NASA’s venerable asteroid-hunting spacecraft is no more. The NEOWISE spacecraft from NASA, which surveyed 3,000 near-Earth objects such as asteroids in its lifetime, burned up in the atmosphere as expected on Friday (Nov. 1), the agency announced. NASA confirmed the spacecraft‘s demise on X, formerly Twitter, on Saturday (Nov. 2). While it’s the end for […]
SpaceX scrubbed a launch of its Starlink satellites this weekend due to an issue with one of its rockets. The company was scheduled to launch a Falcon 9 rocket containing 23 of its Starlink satellites on Sunday (Nov. 3) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, but SpaceX
SpaceX Scrubs Starlink Satellite Launch Due To Apparent Rocket Helium Leak. Read More »
Japan’s new H3 rocket flew for the fourth time ever on Monday morning (Nov. 4). The H3 launched Kirameki 3, a military communications satellite also known as DSN-3, from Tanegashima Space Center on Monday at 1:48 a.m. EST (0548 GMT; 3:48 p.m. local Japan time). The flight was apparently a success: Kirameki 3 deployed at
Japan Launches Military Communications Satellite On 4th Flight Of H3 Rocket. Read More »
China’s Shenzhou 18 crew have returned home after more than six months in space. Astronauts Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangsu lived on board China’s Tiangong space station since April 25 this year. They concluded their mission on Sunday (Nov. 3), touching down at the Dongfeng landing site in north China. The landing occurred
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Four astronauts moved their SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to a new space station docking port on Sunday (Nov. 3) to make way for an incoming cargo ship. The SpaceX Crew-9 astronauts, including two crew members formerly aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, moved their Crew Dragon capsule Freedom to an unused parking spot on top of the International
The 10th Session of the Regional Committee of the United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Africa (UN-GGIM, Africa) took place from October 28 to November 1 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The gathering brought together leading geospatial experts and policymakers to explore the role of geospatial intelligence in building a disaster-resilient Africa. Themed “Harnessing the
The 10th Session of the Regional Committee of UN-GGIM for Africa Held in Addis Ababa. Read More »
NewSpace Systems, a leading supplier of space components and subsystems, has announced the commencement of construction on its latest advanced manufacturing facility. Designed to support the company’s evolving manufacturing needs, this new site will feature a 1,200m² cleanroom, purpose-built for high-cadence, precision manufacturing of space-grade hardware. The facility will enable NewSpace Systems to enhance both
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
