Large number of launches planned
China plans to carry out more than 70 launch missions this year, according to the nation's major space contractors.
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the nation's dominant space enterprise, has more than 60 launch missions planned for this year, and it aims to deploy more than 200 spacecraft in orbit, according to the Blue Book of China Aerospace Science and Technology Activitie Intuitive Machines completes SPAC merger
Commercial lunar lander company Intuitive Machines has completed its merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), raising far less money than originally anticipated.
Noise complaints help bring down launch startup SpaceRyde
Canadian launch startup SpaceRyde has filed for bankruptcy just months after noise complaints put an end to rocket engine tests.
New spacecraft can see into the permanently shadowed craters on the moon
Shackleton Crater at the lunar south pole is one of the locations on NASA's shortlist for human exploration with the future Artemis missions. But because craters at the lunar poles—like Shackleton—at have areas that are perpetually in shadow, known as permanently shadowed regions (PSRs), we don't know for sure what lies inside the interior. However, a new spacecraft with a specialized instrument is about to change all that.
Media invitation: View Euclid spacecraft in Cannes before launch
Journalists are cordially invited to view Euclid, ESA’s ambitious mission to explore the dark Universe, in Cannes, France, on 21 February 2023.
Media will be given the rare opportunity to see the spacecraft in the cleanroom of Thales Alenia Space (TAS), prior to shipment for its launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA in July 2023.
Rumors swirl about balloons, UFOs as officials stay mum
FCC greenlights Amazon's Project Kuiper to deploy 3,236 satellites in LEO
The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) International Bureau approved Amazon on February 8 to deploy and operate their 3,236 low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, called "Project Kuiper," for broadband service using Ka-band radio frequencies.
The approval comes after satisfying requirements for orbital-debris mitigation, collision risk, and coordination with other satellite systems, re-e Tracking ocean microplastics from space
New information about an emerging technique that could track microplastics from space has been uncovered by researchers at the University of Michigan. It turns out that satellites are best at spotting soapy or oily residue, and microplastics appear to tag along with that residue.
Microplastics-tiny flecks that can ride ocean currents hundreds or thousands of miles from their point of entry Minuteman III test launch showcases readiness of U.S. nuclear force's safe, effective deterrent
A team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a test reentry vehicle at 11:01 p.m. Pacific Time Feb. 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
This test launch is part of routine and periodic activities intended to demonstrate that the United States' nuclear deterrent is safe, secure, reliable and e Maxar signs agreement with Umbra for direct access to radar imaging satellites
Maxar has signed a contract with satellite imagery startup Umbra to get dedicated access to the company’s radar imaging constellation.
