Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin heads back to space in critical launch
Monday, 18 December 2023 15:12
Blue Origin is set Monday to launch its New Shepard rocket for the first time since an uncrewed crash more than a year ago, a mission that is critical in reviving the fortunes of Jeff Bezos' space company.
Cold weather at the launch site near Van Horn, Texas, pushed back the takeoff window, which now starts at 9:30 am local time (15H30 GMT), Blue Origin said on X, formerly Twitter.
Though the rocket will carry a payload of science experiments, not people, mission NS-24 must succeed before Blue Origin can return to taking wealthy thrill-seekers to the final frontier.
On September 12, 2022, a Blue Origin rocket became engulfed in flames shortly after launch. The capsule, fixed to the top of the rocket, successfully initiated an emergency separation sequence and floated safely to the ground on parachutes.
The accident prompted a year-long probe by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which found it was caused by the failure of an engine nozzle that experienced higher-than-expected engine operating temperatures.
Webb rings in the holidays with the ringed planet Uranus
Monday, 18 December 2023 14:00
The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope recently trained its sights on weird and enigmatic Uranus, an ice giant that orbits on its side. What Webb found is a dynamic world with rings, moons, storms and other atmospheric features – including a seasonal polar cap. The image expands upon a two-colour version released earlier this year, adding additional wavelength coverage for a more detailed look.
2023: ESA's year in space
Monday, 18 December 2023 14:00
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2023’s highlight was the highly anticipated launch of Juice, Europe’s Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer. The Juice spacecraft was placed on course to Jupiter on the second-to-last Ariane 5 launch vehicle in April. After an eight-year journey, Juice will begin observing the giant gas planet and its three large ocean-bearing moons – Ganymede, Calisto and Europa.
The Euclid space telescope was launched in July with the aim of unravelling the enigmas of ‘dark matter’ and ‘dark energy’. Euclid’s first images were released in November, revealing razor-sharp astronomical images with detail never before seen by a telescope across such a
Satellite navigation startup TrustPoint announces partnership with SpiderOak
Monday, 18 December 2023 13:00
Competition: developing Europe's space cargo return service
Monday, 18 December 2023 12:00
ESA is launching a competition which initiates a first phase of activities for European companies to eventually demonstrate a complete cargo delivery service to and from space stations in low-Earth orbit by 2028.
Space Force’s first six missile-defense satellites in medium orbit to cost about $500 million
Monday, 18 December 2023 12:00
Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin headed back into space after accident
Monday, 18 December 2023 04:59
The American company Blue Origin plans to launch its rocket Big Shepard Monday for the first time since an accident more than a year ago, as the firm founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos heads back into space.
The launch window from the pad in west Texas opens at 8:30 am local time (14H30 GMT), said Blue Origin, which plans to live stream the event.
This mission known as NS-24 will not carr Inventor of air conditioning helped chill NASA wind tunnels
Monday, 18 December 2023 04:59
Global tensions were high in the fall of 1941 as U-boats harassed ships in the Atlantic and German forces pushed deep into the Soviet Union. There was a critical need for the United States to get the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA)'s new engine laboratory (today, NASA's Glenn Research Center) in operation as soon as possible. It was especially important to complete its Altitud 
Sierra Space's Dream Chaser New Station Resupply Spacecraft for NASA
Sunday, 17 December 2023 10:47
Sierra Space, a leading commercial space company building the first end-to-end business and technology platform in space to benefit of life on Earth, has delivered the first Dream Chaser spaceplane, Tenacity, to NASA's Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio.
Dream Chaser, the world's only commercial spaceplane, has entered the final testing phase ahead of its first flight in 2024. Tyvak's Milani nanosat advances in Hera mission with successful test readiness review
Sunday, 17 December 2023 10:47
Tyvak International has reached a significant milestone in the development of the Milani nano spacecraft, a vital component of the European Space Agency's (ESA) Hera planetary defense mission. This achievement was marked by the successful completion of the Test Readiness Review, a critical step in the project's progress.
Milani holds the distinction of being ESA's first foray into deep-spa China's commercial space sector achieves milestones with series of successful launches
Sunday, 17 December 2023 10:47
China's space industry, long known for its state-driven Long March rocket series, is now witnessing a rapid expansion in its commercial sector. The Long March family celebrated its 500th spaceflight recently, launching a remote sensing satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province using a Long March 2D carrier rocket.
But it's not just the Long March rockets making