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Former NASA astronaut Jon McBride, who was the pilot on the first mission to launch seven people into space, has died at the age of 80. McBride’s death on Wednesday (Aug. 7) was confirmed to collectSPACE.com by NASA after the space agency heard from his family. A member of the “TFNG” (“Thirty-Five New Guys”), NASA’s […]

The Nigerian National Space Research and Development Agency has partnered with Proforce Galaxies Limited to unveil a constellation of four satellites, three optical satellites and one SAR satellite, to enhance Nigeria’s capacity in agriculture, defence, and satellite technology. The satellites will be instrumental in precision agriculture, earth monitoring and data collection, and other sectors, including

SpaceX is now targeting Aug. 26 for the launch of Polaris Dawn, a crewed flight to Earth orbit that will feature the first-ever private spacewalk. The news, which the Polaris Dawn team announced today (Aug. 7) via a post on X, firms up a previously vague window; the most recent target for the groundbreaking mission

China has begun building a huge satellite-internet constellation in low Earth orbit. A Long March 6A rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China today (Aug. 7) at 2:42 a.m. EDT (0642 GMT), carrying 18 Qianfan (“Thousand Sails”) satellites to low Earth orbit (LEO). Everything went well, according to the China

NASA‘s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has been playing a very interesting game of hide-and-seek with Japan’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), which touched down on the lunar surface on Jan. 19. LRO has been trying to ping SLIM’s retroreflector, a dome-shaped, cookie-sized structure that’s affixed to the lander’s back, just beneath its solar panels.

SpaceX‘s next astronaut mission won’t get off the ground this month after all. Crew-9, SpaceX‘s ninth operational flight to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA, had been targeted to lift off on Aug. 18. But it has been pushed back to no earlier than Sept. 24, the agency announced today (Aug. 6). “This adjustment

Northrop Grumman’s robotic Cygnus freighter reached the International Space Station (ISS) early Tuesday morning (Aug. 6), carrying about 4 tons of supplies to the orbiting lab. The Cygnus, which launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday (Aug. 4), was captured by the station’s robotic arm on Tuesday at 3:11 a.m. (0711 GMT), as

They say a penny doesn’t go far these days, to which NASA has now added its two cents. Two pennies lifted off for the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday (Aug. 4), on a mission that will ultimately log millions of miles. The U.S. one-cent coins were launched on the “S.S. Francis R. ‘Dick’ Scobee,”

That mysterious Chinese space plane has been newly caught on camera by a satellite watcher who snagged new imagery of the high-flying robotic vehicle. China’s space plane, now circling Earth on its third flight, was lobbed into orbit on Dec. 14, 2023 by a Long March 2F rocket. Space watcher veteran Felix Schöfbänker in Upper

YahClick, a leading satellite broadband service provider, is strengthening its commitment to expanding internet access across Angola following its successful participation in Angotic 2024. The company’s Africa team, including Kevin Viret, VP of the Africa Region, and Wesley Alexander, Manager of the Africa Region, recently met with His Excellency Mr Mário Augusto da Silva Oliveira,