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Senegal’s first satellite, Gaindesat-1A, was successfully launched aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9—Transporter 11 rideshare mission on Friday, August 16, 2024, from Vandenberg Space Force Base, USA. Developed through a partnership and joint programme between Senegal and its technical partner, the University Space Centre of Montpellier (CSUM), the earth observation nanosatellite will collect and transmit data to …

Senegal Launches its First Satellite, Gaindesat-1A. Read More »

Members of the Polaris Dawn mission landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) today (Aug. 19), with as little as a week until their launch to space. Polaris Dawn is the second privately crewed SpaceX mission funded by philanthropist billionaire Jared Isaacman, and the first of at least three launches he hopes to fly under …

SpaceX Polaris Dawn Crew Lands At Launch Site Ahead Of 1st-ever Private Spacewalk Mission. Read More »

Researchers from universities across China are testing out their designs for rovers for exploring the moon and Mars. A laboratory belonging to Jilin University in northeast China is hosting prototype vehicles, allowing testing in simulated moon regolith and Mars soil. Vehicles getting a test spin include a four-wheeled rover that can traverse soft Martian soil …

Chinese Researchers Test Out New Mars And Moon Rover Tech. Read More »

A recent study confirms a European rock formation that extends from Scotland to Ireland likely holds clues about what was once a “snowball Earth.” More specifically, according to a recent statement from the University College London (UCL), researchers are confident the Port Askaig Formation holds a record from Earth’s history dating back hundreds of millions …

Scottish Rocks Could Hold Clues About Earth’s Past As A Snowball. Read More »

Eutelsat Group and Bayobab, a subsidiary of MTN Group, have entered into a multi-year agreement to use Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) capacity from Eutelsat’s OneWeb constellation. This collaboration aims to meet enterprises’ growing connectivity demands and support cellular backhaul infrastructure, providing reliable and high-performance network solutions across Africa. Leveraging Advanced Satellite Solutions for Africa’s Connectivity Needs …

Eutelsat and Bayobab Forge Partnership to Boost Connectivity Across Africa with LEO Satellites. Read More »

John McFall is a para-astronaut, and he hopes the first person with disabilities will enter the International Space Station by 2030 — before the complex is slated to retire from service later that year. A European Space Agency (ESA) reserve astronaut, McFall was selected for the program in 2022 based on his experience as a …

Para-astronaut John McFall Hopes To See An ISS Astronaut With A Disability Fly By 2030. Read More »

An uncrewed Russian cargo ship successfully docked at the International Space Station early Saturday (Aug. 17) to deliver tons of fresh gear, food and other vital supplies. The automated Progress 89 spacecraft linked up with the International Space Station (ISS) at 1:53 a.m. EDT (0553 GMT) at the station’s Russian-built Zvezda service module as both …

Robotic Russian Progress 89 Cargo Ship Docks At ISS With Tons of Fresh Supplies. Read More »

SpaceX launched an epic rideshare mission to space today (Aug. 16). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 116 different satellites launched on the company’s Transporter 11 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 2:56 p.m. EDT (1856 GMT; 11:56 a.m. local time.) The first stage of Falcon 9 landed nearby the launch site roughly eight minutes …

SpaceX Launches 116 Satellites On Epic Transporter 11 Rideshare Mission, Lands Rocket. Read More »

SpaceX launched an epic rideshare mission to space today (Aug. 16). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 116 different satellites launched on the company’s Transporter 11 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 2:56 p.m. EDT (1856 GMT; 11:56 a.m. local time.) The first stage of Falcon 9 landed nearby the launch site roughly eight minutes …

SpaceX Launches 116 Satellites On Epic Transporter 11 Rideshare Mission, Lands Rocket. Read More »

The Coma Cluster of more than 1,000 galaxies is resplendent in this new image from the powerful Dark Energy Camera (DECam) situated in the four-meter Victor M. Blanco Telescope at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile. Located about 321 million light-years away from us in the constellation of Coma Berenices, the Coma galaxy cluster …

Dark Energy Camera’s New Galactic Portrait Delves Into Dark-Matter Central. Read More »