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Sierra Space plans to launch a trash compactor to the space station in two years — and some media outlets say the machine looks like Wall-E. An International Space Station (ISS) resupply mission in 2026 will send up the Sierra Space trash compactor for testing, company officials stated in a press release on Wednesday (Oct. …

Like Wall-E, This Lovable Trash Compactor Will Help ISS Astronauts Take Out The Garbage. Read More »

The European Space Agency (ESA) has taken the first big steps toward rendezvousing with an asteroid due to make a close approach to Earth in 2029. ESA signed a contract worth €63 million (about $68 million US at current exchange rates) with OHB Italia at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) here on Thursday (Oct. 17), …

Europe Makes Moves To Rendezvous With Asteroid Apophis In 2029. Read More »

The European Space Agency (ESA) is building infrastructure to support lunar exploration. ESA officially launched the Moonlight Lunar Communications and Navigation Services (LCNS) program here at the International Astronautical Congress on Tuesday (Oct. 15), with the aim of providing services for the more than 400 moon missions planned by space agencies and private companies over …

Europe Launches Ambitious ‘Moonlight’ Program To Support Lunar Exploration. Read More »

Richard Branson is going back to his balloon roots. The Virgin Galactic founder made record-breaking hot-air balloon flights across the Atlantic and the Pacific in 1987 and 1991, respectively — and he’ll soon take to the winds again, serving as co-pilot on the first crewed flight by Space Perspective, a Florida-based stratospheric ballooning company. That …

Richard Branson Will Co-Pilot Space Perspective’s 1st Crewed Balloon Flight To Edge Of Earth’s Atmosphere. Read More »

After collecting the first-ever samples from the far side of the moon, China is now setting its sights on even more distant destinations — Mars, asteroids and Jupiter, positioning itself as a key player in space exploration for the coming decade. The country’s plans span the moon, near-Earth asteroids, comets, obtaining the first-ever samples from …

The Moon, Mars, Asteroids And Jupiter: China Reveals Ambitious Space Exploration Plans. Read More »

NASA and its Russian counterpart have identified 50 “areas of concern” related to a long-running leak aboard the space station, a media report states. The leak has been ongoing since 2019 in the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) and was the focus of a new report from NASA’s Office of the Inspector …

SS Leaks Among 50 ‘Areas Of Concern’ For Astronaut Safety. Read More »

The retirement of the International Space Station (ISS) is planned for 2030. With just six years left on the clock, private companies are vying to see their space stations reach low-Earth orbit and become the world’s first-ever commercial orbital laboratory. At the 75th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) held in Milan, Italy, on Monday (Oct. 14), …

Vast Space Unveils Haven-2, A Private Space Station To Follow The ISS After Its Fiery End. Read More »

Kenya experienced a remarkable rise in satellite subscriptions during the 2023/24 financial year, driven by the launch of Starlink Internet Services. Satellite subscriptions grew by 73.1% in the fourth quarter alone, from 4,808 in March to 8,324 in June 2024. Remarkably, the year-over-year growth hit an incredible 1,955.3%, with subscriptions rising from just 405 in …

Starlink Kenya Records Nearly 2000% Increase in Subscriptions Within One Year. Read More »

Europa Clipper has set sail at long last. NASA’s Europa Clipper probe launched today (Oct. 14) atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida, kicking off a highly anticipated astrobiology mission to the Jupiter ocean moon Europa. Liftoff, from KSC’s Pad 39A, occurred at 12:06 p.m. EDT (1606 GMT), …

SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket Launches NASA’s Europa Clipper Probe To Explore Icy Jupiter Ocean Moon. Read More »

The new home of NASA’s retired space shuttle Endeavour has reached new heights, and the California Science Center is celebrating with a “topping off” ceremony. Now just over a year since the science center began stacking the solid rocket boosters that went on to form the world’s only vertical, launchpad-like exhibit of a winged orbiter, …

Signed Steel Beams ‘top off’ L.A. Home For Space Shuttle Endeavour. Read More »