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Boeing Starliner’s two NASA astronauts have been busy in space since arriving two months ago on the first-ever crewed Starliner mission. While astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were expected to spend 10 days in space after their June 5 launch, it’s now been 71 days — and they will not come home until mid-August …

What Boeing Starliner Astronauts Are Doing On ISS As NASA Works On Their Ride Home. Read More »

A Mars orbiter has just taken a “deep dive” into an ancient Martian lake, figuratively, at least. Larger than any lake currently on Earth, the dried-up remnants of this ancient lakebed were just captured in incredible detail by the European Space Agency (ESA) Mars Express spacecraft, which has been orbiting the Red Planet since 2003. …

Mars Express Orbiter Takes A Deep Dive Into Ancient Red Planet Lake. Read More »

Former NASA astronaut Jon McBride, who was the pilot on the first mission to launch seven people into space, has died at the age of 80. McBride’s death on Wednesday (Aug. 7) was confirmed to collectSPACE.com by NASA after the space agency heard from his family. A member of the “TFNG” (“Thirty-Five New Guys”), NASA’s …

Astronaut Jon McBride, Early NASA Space Shuttle Pilot, Dies At 80. Read More »

The Nigerian National Space Research and Development Agency has partnered with Proforce Galaxies Limited to unveil a constellation of four satellites, three optical satellites and one SAR satellite, to enhance Nigeria’s capacity in agriculture, defence, and satellite technology. The satellites will be instrumental in precision agriculture, earth monitoring and data collection, and other sectors, including …

NASRDA Partners with ProForce to Build Satellite Constellation. Read More »

SpaceX is now targeting Aug. 26 for the launch of Polaris Dawn, a crewed flight to Earth orbit that will feature the first-ever private spacewalk. The news, which the Polaris Dawn team announced today (Aug. 7) via a post on X, firms up a previously vague window; the most recent target for the groundbreaking mission …

SpaceX Targeting Aug. 26 For Historic Polaris Dawn Astronaut Mission. Read More »

China has begun building a huge satellite-internet constellation in low Earth orbit. A Long March 6A rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China today (Aug. 7) at 2:42 a.m. EDT (0642 GMT), carrying 18 Qianfan (“Thousand Sails”) satellites to low Earth orbit (LEO). Everything went well, according to the China …

China Launches 1st Batch of Satellites For Planned 14,000-Strong Megaconstellation. Read More »

NASA‘s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has been playing a very interesting game of hide-and-seek with Japan’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), which touched down on the lunar surface on Jan. 19. LRO has been trying to ping SLIM’s retroreflector, a dome-shaped, cookie-sized structure that’s affixed to the lander’s back, just beneath its solar panels. …

NASA Moon Probe Plays Laser Tag With Japanese Lunar Lander. Read More »

SpaceX‘s next astronaut mission won’t get off the ground this month after all. Crew-9, SpaceX‘s ninth operational flight to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA, had been targeted to lift off on Aug. 18. But it has been pushed back to no earlier than Sept. 24, the agency announced today (Aug. 6). “This adjustment …

SpaceX’s Crew-9 Astronaut Launch Delayed To Sept. 24 Due to Boeing Starliner Issues. Read More »

Northrop Grumman’s robotic Cygnus freighter reached the International Space Station (ISS) early Tuesday morning (Aug. 6), carrying about 4 tons of supplies to the orbiting lab. The Cygnus, which launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday (Aug. 4), was captured by the station’s robotic arm on Tuesday at 3:11 a.m. (0711 GMT), as …

Private Cygnus Freighter Arrives At The ISS With 4 Tons of Supplies. Read More »

They say a penny doesn’t go far these days, to which NASA has now added its two cents. Two pennies lifted off for the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday (Aug. 4), on a mission that will ultimately log millions of miles. The U.S. one-cent coins were launched on the “S.S. Francis R. ‘Dick’ Scobee,” …

Pennies to Heaven: NASA Launches 2 Cents to Space Station. Read More »