A commercial spaceplane capable of orbital flight is ready for NASA testing
NASA will soon start testing what is dubbed as the world’s first commercial spaceplane capable of orbital flight, which will eventually be used to resupply the...
India launches a spacecraft to study the sun a week after landing on the moon
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to recreate India’s IT boom with space, a government official told Reuters. And the Indian Space Research Organisation’s efforts do...
Europe’s Euclid space telescope launches to map the dark universe
On late Saturday morning, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the European Space Agency’s Euclid spacecraft successfully lifted off Cape Canaveral, Florida. The near-infrared telescope, named...
Boeing Starliner’s first crewed ISS flight delayed due to technical issues
Boeing’s Starliner was supposed to fly its first crewed mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on July 21st, but a couple of technical issues has...
Rocket Lab delays its Venus atmospheric probe mission
Last year, Rocket Lab announced that it would embark on an ambitious mission to send a small probe to Venus to hunt for organic molecules in...
SpaceX’s Starship will carry an SUV-sized rover to the Moon in 2026
While its next-generation rocket has yet to fly, that’s not stopping SpaceX from booking Starship flights. On Friday, a startup named Astrolab revealed that it had...
Space organizations want the moon to have its own time zone
There’s been a resurgence of interest in the moon, now that we’re getting closer to re-establishing a foothold on the celestial body. Space agencies and private...
NASA’s Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft returns to Kennedy Space Center
After completing its 1.4 million mile trip to the Moon and back at the start of last month, NASA’s Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft has returned to...
NASA’s first test of its next-generation heat shield is delayed until at least November 9th
Frictions exerted during atmospheric reentry are enough to rend spacecraft into comets of glowing slag if not properly mitigated — that’s a good thing, when intentional,...
SpaceX may send Starship on its first orbital flight in December
Starship’s first orbital test flight could finally take place next month. Mark Kirasich, a senior NASA official overseeing the development of the Artemis moon program, has...