Europe’s Galileo Sat-Nav Network Suffers Crippling Outage
Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation network has suffered a prolonged outage due to “a technical incident related to its ground infrastructure.” source The technical incident...
NASA Awards $73.7 million Contract to 3D-Print Satellite Components in Orbit
NASA has awarded a contract to California-based Made in Space Inc. to demonstrate the ability of its Archinaut One spacecraft to 3d-print and assemble...
Virgin Galactic Announce Merger and Plans to Go Public
Virgin Galactic has announced it has reached an agreement to merge with investment firm Social Capital Hedosophia (SCH). The move will inject several hundred...
The Planetary Society Delays LightSail 2 Spacecraft’s Solar Sail Deployment
The Planetary Society has delayed the deployment of the LightSail 2 spacecraft's solar sail in order to conduct additional testing on its attitude control...
Astrophotographer Captures Image of Classified Air Force X-37B Spaceplane
Astrophotographer and journalist Ralf Vandebergh has captured an image of the United States Air Force X-37B spaceplane orbiting Earth. The diminutive shuttle-like spaceplane was...
SpaceX Share Spectacular Falcon Heavy Fairing Recovery Footage
SpaceX shared footage of its first successful fairing recovery on Twitter. The recovery was achieved following the launch of the STP-2 Falcon Heavy mission...
Debris from Indian Anti-Satellite Missile Test Still Orbiting Earth
Space debris created by India’s first successful anti-satellite missile test is still orbiting the Earth more than seven weeks after the country claimed it...
Astronauts Aboard Space Station to Bake First Cookies in Space
A small oven developed by Zero G Kitchen and NanoRacks will enable astronauts aboard the International Space Station to bake fresh cookies.
Zero...
European Consortium Brazenly Announces Plans to Copy Falcon 9
A European consortium funded by the EU has revealed plans to replicate the reusability of theSpaceX Falcon 9. The project is being driven by...
Contractors Reportedly Paid Millions in Bonuses Despite SLS Delays
A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report has revealed that NASA paid millions in bonuses to Boeing and Lockheed Martin despite the delays and...
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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...