Ghana Space News

New Japanese Rocket Engine Explodes During Testing For 2nd Time In 16 Months.

A test of an engine for Japan’s upcoming Epsilon rocket ended in an explosion on Tuesday (Nov. 26), the second time in less than two years that this engine has met an untimely end during testing. On Tuesday, a second-stage engine designed for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s...

ISS Astronauts Open Hatch To Russian Spacecraft After Strange Smell Delays Cargo Delivery.

A Russian spacecraft is finally open to the space station after its cargo delivery was delayed by an unusual smell. A robotic Progress spacecraft docked at the International Space Station as planned on Saturday (Nov. 23) after its launch on Nov. 21, but astronauts reported a strange stench coming...

SpaceX To Launch 24 More Starlink Satellites From Florida Late Nov. 26.

SpaceX plans to launch yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida’s Space Coast early Tuesday morning (Nov. 26). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink spacecraft is scheduled to lift off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday at 10:05 p.m. EST (0308 GMT on...

NASA’s Nuclear-Powered Dragonfly Helicopter Will Ride A SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket Toward Saturn Moon Titan.

SpaceX’s powerful Falcon Heavy rocket will launch yet another high-profile NASA science mission. The agency announced today (Nov. 25) that it has picked the Falcon Heavy to loft Dragonfly, a $3.35 billion mission that will investigate the life-hosting potential of Saturn’s huge moon...

Firefly Aerospace Completes Blue Ghost Moon Lander For January 2025 SpaceX Launch.

Firefly Aerospace’s moon lander is ready for its upcoming lunar voyage. The company announced its Blue Ghost lunar lander completed environmental testing at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in mid-October and is now ready to be shipped to Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA and...

Scientists Find Highest Energy Cosmic Ray Electrons Ever Seen.

After over a decade of meticulous data collection, scientists at the H.E.S.S. observatory — which stands for “High Energy Stereoscopic System” and is located in Namibia — have made a groundbreaking discovery. They’ve detected the most energetic cosmic electrons ever observed...

Rocket Lab Launches 200th Satellite To Orbit.

Rocket Lab launched five “Internet of Things” (IoT) satellites to orbit on Sunday night (Nov. 24), continuing to build out a constellation for the French company Kinéis. An Electron launcher carrying five of Kinéis’ spacecraft lifted off from Rocket Lab‘s New Zealand site...

SpaceX Launching 23 Starlink Satellites From Florida Early Nov. 25.

SpaceX plans to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida’s Space Coast early Monday morning (Nov. 25). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink spacecraft — including 12 with direct-to-smartphone capability — is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force...

SpaceX Launches 20 Starlink Satellites From California.

SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit early Sunday morning (Nov. 24). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 20 Starlink spacecraft — 13 of which are capable of beaming service directly to smartphones — lifted off from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base on Sunday...