Amazon boss Jeff Bezos to take part in first space tourism trip
Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, will take part in the first space tourism trip organized by his company…
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Satellite hunters: a brief history of anti-space fighter jets
Through the last century, fighter aircraft evolved towards multifunctionality – an ability to engage vaster and vaster arrays…
Biden adds Chinese aerospace firms to US investment blacklist
US President Joe Biden extended the blacklist of Chinese companies which can no longer benefit from US investments…
Belarus to appeal to ICAO over EU and Ukraine airspace bans
Belarus intends to appeal to the ICAO after Ukraine, the member states of the European Union and other…
Lucky strike: Space debris hits and damages International Space Station
During a routine inspection on May 12, 2021, a small hole was found on the Canadarm2 robotic arm,…
When are we going to have space flight attendants?
There’s an interesting scene in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, where a pen is captured floating in…
MAKS: the space plane An-225 Mriya was supposed to launch
Everybody knows and loves the Antonov An-225 Mriya, the world’s heaviest and arguably largest aircraft. Many know about…
Space junk: have we averted crisis?
Since the 1950s, humans have been sending probes and satellites into space. But we’ve also left behind a…
Rolls-Royce opens world’s largest indoor aerospace testbed
Aircraft engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has opened the world’s largest indoor aerospace testbed, situated in Derby, the United Kingdom,…
The race to orbit: The new SPAC rush for space startups
A new funding gold rush underscores the current narrative of space companies pursuing orbital and suborbital exploits. As…
Belavia flight denied access to Poland airspace
On May 26, 2021, the Belavia flight BRU869 from Minsk (MSQ) to Barcelona (BCN) had to turn back…
European airlines desert Belarusian airspace
Several airlines have already announced they would follow suit after European Union leaders demanded that they avoid overflying…
Virgin Galactic Unity spaceflight to take place in May 2021
The California-based space company Virgin Galactic confirmed the date for the next rocket-powered test flight of its spacecraft…
Highest bid for Blue Origin space journey nears $3 million
Jeff Bezos-backed Blue Origin revealed that the current highest bid for commercial space voyage is up at $2.8…
Space tourism: when could we plan a trip to cosmos?
Space tourism is a fast-emerging market with a handful of competitors vying to make vacationing in space an…
ROSS, the new Russian space station: when and why?
In April 2021, Russia announced a decision to withdraw from the International Space Station (ISS), one of the…
What does the future have in store for the International Space Station?
It has been orbiting the Earth for 23 years. But in 2024, the partnership between the different nations…
The space race: China’s ambitious plans in cosmos
China is fast becoming a leader in space exploration. With out of this world ideas and backing from…