ARTES is ESA's (European Space Agency) long-running, large-scale program to support the development of advanced satcom products and services. The ARTES program facilitates research and development activities as well as…

Washington DC (UPI) Mar 14, 2021
SpaceX launched its 22nd cluster of Starlink communication satellites before dawn Sunday from Florida. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket came at 6:01 a.m. EDT, just hours after clocks move ahead for Daylight Saving Time, from Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center. After the main engine cutoff, the Falcon 9 first stage landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, completing the

Washington DC (UPI) Mar 13, 2021
Astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover, Jr., completed a nearly 7-hour spacewalk outside of the International Space Station on Saturday afternoon. The astronauts wrapped their spacewalk at 3:01 p.m. EST, according to NASA's Twitter feed, which also live streamed the event. Hopkins and Glover captured video of the walk using helmet cameras, allowing the public to see from their

WASHINGTON — A Falcon 9 launched another set of Starlink satellites March 14, with the rocket’s first stage setting a record with its ninth launch and landing.

The Falcon 9 lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center at 6:01 a.m.

Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 15, 2021
The air leak from the intermediate chamber of the Russian Zvezda module of the International Space Station (ISS) is still unresolved, despite two cracks being sealed off, according to the call between the ISS crew and the ground control broadcast by NASA on Saturday. At about 07:00 GMT on Saturday, ISS cosmonaut Sergei Ryzhikov told a specialist at the Mission Control Center, located near

Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 14, 2021
Last November, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised a $22 billion investment into British defence with an aim to create Britain's own Trump-like 'Space Force'. The country is planning to send its first rocket into space from British soil next year. The trade association UKSpace is calling on British businesses to take a more active part in launching a "new industrial revolution" and tu

London, UK (SPX) Mar 15, 2021
The End-of-Life Services by Astroscale demonstration (ELSA-d) mission has been licenced by the UK Space Agency this week. The ELSA-d launch, scheduled for Saturday, March 20 2021, will mark the world's first commercial mission to demonstrate the core technologies and capabilities necessary for space debris docking and removal. The ELSA-d mission presents a leading test case for licensing f

Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 12, 2021
Boeing and Lockheed Martin's United Launch Alliance (ULA) was also awarded more than $224 million by the Pentagon to launch United States Space Force (USSF) missions USSF-112 and USSF-87 from Centennial, Colorado and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, according to the Department of Defense release this week. Under the US' National Security Phase 2 contract, Elon Musk's Space Expl

Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 15, 2021
The Soyuz family of expendable rockets is by far the most frequently used launch vehicle in the world, with over a thousand successful launches under its belt, and a top-notch safety record thanks to its launch abort system. For nearly a decade, Soyuz rockets were also the sole means of transporting astronauts to the International Space Station. Russia's Soyuz-2 rocket has been given a new