Day: June 3, 2024

China’s reusable space plane has released another unknown object into Earth’s orbit. The experimental orbital plane, named Shenlong, which means “divine dragon” in Chinese, has been in orbit for 168 days. Space activity tracker Jonathan McDowell first spotted the spacecraft’s recent activity on May 24. The new object has since been cataloged as 59884 (International …

China’s Space Plane Releases Another Mystery Object Into Orbit. Read More »

China has landed on the moon’s mysterious far side — again. The robotic Chang’e 6 mission touched down inside Apollo Crater, within the giant South Pole-Aitken basin, at 6:23 a.m. Beijing Time on Sunday (June 2) , according to Chinese space officials. It was 6:23 p.m. EDT (2223 GMT) on June 1 at the time …

China lands Chang’e 6 Sample-Return Probe On Far Side Of The Moon, A Lunar Success. Read More »

The first crewed launch of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft has been delayed until no earlier than June 5 after an automatic abort cut short an attempted flight Saturday afternoon  just minutes before liftoff. Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft and its Atlas V rocket were less than 4 minutes away from launching two NASA astronauts to the International Space …

Boeing’s 1st Starliner Astronaut Launch Aborted Minutes Before Liftoff. Read More »

Space in Africa, a boutique consulting and media firm providing data-driven insights for businesses and decision-makers to succeed in the African space industry, has released the 2024 African Space Budget Analysis Report. The Report aggregates annual budgets by African governments for space programmes and explores the factors influencing budgetary decisions, including technological priorities and national …

African Governments Budget USD 465 Million for Space Programmes in 2024, Space in Africa Report Shows. Read More »