Ghana Space News

Boom Supersonic XB-1 Jet Breaks Sound Barrier On Historic Test Flight.

Boom Supersonic made history (Jan. 28) when its XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time. Boom Supersonic’s chief test pilot Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg took off in the company’s XB-1 jet from the storied Mojave Air & Space Port in California this morning...

Blue Origin’s New Shepard Rocket ‘Moon gravity’ Launch On Jan. 28.

Blue Origin will launch its first suborbital rocket launch of 2025 this week — and attempt a wild spin trick to mimic the moon’s gravity during the flight — but if you want to see it live, you’ll need to know when and where to tune in. An uncrewed New Shepard rocket will launch the...

SpaceX Launches 21 Starlink Satellites To Orbit From Florida.

SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida’s Space Coast today (Jan. 27). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 21 Starlink spacecraft, including 13 with direct-to-cellphone capability, lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today at 5:05 p.m. EST (2205...

India’s Space Agency Completes 1st Gaganyaan Astronaut Crew Capsule.

The capsule that will one day ferry Indian astronauts to space and return them to Earth has been fitted with the key technology required for the task — marking another milestone in the country’s pursuit to develop homegrown technology for independent human spaceflight capabilities. The...

Space Debris Delays Flights to South Africa Amid Warnings of Falling Rocket Components.

The rising threat of space debris is no longer confined to theoretical discussions or isolated incidents. Its impact disrupts airline operations, with flights being delayed, rescheduled, or rerouted due to warnings about falling debris along flight paths. Recent events underscore the immediate risks...

NASA Wants To Launch Rockets Into Northern Lights To Study ‘Black Auroras’.

NASA plans to fly two rockets through active auroras to help study the unique ribbons of light that dance across the Alaskan night sky. The rockets are expected to lift off from the Poker Flat Research Range in Fairbanks, Alaska, as part of two missions led by space physicists Marilia Samara and...

Starlink’s Internet Revolution: Becoming Kenya’s 8th Largest ISP in Record Time.

Starlink has become Kenya’s eighth-largest internet provider, surpassing established players like Liquid Telecommunications. The Elon Musk-owned company has grown its subscriber base to 16,746 subscribers and gained a 1.1% market, according to the latest data from Kenya’s Communications Authority...

Blue Origin To Simulate Moon Gravity On Jan. 28 New Shepard Suborbital Launch.

Blue Origin will launch the 29th mission of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle next week, on an uncrewed research flight that will simulate lunar gravity conditions. The mission, known as NS-29, is scheduled to lift off from Blue Origin‘s West Texas launch site on Tuesday (Jan. 28) at 11 a.m...

Chinese Rocket Booster Falls To Earth, Explodes Near Home.

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...