China’s Chang’e-6 spacecraft performs world’s third lunar landing in 2024
China achieved a major milestone in a robotic lunar exploration mission by the China National Space Administration with…
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NASA delays Boeing Starliner crewed launch again over helium leak
NASA, Boeing, and United Launch Alliance (ULA) have postponed the first Boeing Starliner crewed launch to investigate a…
NASA delays Boeing Starliner’s first crewed mission to ISS over safety concerns
NASA and United Launch Alliance (ULA) have delayed the launch of the Boeing Starliner spacecraft over safety concerns…
Boeing Starliner spacecraft set to launch first crewed mission to ISS
The Boeing Starliner spacecraft is about to take off for its first crewed mission to the International Space…
Russia may be developing space-based nuclear weapon, warns US official
US Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy John F. Plumb has stoked fears that Russia may be…
Sierra Space completes first flight tests of Ghost cargo spacecraft
Sierra Space has completed the first test of its logistics spacecraft, the Sierra Space Ghost. This solution aims…
SpaceX’s Starship rocket successfully launches on third attempt
SpaceX’s Starship rocket has successfully launched from its Boca Chica base in Texas on its third attempt, ascending…
With Intuitive Machines, the US returns to the Moon
The Odysseus space module operated by US company Intuitive Machines successfully landed on the Moon on February 22,…
NASA sets out unique candidate criteria for next yearlong simulated Mars mission
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has set out the candidate criteria applicants will need if they…
Private space operator Intuitive Machines launches Moon mission for NASA
On February 15, 2024, private space operator Intuitive Machines successfully launched its IM-1 Lunar mission in support of…
US calms fears after reports of Russian anti-satellite ‘nuclear-capable weapon’
The White House has attempted to quell fears after news spread in the United States (US) that Russia…
FAA investigates Virgin Galactic after part fell from VMS Eve during spaceflight
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is carrying out a “mishap investigation” after Virgin Galactic notified the agency that…
Airbus-built metal 3D printer designed to be used in space blasts off to ISS
The first ever 3D printer designed to be used in space will shortly arrive at the International Space…
PLD Space gets €40.5 million to develop Spain’s first commercial space rocket
Spanish startup PLD Space will receive €40.5 million from Spain’s PERTE funds, a public innovation-support program that draws…
NASA’s Martian helicopter Ingenuity stops flying due to rotor damage
On January 25, 2024, NASA administrator Bill Nelson confirmed that the Mars Ingenuity helicopter is no longer able…
Pasta la Vista, Earth! Italy to study pasta consumption in space
Italy is set to send approximately 3 kilograms of fusilli to the International Space Station (ISS) for testing…
Airbus and Voyager Space finalize mission for next International Space Station
Airbus Defense and Space and Voyager Space’s collaboration to build the next International Space Station (ISS) has taken…
Vulcan rocket launches with Peregrine lunar lander destined for Moon’s surface
United Launch Alliance (ULA) has successfully launched its Vulcan Centaur rocket from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral…