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…
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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…
Firefly achieves success in second attempt at orbital launch
Firefly Aerospace has successfully launched its Alpha rocket for the first time ever, delivering three small satellites, with…
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…
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…
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…
NASA tests anti-asteroid defenses, films satellite impacting asteroid
NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission has successfully impacted an asteroid for the first time. The mission…
NASA delays Artemis launch due to threat of Tropical Storm Ian in Florida
NASA has canceled plans to launch the Artemis I mission to the Moon due to the threat of…
New Shepherd rocket explodes during uncrewed Blue Origin launch
Blue Origin’s latest rocket launch ended dramatically when a rocket booster exploded soon after lift-off. The company, headed…
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…
Space Launch System vs Starship: the battle of the mega rockets continues
Fate has not been particularly kind to NASA’s new mega rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS). However, it…
Another delay for NASA’s ambitious Artemis I mission
NASA has once again called off the first launch of the Space Launch System (SLS), its largest-ever rocket,…
NASA reschedules Artemis I launch for September 3
NASA has rescheduled the launch of the Artemis I mission for September 3, 2022, after initially being delayed…
NASA delays Artemis launch to September 2022
NASA has delayed the launch of the Artemis I mission due to the problems with an engine of…
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…
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…
Russia unveils mock-up of its future space station
Russia’s space agency Roscosmos has presented the full mock-up of its planned space station. Russian companies Energia Rocket…
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…