Day: January 7, 2025

India postponed its first attempt to dock two spaceraft in Earth orbit to allow more time for tests as the country prepares for what will be a vital technology tests for its future ambitions in space. The Indian Space Research Organisation‘s (ISRO) Space Docking Experiment, or SpaDeX, was expected to link up two small satellites …

India Delays 1st Space Docking Of SpaDeX Satellites, ‘Further Validation’ Needed. Read More »

SpaceX launched the first batch of its internet satellites this year from Florida’s Space Coast today (Jan. 6). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 of the company’s Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today at 3:43 p.m EDT (2043 GMT). The Falcon 9’s first stage returned to Earth about eight minutes …

SpaceX Launches 1st Starlink Satellites Of 2025. Read More »

After a successful engine burn test in October, Maine-based bluShift Aerospace is planning for its next big milestone: a suborbital flight test toward the end of 2025. The rocket company, located at Brunswick Landing in southern Maine, was founded over a decade ago. In January of 2021, the company carved its niche in space history …

BluShift Aerospace Hopes To Launch 1st Suborbital Rocket From Maine In 2025. Read More »

SpaceX is ready for the next Starship flight test, aiming to make strides toward full reusability of the launch system at the start of what promises to be a massive year for the launcher. Launch from Starbase Orbital Launch Pad A in South Texas is currently scheduled for 5:00 p.m. Eastern (2200 GMT) Jan. 10. …

SpaceX’s Starship Flight 7 Test Flight Will Deploy Simulated Starlink Satellites For 1st Time. Read More »

Slowly repeating bursts of intense radio waves from space have puzzled astronomers since they were discovered in 2022. In new research, we have for the first time tracked one of these pulsating signals back to its source: a common kind of lightweight star called a red dwarf, likely in a binary orbit with a white …

Astronomers Have Pinpointed The Origin Of Mysterious Repeating Radio Bursts From Space. Read More »