James Webb’s OTIS Module Arrives at Northrop Grumman’s Space Park
The two main components of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope are now safely at Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems in Redondo Beach, California. The optical...
NASA Confirm Identity of Lost Satellite Discovered by Amateur Astronomer
NASA has confirmed that they have acquired contact with the Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global Exploration (IMAGE) satellite. The satellite was found by an amateur...
NASA Astronauts Complete First Spacewalk of 2018
Two NASA flight engineers have successfully completed the first spacewalk of 2018 aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The 206th spacewalk in the history...
Unmissable Missions Planned for 2018
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NASA Reveals 2069 Interstellar Mission to Alpha Centauri
NASA has revealed plans to send a probe to Alpha Centauri by 2069. The announcement was made at the 2017 American Geophysical Union conference...
ispace Raise $90 Million for Two Lunar Exploration Missions
In their latest round of funding, Japanese lunar exploration startup, ispace, inc. has raised $90.2 million in Series A funding. The figure is not...
UPDATED: Elon Musk Challenges Boeing CEO to Mars Race
Late Thursday evening, Elon Musk challenged Boeing CEO, Dennis Muilenburg to a race to the Red Planet. Responding to a Fortune Tech Twitter post...
Voyager 1 Thrusters Fire Successfully After 37 Years
Almost four decades after they were last used, trajectory thrusters aboard the Voyager 1 spacecraft have been fired up successfully. This amazing feat of...
Ideal Location for a Lunar Base Discovered
Japan’s Selenological and Engineering Explorer (SELENE) probe has discovered a huge underground cave on the surface of the moon. The discovery was made by...
NASA to Assist Japanese-led MMX Sample Return Mission to Mars
Agency officials have confirmed that NASA will assist with the Japanese-led sample return Mars Moon eXploration (MMX) mission. Set to be launched in 2024,...
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Dream Chaser to Launch Aboard Vulcan Centaur
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has selected the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan Centaur to launch the company’s Dream Chaser spacecraft for six International Space...
NASA Clear BEAM Module to Remain on Space Station Through 2028
An experimental expandable module added to the International Space Station three years ago has been cleared by NASA to remain docked to the station...
Blue Origin File Protest Over Air Force Launch Services Procurement
Blue Origin has filed a "pre-award" protest with the US Government Accountability Office over what it calls is a "flawed" Air Force launch services...
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Chinese small launch vehicle startup Linkspace Aerospace Technology Group has performed its most ambitious launch and landing test to date. The RLV-T5 tech demonstrator...