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Two women astronauts will set a spaceflight record next week, if all goes according to plan. The Polaris Dawn mission is scheduled to launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than Aug. 27. It aims to perform the first-ever private spacewalk and to fly at a higher altitude above Earth than any crewed […]

Starlink has introduced a new rental kit option to the Kenyan market to make its satellite internet services more accessible. With the new kit, customers can now rent the hardware for KSH 1,950 (USD 15) a month, with an additional one-time activation fee of KSH 2,730 (USD 21). This move addresses concerns over the high

Scientists are trying to build a new sort of satellite, and have recently tested their idea with the Starling Formation-Flying Optical Experiment, or “StarFOX.” You may be getting flashbacks to the retro Star Fox video game series — and you’d be right to imagine this experiment as a science fiction fantasy brought into reality. There

Black holes are remarkable astronomical objects with gravity so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape them. The most gigantic ones, known as “supermassive” black holes, can weigh millions to billions times the mass of the Sun. These giants usually live in the centers of galaxies. Our own galaxy, the Milky Way, contains a supermassive black hole in its

Believe it or not, debris from Mars has frequently made its way to Earth after powerful impacts hit the Red Planet’s surface and launch it into space. There have been at least 10 of these meteorite-forming events in Mars’ recent history. When these massive impacts occur, meteorites can be flung away from the Red Planet

As Boeing’s first crewed Starliner test flight nears the 80-day mark of what was initially an eight-day mission, NASA leaders will give an update on Saturday (Aug. 24) to outline their plan on how to return Starliner’s astronaut crew to Earth. The press conference, which is scheduled for Saturday at 1 p.m. EDT (1700 GMT),

Zambia has marked a significant milestone in its journey to space by completing a ground receiving station in the Chibombo district, Central Province. This achievement, announced by the Minister of Technology and Science, Hon. Felix Chipota Mutati, signals the beginning of the second phase of Zambia’s space activities, eventually leading to the launch of the

SpaceX is gearing up for more-frequent launches of its Starship megarocket. The company currently sends Starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built, aloft from an orbital launch mount at Starbase, its site near the South Texas border city of Brownsville. But SpaceX is working to install a second launch pad at the facility,

The crew for SpaceX’s next astronaut mission will wait one extra day before launching to space. SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission — the first in history to feature a private spacewalk —was slated for Monday, Aug. 26, but will now launch no earlier than Tuesday, Aug. 27. The shift comes two days after the Polaris Dawn

Dragonfly Aerospace has announced the launch of its latest range of Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) and ITAR-Free space components. According to the press release, these cutting-edge components have achieved Technology Readiness Level 9 (TRL 9), indicating their proven reliability and performance in the most demanding space environments. Reliable and Versatile Solutions for the Global Space Industry