Boeing delivers advanced O3b mPOWER satellites to SES (Image Credit: Sat News) Boeing [NYSE: BA] teams have successfully delivered the 7th and 8th O3b mPOWER satellites to SES. These satellites, featuring Boeing’s advanced software-defined communications payload, are being transported to Cape Canaveral for a planned launch in December. O3b mPOWER satellite at […]
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ESA has contracted to enhance Greece’s Earth Observation abilities.
The European Space Agency has signed six contracts that will help position Greece as a key player in the field of Earth Observation (EO). The contracts fall under Greece’s National Satellite Space Project, which is a new initiative. In fact, the Ministry of Digital Governance in Greece only announced the implementation path for the […]
Fragments of asteroids delivered to Earth provide insight into the development of the planets and moons in our solar system.
Asteroid pieces brought to Earth help reveal how our solar system’s planets and moons grew (Image Credit: Space.com) Samples collected from the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu have revealed clues about a primordial magnetic field that helped asteroids, planets and moons grow in our solar system. Analysis of three grains returned to Earth by […]
FAA creating new committee to update launch regulations (Image Credit: Space.com) U.S. launch regulations could soon get an overhaul. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced today (Nov. 14) that it’s creating a new committee to review and update its “Part 450” launch and reentry licensing rule. “The FAA is seeking to […]
NASA rockets create artificial clouds beneath the glowing auroras in Norway (photo).
NASA rockets seed artificial clouds below glowing auroras in Norway (photo) (Image Credit: Space.com) It’s not every day you get to watch a rocket launch into a sky glowing with colorful auroras — and it’s even rarer to see that rocket leave swirling clouds in its wake as part of a NASA […]
SpaceX transports the Starship Flight 6 Super Heavy rocket to the launch pad in preparation for November. 18 launch (photos)
SpaceX rolls Starship Flight 6 Super Heavy rocket to pad ahead of Nov. 18 launch (photos) (Image Credit: Space.com) Both pieces of SpaceX’s Starship megarocket have made it to the launch pad ahead of their expected test flight on Monday (Nov. 18). SpaceX rolled Starship‘s huge first-stage booster, known as Super Heavy, […]
Buckle Up: SpaceX Aims for Rapid-Fire Starship Launches in 2025 (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) SpaceX has big plans for its Starship rocket. After a groundbreaking test flight, in which the landing tower caught the booster, the company’s founder and CEO Elon Musk wants to see the megarocket fly up to 25 times next […]
Bezos’ large rocket has finally been put together after several years of setbacks.
Bezos’ Big Rocket Finally Assembled After Years of Delays (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) Blue Origin is gearing up for the inaugural flight of its highly-anticipated New Glenn rocket, which is expected to launch later this month. The company recently shared a photo of the heavy-lift launcher at its facility in Florida, with New […]
NASA’s chief medical officer dispels tabloid rumors, stating that all astronauts aboard the ISS are in “excellent health.”
All astronauts on the ISS are in ‘outstanding health’: NASA’s chief medical officer debunks tabloid rumors (Image Credit: Space.com) Last week, media outlets like The New York Post and The Daily Mail claimed that International Space Station astronaut Suni Williams’ health was deteriorating — and on Wednesday (Nov. 13), similar conjectures were […]
SpaceX sends 24 Starlink satellites into orbit as part of the second phase of its back-to-back spaceflight event (video).
SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on 2nd leg of spaceflight doubleheader (video) (Image Credit: Space.com) SpaceX launched 24 of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida early this morning (Nov. 14) in the second half of a spaceflight doubleheader. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the 24 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Florida’s Cape […]