Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 18, 2024 - A new study has advanced the navigation of spacecraft between Earth and the Moon using the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). By utilizing an adaptive Kalman filter, the research addresses i
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 18, 2024 - NASA has transported the core stage of its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from New Orleans to Florida, marking a significant milestone in preparation for the Artemis II mission, the agency's first
Washington (AFP) July 17, 2024 - NASA announced Wednesday that cost overruns and delays have forced it to cancel a planned Moon rover it already spent $450 million to develop, marking a significant setback for the agency's lunar exploration program.
Saint Petersburg (AFP) July 17, 2024 - Alexandra Kulikova used to come across plenty of different European languages on the streets of Saint Petersburg, the iconic city founded by Peter the Great as Russia's window to the West.
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 17, 2024 - Scientists from RMIT University have conducted a pioneering study on food aromas, potentially explaining why astronauts often find their meals tasteless in space, leading to inadequate nutritional i
Paris, France (SPX) Jul 17, 2024 - HyPrSpace, a pioneering startup in hybrid propulsion technology, has completed the first bench test of its hybrid rocket engine at the DGA Missile Tests site in Saint-Medard-en-Jalles (Gironde). Thi
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 16, 2024 - China's first fully electric communication satellite, APSTAR 6E, officially commenced operation on Monday, announced China Great Wall Industry, the project's contractor. Launched by a Long Mar
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 16, 2024 - The Beijing Institute of Technology has unveiled a groundbreaking study that seeks to reshape how we plan and manage supply chains between Earth and Mars. Using a Multi-Stage Stochastic Programming
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 16, 2024 - Beijing has announced the launch of the Rocket Street project, which aims to create a national-level hub for scientific research and production to enhance China's commercial space industry.
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 16, 2024 - Juice is set to achieve a remarkable milestone with its unprecedented lunar-Earth flyby, the first of its kind. This double gravity assist maneuver is critical for adjusting the spacecraft's traject
San Francisco (AFP) July 16, 2024 - Elon Musk on Tuesday said he will move the headquarters of SpaceX and X to Texas after a California law blocked schools from forcing teachers to notify parents about changes to a student's gender identity.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 15, 2024 - Astronauts on spacewalks face the uncomfortable and unhygienic task of relieving themselves inside their spacesuits, resulting in wasted resources as the urine is not recycled. Unlike wastewater on
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 15, 2024 - In June, engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, revealed a new 11-inch hybrid rocket motor testbed. The innovative testbed features variable flow capability a
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 12, 2024 - Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) has announced the completion of a new manufacturing facility in Phoenix, Arizona. This facility will handle the final assembly of the Company's next-gener
Washington (AFP) July 12, 2024 - SpaceX's highly reliable Falcon 9 rocket has experienced a rare failure that means the latest batch of the company's Starlink satellites won't make it into orbit, the company said Friday, as regulators opened an investigation.
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 11, 2024 - The recent test flight of the SQX-1 Y8, a commercial carrier rocket developed by the Chinese private aerospace firm i-Space, ended in failure on Thursday. The rocket launched from the Jiuquan
