The first astronaut mission of Boeing’s Starliner capsule will last a bit longer than we’d thought. Starliner launched on June 5, carrying NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station (ISS) on a shakeout cruise called Crew Flight Test (CFT). Wilmore and Williams arrived at the orbiting lab on June 6 […]
Boeing’s 1st Starliner Astronaut Mission Extended Through June 18. Read More »
Virgin Galactic launched six people to suborbital space on Saturday (June 8), launching a Turkish astronaut and three space tourists on what was the final voyage of the VSS Unity space plane. Unity, attached to the belly of its carrier plane Eve, took off from runway at Spaceport America in New Mexico at 10:31 a.m.
Europe’s new Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket is set to launch for the first time on July 9 after a series of delays. The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Ariane 6 rocket, developed by ArianeGroup, will lift off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The date of the rocket‘s long-awaited inaugural flight was announced at the ILA
At Long Last: Europe’s New Ariane 6 Rocket Set To Debut On July 9. Read More »
Come 2026, NASA plans to land humans on the moon for the first time since 1972. Times have changed, as can be gauged from the new rockets, spacecraft and spacesuits. To prepare for the Artemis 3 moon-landing mission, in late April two astronauts donned Axiom Space’s new spacesuits and for the first time tested out
Astronauts Test SpaceX Starship Hardware And Spacesuits for Artemis 3 moon Mission. Read More »
During a stakeholders’ workshop in Abuja, themed “AI, Big Data Analytics, Automation, and Space Technology Application for Sustainable Development’’, and organised by the European Union in partnership with the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), Chief Uche Nnaji, the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, revealed Nigeria’s plans to launch satellites developed by Nigerian
SpaceX has now landed Falcon 9 rocket first stages a whopping 300 times. The company hit that big round number on Friday night (June 7), during a launch of 22 Starlink broadband satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff occurred at 9:56 p.m. EDT (0156 GMT on June 8). About 8.5 minutes
SpaceX Lands Falcon 9 Rocket For 300th Time. Read More »
The excitement is building for the liftoff of Virgin Galactic’s seventh commercial spaceflight. The launch window for the mission, known as Galactic 07, opens at 8:30am MT (10:30 a.m. EDT or 1430 GMT) on Saturday (June 8) and will depart from Spaceport America in southwestern New Mexico. The Galactic 07 crew will include Axiom Space
Virgin Galactic Eyes June 8 For Final Commercial Spaceflight On VSS Unity Spaceplane. Read More »
The United States Air Force and U.S. Space Force conducted two routine test launches of unarmed intercontinental ballistic missiles this week. The first of the two missiles took off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 12:56 a.m. Pacific Time (0756 GMT) on June 4. The second launched at June 6 at 1:46 a.m.
US Military Test Launches 2 Unarmed Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles In 2 Days. Read More »
South Korea is aiming to expand its presence in space. The nation is targeting landing on Mars by 2045, the country’s president announced at the launch of its national space agency. President Yoon Suk Yeol inaugurated the Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA) on Thursday, May 30, Reuters reported. The agency will oversee space policy and seek
South Korea Creates New KASA Space Agency, Sets Sights On The Moon and Mars. Read More »
The fourth test flight of the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built is in the books, and what a dramatic and nail-biting trip for SpaceX it was. SpaceX launched its Starship megarocket for the fourth time ever today (June 6) at 8:50 a.m. EDT (1250 GMT), sending the 400-foot-tall (122 meters) vehicle aloft from
SpaceX Starship Launches On Nail-Biting 4th Test Flight Of World’s Most Powerful Rocket. Read More »
