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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

A recent study confirms a European rock formation that extends from Scotland to Ireland likely holds clues about what was once a “snowball Earth.” More specifically, according to a recent statement from the University College London (UCL), researchers are confident the Port Askaig...

Eutelsat Group and Bayobab, a subsidiary of MTN Group, have entered into a multi-year agreement to use Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) capacity from Eutelsat’s OneWeb constellation. This collaboration aims to meet enterprises’ growing connectivity demands and support cellular backhaul infrastructure...

John McFall is a para-astronaut, and he hopes the first person with disabilities will enter the International Space Station by 2030 — before the complex is slated to retire from service later that year. A European Space Agency (ESA) reserve astronaut, McFall was selected for the program in 2022...

An uncrewed Russian cargo ship successfully docked at the International Space Station early Saturday (Aug. 17) to deliver tons of fresh gear, food and other vital supplies. The automated Progress 89 spacecraft linked up with the International Space Station (ISS) at 1:53 a.m. EDT (0553 GMT) at the...