An apparent record-breaking ancient astronomy “observatory,” complete with a sundial, was uncovered recently during a temple dig in the old capital of lower Egypt. The mud-brick temple building was found in a larger complex known now as the Temple of Buto, but which was named after Wadjet during the sixth century BCE, from which it …
Archaeologists Find Huge, 2,500-year-old Egyptian Astronomy Observatory. Read More »
Blue Origin launched and landed its eighth suborbital space tourism mission this morning. Blue Origin, which is run by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, sent the six-person NS-26 flight to space from its West Texas spaceport today. Liftoff occurred at 9:07 a.m. EDT (1307 GMT; 8:07 a.m. local Texas time). The flight reached a maximum altitude …
Blue Origin Launches 6 People To Space, Lands Safely On NS-26 Flight. Read More »
The inaugural flight of Blue Origin’s New Glenn heavy-lift rocket, which will send NASA’s ESCAPADE mission on its way to Mars, now has a tentative launch date. NASA announced on Monday (Aug. 26) that the mission will launch no earlier than Oct. 13. Blue Origin’s first New Glenn rocket will lift off from Space Launch …
Blue Origin’s Powerful New Glenn Rocket To Debut Oct. 13 With NASA Mars Launch. Read More »
Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite internet service, is now operational in Ghana, furthering the country’s ambitions for digital connectivity. Rebecca Slick Hunter, Director of Starlink Global Licensing and Market Activation, announced Ghana’s entry into the growing list of African nations benefiting from Starlink’s advanced satellite broadband services. Licensing and Regulatory Framework Ghana’s National Communications Authority (NCA) approved …
Starlink Now Operational in Ghana, Expanding High-Speed Internet Across Africa. Read More »
The Kenya Space Agency (KSA) has revealed the five top-performing teams that will proceed to the Advanced Phase Two Space Tech Mission Idea Contest (ST-MIC) Training and Bootcamp. The competition initially attracted over 40 mission ideas from universities across Kenya. Twenty mission ideas were selected for Phase 1 of the training, which was conducted from July …
KSA Announces Top Teams for Space Tech Mission Idea Contest. Read More »
SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 rocket has been grounded, at least for a little while. A Falcon 9 successfully launched 21 of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites this morning (Aug. 28), sending them to orbit on the record-breaking 23rd mission for the rocket’s first stage. That booster encountered a problem during its return to Earth, however, toppling over …
FAA Requires Investigation Into SpaceX Falcon 9 Landing Failure. Read More »
Japan has called an end to its SLIM moon mission after failing to make contact with the lander since April. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) on a H-IIA rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center on Sep. 7, 2023. The diminutive lander made a successful, yet lopsided, …
Japan Declares Its SLIM Moon Lander Dead At Last. Read More »
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket just set a new reusability record, on what may have been its final flight. The Falcon 9 launched 21 of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites today (Aug. 28), lifting off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 3:48 a.m. EDT (0748 GMT). It was the 23rd mission for this rocket’s first …
On Sept. 8, 2024, a satellite named Salsa will re-enter the atmosphere and burn up. What makes this re-entry different is that its operators have carefully guided it down from 81,250 miles (130,000 km) to burn up safely over a hand-picked region of the South Pacific — if all goes to plan. Salsa will be …
This European Satellite Will Fall From Space Soon In A Spicy Reentry. Read More »
Polaris Dawn was originally scheduled to launch early Monday morning (Aug. 26) from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, but SpaceX pushed things back a day to perform more preflight checkouts. The company then called the planned Tuesday (Aug. 27) attempt off after detecting a helium leak, targeting Wednesday (Aug. 28) instead. But now Mother …
SpaceX Delays Polaris Dawn Astronaut Launch Until At Least Aug. 30 Due To Bad Weather. Read More »
