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Paris, France (SPX) May 03, 2025
Tucked against the runways of Le Bourget Airport on the city's northeastern fringe, the Musee de l'Air et de l'Espace is more than an aviation attic-it is France's living record of humankind's push skyward. Founded in 1919 and spread across 1.5 square kilometres of Art-Deco hangars, the museum ranks among the world's oldest and richest aerospace collections, safeguarding 150 aircraft and nearly
Washington DC (UPI) May 2, 2025
A spacecraft launched by the Soviet Union in 1972 is due to come crashing back into Earth's atmosphere around May 10 and nobody knows where it will land. The Kosmos 482 mission launched the spacecraft toward Venus but an upper stage rocket booster malfunction left the spacecraft orbiting Earth instead. Netherlands Delft Technical University space situational awareness lecturer Ma
Washington DC (UPI) May 2, 2025
South Korea will fly a shoebox-size cube satellite on an Artemis II test flight in April 2026 in preparation for missions to the moon, NASA and the Korea AeroSpace Administration announced Friday. During the 10-day flight, NASA is planning to send four astronauts around the moon, the first time since Apollo 17 landed men on the lunar surface in 1972. Artimis II was originally scheduled
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) May 3, 2025
Belgian artist Paul Van Hoeydonck, who made what was for decades the only work of art on the Moon, died on Saturday aged 99, his family said on Facebook. Born on October 8, 1925, Van Hoeydonck was a prolific artist whose works spanned sculpture, painting, drawing, collage and graphic design. He is best known for "Fallen Astronaut", an aluminium sculpture left on the moon in 1971 by the c
Washington (AFP) May 2, 2025
President Donald Trump's proposed NASA budget released Friday puts crewed missions to the Moon and Mars front and center - slashing science and climate programs as it seeks to shrink the agency's funding by nearly a quarter. The plan would significantly overhaul flagship programs, phasing out the government-owned Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion crew capsule, and eliminating the p
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 30, 2025
Slingshot Aerospace has introduced a globally available solution to help nations rapidly establish autonomous space domain awareness (SDA) capabilities. Called Sovereign Space Object Tracking, the new offering is designed to empower countries of any size or space experience to independently monitor and analyze orbital activities. "For the first time, any nation-regardless of size or space
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 30, 2025
Near Space Labs has secured $20 million in Series B financing to accelerate deployment of its stratospheric imaging capabilities across the continental U.S. Led by Bold Capital Partners and joined by USAA, Climate Capital, Gaingels, River Park Ventures, and existing backers like Crosslink Capital and Draper Associates, the round will enable Near Space Labs to scale its fleet and data delivery.
New York NY (SPX) May 01, 2025
Among the major questions in astrophysics is the origins of the heavy elements in our Universe that make up the periodic table. The lightest elements, hydrogen and helium, were formed mainly in the Big Bang that gave birth to the Universe. Somewhat heavier elements, such as oxygen and iron, are forged inside the hot cores of ordinary stars like the Sun and expelled into space when they die
Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 01, 2025
Volcanic activity poses a surprising threat to satellite operations, according to recent research from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). The findings highlight how powerful eruptions can influence the upper atmosphere and disrupt satellite trajectories. The 2022 eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano serves as a dramatic example. Among the most intense er
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 01, 2025
Spire Global has announced an expanded agreement with Australian IoT company Myriota to design, build, and operate 16 new satellites carrying advanced second-generation payloads. The deal strengthens Myriota's partnership with Spire Space Services and extends its total satellite fleet to over 40 spacecraft. The collaboration, which began in 2021, has enabled Myriota to scale its Internet o
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