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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

Polaris Dawn is aiming for the first civilian spacewalk on an ambitious mission launching no earlier than Aug. 26. Four astronauts will fly to Earth orbit aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, which will launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida atop a Falcon 9 rocket. Polaris Dawn crewmembers will make the first private

An explosion put a dramatic end to a test fire of a new rocket being developed by the German company Rocket Factory Augsburg. The explosion occurred on Monday (Aug. 19) while Rocket Factory Augsbug (RFA) was test firing the first stage of its new RFA ONE rocket. The test was meant to lay the groundwork

Senegal’s first satellite, Gaindesat-1A, was successfully launched aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9—Transporter 11 rideshare mission on Friday, August 16, 2024, from Vandenberg Space Force Base, USA. Developed through a partnership and joint programme between Senegal and its technical partner, the University Space Centre of Montpellier (CSUM), the earth observation nanosatellite will collect and transmit data to

Members of the Polaris Dawn mission landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) today (Aug. 19), with as little as a week until their launch to space. Polaris Dawn is the second privately crewed SpaceX mission funded by philanthropist billionaire Jared Isaacman, and the first of at least three launches he hopes to fly under

Researchers from universities across China are testing out their designs for rovers for exploring the moon and Mars. A laboratory belonging to Jilin University in northeast China is hosting prototype vehicles, allowing testing in simulated moon regolith and Mars soil. Vehicles getting a test spin include a four-wheeled rover that can traverse soft Martian soil