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China’s Chang’e 6 mission return capsule has been transferred to Beijing and opened to access its precious cargo. The return capsule made its fiery plunge through the atmosphere on June 25 before landing in the grasslands of Inner Mongolia. The event brought the 53-day-long Chang’e 6 mission to a successful conclusion, delivering the first-ever lunar …

China Opens Chang’e 6 Return Capsule Containing Samples From Moon’s Far Side. Read More »

NASA has selected SpaceX to develop a vehicle that will bring the International Space Station to a fiery end when the time comes. The space agency first asked U.S. aerospace companies for proposals in March 2023 and then again in September of that year. The request was for a “space tug” vehicle that could help …

NASA Selects SpaceX To Build Deorbit Vehicle For International Space Station. Read More »

Engineers at NASA are turning to augmented reality (AR) to build spacecraft more efficiently and with greater accuracy. The Roman Space Telescope team has already started applying the technology while working on the next-gen observatory — its next major eye on the sky after the James Webb Space Telescope‘s massive success. Roman is currently being …

NASA Dips Into Futuristic AR Tech To Build Powerful Roman Space Telescope. Read More »

A Nigerian could soon make it to space for the first time ever, via Jeff Bezos’ aerospace company Blue Origin. The Space Exploration and Research Agency (SERA), a U.S. for-profit company, has guaranteed that one of the six seats for an upcoming flight of Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital vehicle will go to a Nigerian, …

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Could Soon Launch Nigeria’s 1st-ever space Tourist. Read More »

Key Highlight Eutelsat announced the introduction of its new Satellite Network Portal for the Eutelsat OneWeb LEO network, which is based in Luanda, Angola. During the concluded Agnotic 2024 event, Eutelsat announced the unveiling of its new Satellite Network Portal (SNP) for the Eutelsat OneWeb low Earth orbit network located in Luanda, Angola. The Ministry …

Eutelsat Unveils New Satellite Network Portal in Luanda, Angola. Read More »

Key Highlights STAR.VISION announced agreements with Zambia’s National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) and Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) for the second edition of its Spaceborne AI Algorithm Rideshare. The initiative aims to provide a free and open platform for training students and engineers in space technology. At the recently concluded Kenya …

STAR.VISION Announces Key Partnerships at Kenya Space Expo 2024 to Propel AI Research in Space Technology. Read More »

The green lights continue to shine leading up to the launch of a powerful U.S. weather satellite. GOES-U, the fourth and final member of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) GOES-R series of next-gen weather satellites, has been cleared for its planned Tuesday (June 25) liftoff following an in-depth readiness review on Monday …

Powerful GOES-U Weather Satellite Cleared For Launch Today On SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Read More »

The growing problem of space debris isn’t just one that plagues Earth’s orbit. Several instances of space trash crashing back down to Earth have made recent headlines, and one family is requesting that NASA pay for the damages. The space agency has a claim on its hands after a chunk of space junk crashed through …

Florida Family Files Claim With NASA After ISS Space Junk Crashes Into Home. Read More »

NASA cancelled a spacewalk at the International Space Station today (June 24) following a spacesuit coolant leak in the hatch. NASA astronauts Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Mike Barratt were told by Mission Control at 8:52 a.m. EDT (1252 GMT) to stop the planned 6.5-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS). The pair had already …

NASA Cancels ISS Spacewalk Due To Spacesuit Coolant Leak. Read More »

SpaceX pulled off another spaceflight doubleheader on Sunday (June 23). The company launched two batches of its Starlink internet satellites Sunday, sending them aloft atop Falcon 9 rockets from both U.S. coasts. The first leg kicked off at 1:15 p.m. EDT (1715 GMT), when a Falcon 9 topped with 22 Starlink craft lifted off from …

SpaceX Launches Starlink Missions In Spaceflight Doubleheader. Read More »