NASA to showcase Webb Telescope’s first full-color images
NASA will showcase the James Webb Space Telescope’s first full-color images and spectroscopic data on July 12, 2022, following…
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Cygnus finishes mission after providing the ISS with an orbital boost
The Cygnus spacecraft has finished its mission, successfully boosting the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS). According to…
Whatever happened to NASA’s ambitious space-based solar factory from the 1970s?
During the Cold War there was no shortage of projects that could have come straight from the pages…
James Webb telescope hit by larger than expected micrometeoroid
The James Webb Space Telescope has been hit by a micrometeoroid, NASA has revealed, as the world awaits…
Winter is coming on Mars, and Ingenuity helicopter may not survive it
Ingenuity, the helicopter sent to Mars in 2021, is being prepared to survive a harsh Martian winter, NASA…
Boeing’s Starliner capsule returns to Earth, completes test flight successfully
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft has returned to Earth after successfully completing an orbital flight test to the International…
Boeing’s Starliner successfully docks to ISS on key flight test
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft successfully docked to the International Space Station (ISS), completing the main goal of its uncrewed…
Boeing successfully launches Starliner spacecraft to the ISS on third attempt
Boeing has successfully launched its new passenger spacecraft, the CST-100 Starliner, on a crucial flight test to the…
Boeing’s Starliner ready to launch uncrewed test flight to ISS on May 19
Boeing’s Starliner space capsule is ready to launch on May 19, 2022 for an uncrewed test flight to…
Four ISS astronauts return to Earth aboard SpaceX capsule
Three US astronauts and one German returned to Earth on April 6, 2022, aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule after a…
NASA seeks second moon lander for Artemis to compete with SpaceX
NASA is calling on commercial companies for help with developing another astronaut moon lander, to compete with the…
Russia suspends Western-backed space projects in response to sanctions
Russia’s space agency Roscosmos announced the suspension of several collaborative projects with Europe and the US, citing recent…
“Welcome home!” Webb telescope reaches final destination in space
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has arrived at its final destination in space, nearly 1 million miles away from Earth. The…
X-59 QueSST begins ground testing, on track to fly in 2022
NASA has begun critical ground testing of the Lockheed Martin X-59 QueSST in anticipation of the aircraft’s maiden…
NASA completes deployment of James Webb telescope with mirror unfolding
The NASA James Webb Space Telescope is now fully deployed after successfully unfolding its mirror, the space agency…
Webb telescope closer to operation with sunshield, mirror structure deployment
The NASA James Webb Telescope has marked off more milestones as it moves towards being able to carry…
Webb telescope begins sunshield deployment, approaches journey midpoint
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is approaching the midpoint between the Earth and the second Lagrange point (L2), a stable deployment spot where the Earth and…
Webb telescope nears Moon orbit, prepares for sunshield deployment
Two days after the Christmas day launch, James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is nearing the Moon’s orbit –…