United Arab Emirates Spy Satellite Lost Following Vega Rocket Failure
An anomaly during an Arianespace Vega rocket launch earlier this morning resulted in the loss of the Falcon Eye 1 spy satellite.
The Vega rocket...
NASA Awards SpaceX its $50 Million IXPE Mission
NASA has awarded the launch services contract for the agency’s Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) mission to SpaceX. Once launched, IXPE will measure polarized...
Interstellar Technologies to Launch Origami Paper Aeroplanes Aboard Sake-Powered Rocket
Japanese new space startup Interstellar Technologies (IST) is preparing to launch origami paper aeroplanes aboard a sake-powered rocket. MOMO-4 is the launch provider’s fourth...
Russia Launches Meteor-M No. 2-2 Weather Satellite Aboard Soyuz 2.1b
Russia successfully launched the Meteor-M No. 2-2 weather satellite aboard a Soyuz 2.1b rocket earlier this morning. In addition to the primary payload, the...
Russia Completes Preparations Ahead of Soyuz Meteor-M 2-2 Launch
Russia has completed preparations for the launch of the Meteor-M 2-2 weather satellite aboard a Soyuz 2.1b rocket. The mission will be the fifth...
NASA Complete Orion Spacecraft In-Flight Abort System Test
NASA has successfully demonstrated the Orion launch abort system’s ability to pull the spacecraft clear of a rocket in the event of an emergency....
Exos Aerospace Recovers SARGE Vehicle Despite Anomaly
Exos Aerospace successfully recovered the SARGE launch vehicle over the weekend following a launch anomaly that forced the mission to be aborted seconds after...
Rocket Lab Launch Make it Rain Mission Deploying 7 Small Satellites
Rocket Lab has successfully launched seven small satellites aboard an Electron rocket earlier this morning.
The mission, dubbed Make it Rain was launched from...
China Launch 46th BeiDou Navigation Satellite Aboard Long March 3B
China successfully launched a BeiDou navigation satellite aboard a Long March 3B late yesterday. The satellite is the 46th BeiDou satellite and the 21st...
SpaceX Launch Most Challenging Falcon Heavy Mission to Date
SpaceX launched its most challenging mission to date aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket from the historic Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Centre earlier...
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China Deorbit Disused Tiangong-2 Space Station
China has successfully deorbited the Tiangong-2 space station after 1,036 days, 22 hours, 54 minutes and 56 seconds in orbit. The station was brought...
Armstrong’s Apollo 11 Spacesuit is Back on Display at the Smithsonian
The spacesuit that Neil Armstrong wore to take humankind's first steps on the surface of the Moon is back on display at the Smithsonian...
NASA Administrator Casts Doubt on 2020 Maiden SLS Launch Date
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has admitted that the maiden launch of the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket is unlikely to occur before 2021....
SpaceX Perform Eventful Starship Hopper Static Fire Test
SpaceX performed a static fire test of the Starship Hopper vehicle at the company’s Boca Chica facility early this morning ahead of its first...
Washington Monument Transformed into Saturn V for Apollo 11 Anniversary
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11, a life-sized presentation of the Saturn V that carried Armstrong, Aldrin and...