China successfully launched a classified satellite on Thursday (Jan. 23), but a spent booster from the mission fell shockingly close to a family home. The TJS-14 satellite launched on a Long March 3B rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center on Thursday at 10:32 a.m. EST (1532 GMT; 11:32 p.m...

SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from California’s central coast today (Jan. 24). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink craft lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base today, at 9:07 a.m. EST (1407 GMT; 6:07 a.m. local time). The Falcon 9’s first stage...

The Angolan Ministry of Finance has signed a financing agreement with France for the construction of ANGEO-1, the country’s first high-resolution Earth observation satellite system. The agreement, culminating from six years of bilateral cooperation between Angola and France, was finalised during the...

Nigeria is partnering with the Republic of Russia to advance its socio-economic development in the fields of space technology, agriculture, Science, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). The Permanent Secretary of Innovation, Science and Technology In Nigeria, Mrs Esuabana Nko Asanye, announced the...

SpaceX plans to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from California’s central coast today (Jan. 24). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink craft is scheduled to lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base today, during a 3.5-hour window that opens at 9:07 a.m. EST (1407...

SpaceX made some history during Tuesday’s (Jan. 21) Starlink satellite launch from California. On that mission, a Falcon 9 rocket sent 27 Starlink broadband craft to low Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base. About eight minutes after liftoff, the Falcon 9‘s first stage returned...

The Artemis Accords has just gained its 53rd member nation, bolstering NASA’s efforts to establish peaceful and cooperative international space exploration. Finland joined NASA’s Artemis Accords on Jan. 21 through a signing ceremony that took place on the sidelines of the Winter...

SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from California’s central coast today (Jan. 21). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 27 Starlink craft lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base today at 10:45 a.m. EST (1545 GMT; 7:45 a.m. local time). The Falcon 9’s first stage...

The space shuttle and International Space Station are set to launch onto dollar coins in celebration of the advancements made by two states. The United States Mint has released the designs of the Florida and Texas entries in the American Innovation $1 Coin Program. The coins are among the four to be...