Pléiades Neo well on track for launch mid-2020
The first two Airbus-built Pléiades Neo imaging satellites have started comprehensive environmental testing, to ensure they are ready for in-orbit operation. During the tests, the…
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SpaceX Is Officially Sending Tourists to Space
SpaceX and the space tourism company Space Adventures announced today that they will send the first private citizens to space aboard a Crew Dragon capsule….
Solar Orbiter reaches for our star
The Airbus built Sun explorer spacecraft Solar Orbiter was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 23.03 local time. The European Space Agency (ESA) mission…
NASA astronaut Christina Koch returns to Earth after record mission
After setting a record for the longest single spaceflight in history by a woman, NASA astronaut Christina Koch returned to Earth Thursday, along with Soyuz…
Solar Orbiter ready for its close-up with the Sun
Airbus-built Solar Orbiter has been fitted inside the protective fairing, mounted on top of the launcher and is now ready to fly from Cape Canaveral…
NASA taps startup Axiom Space for the first habitable commercial module for the Space Station
NASA has selected Houston-based Axiom Space, a startup founded in 2016, to build the first commercial habitat module for the International Space Station (ISS). This…
ESA and Airbus sign contract for Bartolomeo platform on the International Space Station
New research platform scheduled for launch in March 2020 Bremen, 23 January 2020 – The Bartolomeo platform from Airbus gives new opportunities for research on…
SpaceX says ‘picture perfect’ test paves way for human mission
(Reuters) – Elon Musk’s SpaceX simulated a successful emergency landing on Sunday in a dramatic test of a crucial abort system on an unmanned astronaut…
Lockheed Martin Ships Mobile Communications Satellite to Launch Site
DENVER, Jan. 15, 2020 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) shipped its third satellite based on the modernized LM 2100™ bus to French Guiana for launch…
Boeing Rolls Out First Space Launch System Core Stage for Delivery to NASA
Teams at Stennis Space Center prepare for core stage hot-fire testing ahead of Artemis I lunar mission NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 9, 2020 — Boeing [NYSE:…
STARLINK MISSION
On Monday, January 6 at 9:19 p.m. EST, or 2:19 UTC on January 7, SpaceX launched its third launch of Starlink satellites from Space Launch…
Boeing Starliner Completes First Orbital Flight Test with Successful Landing
– Starliner touches down safely in Western U.S. two days after post-launch anomaly The Boeing [NYSE: BA] CST-100 Starliner’s first mission ended historically today when…