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Soviet-era cosmonaut Vladimir Aksyonov, who flew into space twice — once aboard a refurbished spacecraft and then on the first crewed test of a new model — has died at the age of 89. Aksyonov’s death on Tuesday (April 9) was announced by Roscosmos, Russia’s federal space corporation. “On behalf of the Roscosmos state corporation …

Soviet-Era Cosmonaut Vladimir Aksyonov, Who Flew Into Space Twice, Dies At 89. Read More »

SpaceX launched its second national security mission of the year Thursday (April 11). A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base at 10:25 a.m. EDT (7:25 a.m. local California time; 1425 GMT), on a mission for the U.S. Space Force called USSF-62. USSF-62 will send the Weather System Follow-on — Microwave …

SpaceX Launches Advanced Weather Satellite For US Space Force. Read More »

A lucky Japanese astronaut will become the first non-American to set foot on the Moon during one of NASA’s upcoming Artemis missions, US President Joe Biden announced Wednesday. The offer to Japan — an opportunity many nations have long dreamed of — came as part of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s state visit, and as Washington …

Japanese Astronaut Set To Make Historic Lunar Landing With NASA Artemis Missions. Read More »

The United States must harness emerging technological capabilities if it wants to avoid losing a future conflict against its adversaries, the head of U.S. Space Force warned. Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations for the U.S. Space Force, gave a speech at the Space Foundation’s annual Space Symposium here in Colorado Springs on …

US Needs New Space Tech Or It ‘Will Lose,’ Space Force Chief Says. Read More »

China is ratcheting up its space capabilities at an impressive clip, with an eye toward challenging the United States’ long-held supremacy in the final frontier, U.S. officials say. That supremacy was established in dramatic fashion in 1969, when NASA’s Apollo 11 touched down on the moon and ended the Cold War space race with the …

China Moving At ‘Breathtaking Speed’ In final Frontier, Space Force says. Read More »

Hundreds of thousands of pristine meteorites are currently littered across, or just below, Antarctica’s icy surface. But most of these space rocks could be lost forever over the next few decades as they sink further into the ice due to rising temperatures, a new study suggests. That means we need to step up our efforts …

Thousands Of Hidden Meteorites Could Be Lost Forever As They Sink In Antarctic Ice, Taking Their Cosmic Secrets With Them. Read More »

SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit early Wednesday morning (April 10). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Wednesday at 1:40 a.m. EDT (0540 GMT). About 8.5 minutes later, the rocket’s first stage came back to Earth, touching …

SpaceX Launches 23 Starlink Satellites In Nighttime Liftoff. Read More »

Brigadier Hillary Kipkosgey, the Acting Director General of the Kenya Space Agency (KSA), hosted Mr Hu Zhaobin, the Deputy Director General of the Deep Space Exploration Laboratory (DSEL), who led a delegation from DSEL and the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) today. The visit aimed to discuss potential avenues for collaboration in deep space exploration. …

KSA Hosts Delegates from the Deep Space Exploration Laboratory & the Chinese National Space Administration. Read More »

Satellites saw the moon’s shadow from space on Monday (April 8). The 2024 total solar eclipse was visible in parts of the United States, Canada and Mexico on that day, thrilling millions of spectators across North America  — and from space, satellites could see the shadow of the moon falling across those regions in real-time. …

Satellite Views Of Solar eclipse 2024: See The Moon’s Shadow Race Across North America. Read More »

The last flight of a Delta rocket lifted off today from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, bringing to an end more than 60 years of service. The rocket evolved considerably over those decades and this version, Delta IV Heavy, for many years was the most powerful in the U.S. fleet. Carrying a national security payload …

‘Heavy’ history: ULA Launches Final Delta Rocket After 64 Years. Read More »