NASA will perform its own re-authorization of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 before the rocket launches its next astronaut crew or cargo mission, the agency confirmed Wednesday (July 17). Falcon 9 experienced a rare failure during an engine burn of SpaceX rocket’s second stage, due to an oxygen leak...

An astronaut assigned to back up a historic moon mission was seeing orange last week. NASA astronaut Andre Douglas, recently named backup for the Artemis 2 round-the-moon flight scheduled for 2025, finished a standard spacesuit fit check in the agency’s orange outfit. Then he posted how it...

Astronomers have imaged a strange S-shaped jet emerging from a neutron star for the first time ever. The weird emission suggests this dead star resembles the shape of water spraying from a garden sprinkler. The “cosmic garden sprinkler” in question is a neutron star that sits in the...

Key Highlights Avanti conducts successful satellite connectivity tests to fortify digital banking systems. Avanti Communications has led a groundbreaking satellite connectivity test with BankservAfrica, Africa’s largest automated clearing house, and Capitec Bank, one of South Africa’s top retail...

NASA has cancelled its VIPER moon rover program due to rising costs. VIPER, short for Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, was a robotic mission intended to land near the moon’s south pole and spend 100 days scouting for lunar ice deposits. The rover was slated to launch in 2025 to...

The Intersputnik International Organisation of Space Communications and the Regional African Satellite Communications Organisation (RASCOM) have entered into a cooperation agreement covering satellite communications and other areas of shared interest. This agreement includes provisions for mutual...

SpaceX is seeking a rapid return to Falcon 9 launches following a rare failure of its workhorse rocket during a satellite launch last week. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) received a request from SpaceX on Monday (July 15) to continue launching Falcon 9 flights during the mandatory mishap...

The core stage of the first rocket to launch astronauts to the moon in over 50 years has left its manufacturing facility, and is bound for vehicle integration and assembly ahead of its launch next year. NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Artemis 2 booster was rolled out of the space...

Key Highlight The Italy-Africa Space Conference will focus on education and training, space applications and services for a sustainable future, and international partnerships. The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Honorable Antonio Tajani...