Virgin Galactic Unity spaceflight to take place in May 2021
The California-based space company Virgin Galactic confirmed the date for the next rocket-powered test flight of its spacecraft…
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Highest bid for Blue Origin space journey nears $3 million
Jeff Bezos-backed Blue Origin revealed that the current highest bid for commercial space voyage is up at $2.8…
Chinese Mars rover sends first pictures
China National Space Administration (CNSA) released two pictures taken by the Zhurong rover on Mars. The pictures show…
China’s Mars rover is set to land on the Red Planet
On May 14, 2021, China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced that China’s Tianwen-1 spacecraft would enter the last…
Space tourism: when could we plan a trip to cosmos?
Space tourism is a fast-emerging market with a handful of competitors vying to make vacationing in space an…
ROSS, the new Russian space station: when and why?
In April 2021, Russia announced a decision to withdraw from the International Space Station (ISS), one of the…
More Chinese rocket debris expected to rain over Earth in the future
After a few days of drifting 300 kilometers above the Earth, the first stage of the Chinese Long…
How soon are we going to fly airplanes on Mars?
The Ingenuity helicopter was a success. It has conducted several flights on Mars since its deployment with the…
What does the future have in store for the International Space Station?
It has been orbiting the Earth for 23 years. But in 2024, the partnership between the different nations…
The space race: China’s ambitious plans in cosmos
China is fast becoming a leader in space exploration. With out of this world ideas and backing from…
Chinese rocket debris descend uncontrollably towards Earth
The Long March 5B rocket carried the first of the three elements of the Chinese Space Station (SSC)…
China launches first module of future space station
The first of three elements of the future Chinese space station was launched on April 29, 2021. The…
Blue Origin opens bids to the first passenger on its first space tourism flight
An American privately-funded aerospace company Blue Origin plans to conduct its first space tourism trip on its New…
Bezos’ Blue Origin attacks SpaceX over Moon landing contract
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin attacks NASA and SpaceX in a protest against the agency’s decision to award a…
SpaceX launches astronauts to International Space Station
On April 23, 2021, NASA and commercial rocket company SpaceX launched a new four-member crew spaceflight to the…
Hypersonix to fly to space using green hydrogen
The Australia-based startup Hypersonix Launch Systems will use green hydrogen fuel supplied by BOC for its re-usable SPARTAN…
NASA successfully flies helicopter on Mars
On April 19, 10:52 GMT, NASA announced that the Ingenuity helicopter has successfully completed its first flight on Mars. The small helicopter…
NASA delays first Mars helicopter flight
The first flight of Ingenuity, NASA’s Mars helicopter, was rescheduled to make time for troubleshooting. The delay was…