First commercial mission of the European rocket Ariane 6, postponed
The launch of the European rocket Ariane 6, which was planned for 1.24pm local time from Europe’s Spaceport in…
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Firefly Aerospace becomes second private company to successfully land on the Moon
Firefly Aerospace has successfully landed its Blue Ghost Mission 1 spacecraft on the Moon, becoming only the second…
‘Threat-to-Earth’: SpaceX Falcon 9 to launch NASA’s asteroid hunter telescope
NASA has chosen SpaceX to launch an advanced asteroid hunter telescope that will detect and observe asteroids and…
Boeing to cut 400 jobs in Space Launch System program amid Artemis delays
Boeing has announced plans to reduce its workforce within the Space Launch System (SLS) program. The company cited…
Ontario pledge to rip-up Starlink contract on hold as Trump pauses tariff threat
A pledge by the Premier of Ontario, Doug Ford, to cancel an estimated $100 million contract with Elon…
Donald Trump criticizes Biden for leaving NASA astronauts ‘abandoned’ in space
US President Donald Trump has criticized the Biden administration, accusing it of “abandoning” two NASA astronauts currently stranded…
SpaceX Starship rocket explodes on seventh test flight, first stage recovered
SpaceX has reached a notable achievement by successfully recovering the booster of its Starship megarocket for only the…
Pixxel launches first three world’s highest-resolution hyperspectral satellites
Pixxel, a California-based space technology company, has launched the first three satellites of its Firefly constellation, which is…
Is Italy about to sign a $1.6 billion deal with Starlink? What we know so far
SpaceX is rumored to be near to closing a deal with the Italian government to provide Starlink-based communication services…
NASA and United lead industry tributes to President Jimmy Carter following death
NASA and United Airlines have lead tributes from the aerospace industry after it was announced that former US…
NASA once again delays return mission leaving astronauts stranded in space
Two stranded NASA astronauts, who have been stuck on the International Space Station (ISS) for seven months, just…
Virgin Galactic and ENAC to explore spaceflights from Italian spaceport
Virgin Galactic and Italy’s Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) have signed an agreement to study the feasibility of launching…
Gogo completes Satcom Direct acquisition to serve all business aviation segments
Inflight connectivity provider Gogo has completed its acquisition of Satcom Direct, which provides satellite-based inflight connectivity to over…
ISRO reschedules launch of ESA’s Proba-3 mission after ‘anomaly detected’
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has rescheduled the launch of the European Space Agency (ESA) Proba-3 double-satellite…
‘Unexpected odor’ inside resupply spacecraft prompts lockdown on ISS: NASA
A Russian cosmonaut noticed an “unexpected odor” and “observed small droplets” inside the unpiloted Progress 90 resupply spacecraft…
Lunar Outpost signs deal with SpaceX to send Artemis lunar rover to the Moon
Private space company Lunar Outpost has entered into an agreement with SpaceX to send the Artemis lunar rover…
NASA assigns lunar delivery missions to SpaceX, Blue Origin for Artemis campaign
NASA plans to assign lunar delivery missions to SpaceX and Blue Origin in order to prepare for long-term…
Dawn Aerospace completes first civilian supersonic flight since the Concorde
Dawn Aerospace, a startup developing space launch technology and hypersonic propulsion systems, completed its first supersonic flight successfully…