China launches first section of its massive space station
Sixty years after Yuri Gagarin undertook mankind’s first space journey, China launched the core capsule of its space station on Thursday morning, formally embarking on…
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Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins dies at 90
Michael Collins – one of the three crew members of the first manned mission to the Moon, Apollo 11 in 1969 – has died aged…
JUICE Jupiter probe’s first taste of space
JUICE, the JUpiter ICy moons Explorer mission led by the European Space Agency (ESA), has left Airbus’ satellite integration centre in Friedrichshafen (Germany) and is…
SpaceX rocketship launches 4 astronauts on NASA mission to space station
NASA and Elon Musk’s commercial rocket company SpaceX launched a new four-astronaut team on a flight to the International Space Station on Friday, the first…
Boeing’s 1st Core Stage for NASA’s Space Launch System is Ready for Journey to Launch Site
Stennis refurbishment complete following flawless test fireNASA to accept delivery of rocket stage to prepare for transport to Kennedy Space Center for integration and launch…
OneSat Final Design Review successfully achieved
Airbus’ fully reconfigurable, high-capacity OneSat satellite takes major step forward Support from ESA, UKSA and CNES stimulates innovation in European industry, enhancing space solutions Commercial…
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Succeeds in Historic First Flight
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter became the first aircraft in history to make a powered, controlled flight on another planet. The Ingenuity team at the agency’s…
SpaceX wins NASA moonlander contract worth 2,9 billion
NASA is getting ready to send astronauts to explore more of the Moon as part of the Artemis program, and the agency has selected SpaceX…
Northrop Grumman and Intelsat Make History with Docking of Second Mission Extension Vehicle to Extend Life of Satellite
Successful docking paves the way for future on-orbit and life-extension services through robotics Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, SpaceLogistics LLC,…
German Space Agency Selects Lockheed Martin ISpace System For Space Situational Awareness
To obtain real-time awareness of the more than 300,000 objects orbiting the earth, the German Space Agency at DLR (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt…
OneWeb launches 36 satellites from Russia to extend internet orbit
MOSCOW (Reuters) – OneWeb launched 36 satellites into orbit from a cosmodrome in the far east of Russia on Thursday as part of the satellite…
Lockheed Martin Awarded $3.7 Billion to Modernize U.S. Key Missile Defense Mission
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., March 23, 2021 — The Missile Defense Agency (MDA), in a competitive downselect phase, selected Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and partner Aerojet Rocketdyne…