentinel-1C mission, part
