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Launching the first Ariane 6 with four boosters
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This first launch of the four-booster version of Ariane 6, operated by Arianespace, took 32 satellites for Amazon’s Leo constellation to low-Earth orbit. Liftoff occurred at 13:45 local time (16:45 GMT/17:45 CET) from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, with separation of the last satellites occurring after 114 minutes.
Ariane 6 in its four-booster configuration, known as Ariane 64, doubles the rocket’s performance compared to the two-booster version that has flown five times including the inaugural flight in 2024. The P120C boosters used by Ariane 6 are one of the most powerful one-piece motors in production in the world.
Docking of Crew-12 to the International Space Station
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Watch the replay of the Crew-12 docking operations at the International Space Station (ISS).
On 14 February, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 10:15 UTC (11:15 CET). Following this, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked at the orbiting lab at 20:15 UTC (21:15 CET).
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot is flying as mission specialist for the εpsilon mission. The other Crew-12 members are NASA astronauts Jessica Meir (commander) and Jack Hathaway (pilot), and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrei Fedyaev (mission specialist).
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Southern California sky is lit up by Valentine's Day SpaceX launch
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China tests AI satellite swarm for space-based computing
China has advanced its vision for space-based computing with a satellite network that deploys 10 artificial intelligence models in orbit and demonstrates inter-satellite networking capabilities.
Developed by Zhejiang Lab in cooperation with international partners, the experimental space computing network is built around the Three-Body Computing Constellation, a planned fleet of more than 1 Mexican Gxiba-1 CubeSat Starts Mission After Kibo Deployment
On February 3, 2026, the Mexican CubeSat Gxiba-1 was deployed from the Japanese Experiment Module Kibo on the International Space Station, beginning its on orbit mission. The small satellite was released into space using the Kibo module's robotic arm as Earth passed in the background.
Gxiba-1 was built by a team from the Popular Autonomous University of the State of Puebla in Mexico after Mohe ground station boosts polar satellite data coverage
For engineer Shi Shengpu and his colleagues, this Spring Festival will be their first spent at the Mohe Satellite Data Receiving Station of the China Remote Sensing Satellite Ground Station, which began operations on Dec 12 in Mohe, China's northernmost city in Heilongjiang province.
Developed by the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Mohe faci Microbes harvest metals from meteorites aboard space station
If humankind is to explore deep space, one small passenger should not be left behind: microbes.
In fact, it would be impossible to leave them behind, since they live on and in our bodies, surfaces and food. Learning how they react to space conditions is critical, but they could also be invaluable fellows in our endeavor to explore space.
Microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi can