NASA opts for uncrewed Starliner return due to safety concerns
NASA announced that Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft will return to Earth without the two astronauts currently aboard, in order…
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Decision over Boeing Starliner’s return now imminent following frank discussions
A decision over the fate of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner and its crew, Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams,…
Latest SpaceX mission to fly over Earth’s Polar regions in historic first
In a historic first for space exploration, SpaceX will launch a crewed spacecraft to fly over the Earth’s…
Boeing Starliner crew could return on SpaceX capsule in 2025, NASA says
The Boeing CST-100 Starliner crew stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) may not return to Earth until…
Safran to build hundreds of small satellite propulsion systems in France and US
Safran Electronics & Defense has announced an expansion of its manufacturing capabilities for small satellite propulsion systems. To…
NASA and SpaceX reschedule Crew-9 launch due to Boeing Starliner issues
NASA and SpaceX have announced a new target date of September 24, 2024, for the launch of the…
Swedish Air Force explores using Saab JAS-39 Gripen to launch nanosatellites
The Swedish Air Force (Svenska flygvapnet) is investigating a new use for its Saab JAS-39 Gripen fighter jets:…
NASA says no date set for Boeing’s Starliner crew to return home from ISS
NASA has confirmed that no return date has been set for astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams to…
NASA pulls the plug on VIPER Moon rover project due to mounting costs and delays
NASA has announced that following a “comprehensive internal review” it has decided to pull the plug on its…
Boeing ships NASA second core rocket stage for historic mission to Moon
Boeing has provided NASA with the second core stage of the Space Launch Syst em (SLS) to send…
ESA spacecraft to meet with colossal asteroid set to whisk past Earth in 2029
A mission to launch a European spacecraft that will rendezvous with a 375-meter-wide asteroid that is scheduled to…
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket breaks up upon ascent, cargo of Starlink satellites lost
SpaceX’s tight schedule for commercial satellite launches has been thrown off course following the loss of one of…
Virgin Galactic completes spaceship factory, prepares to up mission frequency
Virgin Galactic has completed the construction of the manufacturing facility where it will assemble the next generation of…
Europe regains access to space with successful inaugural Ariane 6 launch
ArianeGroup’s new heavy-lift rocket, Ariane 6, successfully made its inaugural flight from the Guiana Space Centre (CSG), also…
MDA Space to develop new robotic arm for NASA’s Gateway lunar space station
MDA Space has been awarded a $1 billion contract from the Canadian Space Agency for the next phases…
Airbus to provide German military with communications satellite system
Airbus has secured a €2.1 billion contract with Germany’s armed forces, the Bundeswehr, to develop a secure satellite…
Part of Tianlong-3 rocket crashes in China: video
Chinese aerospace company Beijing Tianbing Technology encountered an unexpected setback when the first stage of its Tianlong-3 rocket…
ISS astronauts take cover in spaceships as Russian satellite breaks into pieces
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) were forced to take cover in their spaceships when a defunct…