Day: June 8, 2024

During a stakeholders’ workshop in Abuja, themed “AI, Big Data Analytics, Automation, and Space Technology Application for Sustainable Development’’, and organised by the European Union in partnership with the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), Chief Uche Nnaji, the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, revealed Nigeria’s plans to launch satellites developed by Nigerian …

Nigeria Unveils Plan to Launch Home-Grown Satellites for Sustainable Development at EU-NASRDA Workshop. Read More »

The excitement is building for the liftoff of Virgin Galactic’s seventh commercial spaceflight. The launch window for the mission, known as Galactic 07, opens at 8:30am MT (10:30 a.m. EDT or 1430 GMT) on Saturday (June 8) and will depart from Spaceport America in southwestern New Mexico. The Galactic 07 crew will include Axiom Space …

Virgin Galactic Eyes June 8 For Final Commercial Spaceflight On VSS Unity Spaceplane. Read More »

The United States Air Force and U.S. Space Force conducted two routine test launches of unarmed intercontinental ballistic missiles this week. The first of the two missiles took off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 12:56 a.m. Pacific Time (0756 GMT) on June 4. The second launched at June 6 at 1:46 a.m. …

US Military Test Launches 2 Unarmed Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles In 2 Days. Read More »