India plans to build a moon-orbiting space station by 2040 as part of its ambitious roadmap to establish a long-term presence beyond Earth orbit. The outpost will support crewed missions to the surface of the moon and serve as a hub for scientific research, according to local media reports. If all goes according to plan, …
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SpaceX launched 20 more of its Starlink internet satellites from California early Monday morning (Nov. 18). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 20 Starlink spacecraft, including 13 with direct-to-cell capability, lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 12:53 a.m. EST (0553 GMT; 9:53 p.m. local California time on Nov. 17). The Falcon 9’s first stage …
SpaceX Launches 20 Starlink Satellites From California. Read More »
SpaceX launched a satellite for the Australian telecom company Optus on Sunday evening (Nov. 17) from Florida’s Space Coast. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Optus-X satellite lifted off from Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Sunday at 5:28 p.m. EST (2128 GMT) — right around sunset. The Falcon 9’s first stage returned …
SpaceX Launches Telecom Satellite From Florida In Gorgeous Sunset Liftoff. Read More »
Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite internet service, is one step closer to launching operations in Tanzania. The company’s local entity, Starlink Satellite Tanzania Limited, has submitted applications for the necessary licenses to the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA). The November 15, 2024, public notice confirms that Starlink has applied for national network facilities and application services licenses. …
Starlink Applies for Licenses to Operate in Tanzania. Read More »
The University of Southern California’s student rocketeers have done it again. The USC Rocket Propulsion Lab (USCRPL) — which in 2019 became the first student organization ever to launch a rocket to space — sent its Aftershock II vehicle 470,400 feet (89.09 miles, or 143.38 kilometers) above Earth last month. That smashed the amateur altitude …
USC Students Set World Record With High-Flying Rocket Launch. Read More »
China sent fresh fuel and supplies to its space station today. A Long March 7 rocket topped with the Tianzhou 8 cargo spacecraft launched from its pad at Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Hainan island on Friday (Nov. 15) around 10:13 a.m. EST (1513 GMT; 11:13 p.m. Beijing time). Tianzhou 8 will dock with the …
China Launches Tianzhou 8 Cargo Mission To Tiangong Space Station. Read More »
AST SpaceMobile, a startup with plans for a direct-to-cellphone satellite service constellation, has chosen Blue Origin to launch some of its next-gen satellites. Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket — which is currently undergoing preparations in Florida for its first-ever liftoff — and “existing launch vehicles” will together loft up to around 60 Block 2 BlueBird …
The Director General of the Nigeria Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) flagged off a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Geodetic Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) project at the Center for Geodesy and Geodynamics (CGG) in Toro, Bauchi State. This project, the first of its kind in the country, is a collaboration between …
Nigeria Begins Construction Of Its First-Ever Geodetic VLBI Project. Read More »
Both pieces of SpaceX’s Starship megarocket have made it to the launch pad ahead of their expected test flight on Monday (Nov. 18). SpaceX rolled Starship‘s huge first-stage booster, known as Super Heavy, out to the pad at its Starbase site in South Texas today (Nov. 14). The company documented the move via X, in …
SpaceX Rolls Starship Flight 6 Super Heavy Rocket To Pad Ahead of Nov. 18 Launch. Read More »
U.S. launch regulations could soon get an overhaul. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced today (Nov. 14) that it’s creating a new committee to review and update its “Part 450” launch and reentry licensing rule. “The FAA is seeking to update the licensing rule to foster more clarity, flexibility, efficiency and innovation,” Kelvin Coleman, …
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