Rocket Lab’s 50th Electron rocket stands ready to launch five satellites on behalf of France-based internet of things company, Kinéis. Image: Rocket Lab Rocket Lab successfully reached a milestone that few commercial rockets achieved and at a pace that outperformed
[15 Jun 2024] Private space-junk probe to conduct up-close inspection of spent rocket stage
Spacecraft closes in ahead of planned fly-around of spent rocket stage A space-junk removal satellite launched for Japanese company Astroscale has completed rendezvous maneuvers with its target and is commencing a proximity operations phase in which it will approach the
[13 Jun 2024] Indian Startup 3D Prints Rocket Engine in Just 72 Hours
The Agnikul team stands in front of the company’s launch vehicle at the Satish Dhawan Space Center ahead of its first successful launch. AGNIKUL Agnikul’s successful launch is a step toward “on-demand” rocket launches. A rocket featuring the world’s first
[06 Jun 2024] Ariane 6 inaugural launch targeted for 9 July
The first launch of Ariane 6 is targeted for 9 July 2024 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher announced at the ILA Berlin Air Show today. Announcing the Ariane 6 target launch date at ILA
[06 Jun 2024] Boeing’s Starliner arrives at International Space Station
Boeing’s Starliner capsule approaches the International Space Station for docking on June 6, 2024. (Image credit: NASA TV) Starliner reached the International Space Station (ISS) today (June 6), making contact with the orbiting lab at 1:34 p.m. EDT (1734 GMT)
[06 Jun 2024] SpaceX Starship launches nail-biting Flight 4 test of the world’s most powerful rocket
It was quite a sight…and quite a fiery success for SpaceX. The fourth test flight of the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built is in the books, and what a dramatic and nail-biting trip for SpaceX it was. SpaceX
[04 Jun 2024] SpaceX lands FAA license for next Starship megarocket launch on June 6
SpaceX and the FAA have even outlined 3 ways Starship’s Flight 4 could fail and skip an anomaly investigation. SpaceX conducts a fueling test with its Starship vehicle on May 28, 2024. The company received an FAA launch license for
[02 Jun 2024] A New Way to Make Precise Maps of the Lunar Surface
There was a time when maps of the Moon were created from telescopic observations and drawings. Indeed Sir Patrick Moore created maps of the Moon that were used during the historic Apollo landings. Now researchers have enhanced a technique to
[02 Jun 2024] China’s Chang’e-6 probe successfully lands on far side of the moon
The Long March 5 rocket carrying the Chang’e-6 mission lunar probe launched from the Wenchang Space Launch Centre in southern China’s Hainan province on May 3, 2024. Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images/File Hong Kong (CNN) —- China’s Chang’e-6 lunar lander successfully touched
[01 Jun 2024] Here’s why a Japanese billionaire just canceled his lunar flight on Starship
“I feel terrible making the crew members wait longer.” Elon Musk speaks as Yusaku Maezawa, founder and president of Start Today Co., looks on at an event at the SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, in 2018 On Friday night the