
Copernical Team
New small satellite platform debuts

BepiColombo's first views of Mercury

China plans to build special site for weekly launch of Long March 8 rockets

China's space refueling vehicle makes debut at Airshow China 2021

Endurosat and Exolaunch announce launch agreements for Spacex Falcon 9 Rideshare Missions

USNC-Tech team wins contract to develop nuclear thermal propulsion system for NASA

Russian crew blast off to film first movie in space

Russia film crew set to blast off to make 1st movie in space

Science of Psyche: Unique asteroid holds clues to early solar system

Set to launch next year, NASA's Psyche mission marks the first time the agency has set out to explore an asteroid richer in metal than rock or ice.
More than 150 years have passed since novelist Jules Verne wrote "Journey to the Center of the Earth," but reality has yet to catch up with that science fiction adventure. While humans can't bore a path to our planet's metallic core, NASA has its sights set on visiting a giant asteroid that may be the frozen remains of the molten core of a bygone world.
Thomas Pesquet takes commanding role on Space Station

Today ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet became commander of the International Space Station, taking over from Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut and fellow Crew-2 member Akihiko Hoshide. Thomas will hold this role until shortly before Crew-2 return to Earth in November.