According to the press release by Q-KON, Eos Capital, managers of the Namibia Infrastructure Development and Investment Fund (NIDIF) have approved the Namibia Spaceport project. This project spearheaded by Q-KON Namibia and will mark a significant milestone for the nation. Furthermore, the project known as the Namibia Spaceport, although not a traditional spaceport, will serve …
Key Highlights NASRDA signed an MoU with the Space Exploration and Research Agency (SERA) in Abuja to facilitate Nigeria’s first human space flight. Nigeria’s candidate for space will be chosen through a democratic process managed by SERA. The Human Space Flight programme will incur no cost to the Federal Government of Nigeria. In a news …
NASRDA Signs MoU with SERA to Launch Nigeria’s First Astronaut to Space. Read More »
The Hubble Space Telescope is back in action, having returned to science operations but now with just one operating gyroscope. And to prove it’s still got what it takes, the venerable observatory snapped a striking photo of the dusty spiral galaxy NGC 1546. Located about 50 million light-years away in the constellation of Dorado, the …
Hubble Telescope Bounces Back With Glorious Galaxy Pic In ‘1-gyroscope Mode’. Read More »
Like a lightbulb switching between high- and low-power modes, Saturn pumps into space varying amounts of heat based on its seasons, a fresh analysis of data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft reveals. A noticeable effect of this flux is turbulence in Saturn‘s atmosphere, which whips up storms across its north and south hemispheres strong enough to …
Saturn’s Planet-Wide Storms Driven By Seasonal Heating, Cassini Probe Reveals. Read More »
SpaceX successfully launched a European TV satellite into orbit and then achieved its 250th landing on an ocean-based droneship. A Falcon 9 rocket launched Luxembourg-based telecom company SES’ Astra 1P satellite from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday (June 20) at 5:35 p.m. EDT (2135 GMT). The liftoff had originally been scheduled for …
SpaceX Rocket Launches European TV Satellite, Makes 250th Droneship Landing. Read More »
