China’s Shenzhou 18 crew have passed the keys to the Tiangong space station to its new occupants. The Shenzhou 19 mission launched on a Long March 2F rocket from Jiuquan spaceport in northwest China on Oct. 29 and arrived at the Tiangong space station 6.5 hours later. Shortly thereafter, at 12:51 a.m. EDT (0451 GMT) …
China’s Shenzhou 19 Astronauts Take The Reins of Tiangong Space Station. Read More »
India is eyeing a 2028 launch for its Chandrayaan-4 moon sample-return mission, followed by an uncrewed lander and rover in collaboration with Japan. S. Somanath, the chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), discussed the upcoming missions during an invited talk in New Delhi last week. Chandrayaan-4, which aims to collect roughly 6.6 pounds …
India Targets 2028 for Chandrayaan-4 Sample-Return Mission To Moon’s South Pole. Read More »
North Korea reportedly reached space on Wednesday with its first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launched in nearly a year. The ICBM‘s launch on Oct. 30, just days before the U.S. federal election on Nov. 5, was likely not coincidental, according to the Associated Press. The governments of U.S. and Japan both confirmed the launch, which …
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida’s Space Coast this afternoon (Oct. 30). A Falcon 9 rocket topped with 23 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today at 5:10 p.m. EDT (2110 GMT). The Falcon 9’s first stage came back to Earth for a vertical …
SpaceX Launches 23 Starlink Satellites From Florida. Read More »
NASA has refined its list of potential landing sites near the moon’s south pole for its Artemis 3 mission, which aims to return astronauts to the lunar surface no earlier than 2026. The nine shortlisted sites, which were released by NASA on Monday (Oct. 28), are geologically diverse, and each of them has the potential …
NASA Announces 9 Possible Moon Landing Sites For Artemis 3 Lunar Mission. Read More »
Following recent communication issues, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft resorted to using a backup radio transmitter that has been inactive since 1981. The interstellar explorer experienced a brief pause in communications after putting itself in a protective state to conserve power. This was triggered by a command sent on Oct. 16 from NASA’s Deep Space Network …
Voyager 1 Spacecraft Phones Home With Transmitter That Hasn’t Been Used Since 1981. Read More »
Debris from an exploded telecommunications satellite is spreading across geosynchronous orbit, threatening other spacecraft in this precious region of space, an animation by a leading space situational awareness firm suggests. The animation by Pennsylvania-based COMSPOC is a “notional” representation of the aftermath of the breakup of Intelsat 33e, which took place on Oct. 19. COMSPOC …
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China’s next human spaceflight mission is on its way into orbit. A Long March 2F rocket topped with the Shenzhou 19 crew spacecraft lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (Oct. 19) at 4:27 p.m. EDT (2027 GMT; 4:27 a.m. Oct. 30 Beijing time), rising into a night sky above the spaceport. Aboard are …
China Launches 3 Astronauts to Tiangong Space Station On Shenzhou 19 Mission. Read More »
NASA is delaying making a final decision about potential cost cuts that will determine the fate of the Chandra X-ray Observatory and affect the Hubble Space Telescope’s science program. Although no official word has been given for the reason behind this delay, it seems NASA is keeping its options open until confirming its budget for …
NASA Delays Budget-Cut Decision About Hubble And Chandra Space Telescopes. Read More »
The Kenya Space Agency (KSA) has announced the launch of a two-week Cubesat Training Course, organised in collaboration with the Italian Space Agency (Agenzia Spaziale Italiana). The programme is hosted at the International Space Centre for Space Education at the Luigi Broglio Space Centre in Malindi. Additionally, the training course will also run from October …
KSA Launches Cubesat Training Course in Collaboration With Italian Space Agency. Read More »
