The four astronauts who will soon embark on NASA’s next mission to the International Space Station arrived in Florida on Saturday, touching down at Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility under sweltering, humid skies.
In a landmark study that could reshape global conversations about space technology and scientific research, astronomers at Curtin University have revealed that SpaceX’s Starlink satellites are significantly interfering with radio astronomy observations, posing a potential threat to future astronomical discoveries.
NASA is bracing for a critical transition after concluding a voluntary workforce reduction initiative aimed at aligning with the Trump Administration’s proposed budget cuts. The agency confirmed late Friday that more than 3,000 employees—roughly 21 percent of its civil service workforce—have opted to leave through various voluntary exit programs, raising serious concerns across Congress and the aerospace community about the agency’s capacity to deliver on its missions.
Blue Origin has announced a new partnership with Scout Space, a company specializing in space domain awareness (SDA), to launch a cutting-edge orbital safety payload on the first operational flight of Blue Origin’s Blue Ring spacecraft.
SpaceX has moved one step closer to its next crewed spaceflight. On Thursday, the company announced that its Crew Dragon capsule Endeavour has been transported to the hangar at Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center — the same iconic pad that once hosted historic Apollo missions, including Apollo 11.
A Vega C rocket successfully launched a suite of Earth-observing satellites into space late Thursday night, marking another milestone for Arianespace and European space exploration.
SpaceX overcame unfavorable weather conditions on Tuesday to successfully launch two communications satellites for SES, one of its longest-standing customers. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 5:12 p.m. EDT (2112 UTC), carrying the ninth and tenth O3b mPOWER satellites into medium Earth orbit (MEO), roughly 8,000 kilometers (4,971 miles) above the Earth.
After months of uncertainty, NASA’s ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) mission is finally on track for liftoff. The twin Mars probes, which were initially scheduled to launch in October last year, will now embark on their journey aboard Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket no earlier than August 15 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Lunar dust—unlike the harmless dust we find on Earth—poses a serious challenge for future Moon missions. Known as regolith, these microscopic particles are sharp, abrasive, and cling stubbornly to surfaces due to the Moon’s lack of atmosphere. Not only can lunar dust damage critical equipment, but it also poses potential respiratory hazards to astronauts.
Amazon marked a major milestone in its ambitious Project Kuiper initiative early Wednesday with the successful launch of 24 broadband internet satellites aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The mission, designated Kuiper Falcon 1 (KF-01), lifted off at 2:30 a.m. EDT (0630 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
NASA and SpaceX are gearing up for the next crewed mission to the International Space Station (ISS), targeting a launch date of July 31 for the Crew-11 mission. The four-member crew will lift off aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 12:09 p.m. EDT (1609 UTC).
SpaceX is pushing ahead with plans to launch its tenth Starship test flight before the end of the summer, according to company founder and CEO Elon Musk. If all proceeds as scheduled, the massive next-generation rocket could return to the skies in about three weeks, marking its fourth launch of the year.
