NASA adds Starship to launch contract
Monday, 31 March 2025 09:08
NASA has added SpaceX’s Starship to a contract used for launching agency missions, but the vehicle still has significant work ahead before it can start launching major missions.
ESA’s Arctic Weather Satellite hailed as excellent
Monday, 31 March 2025 07:53
Launched just seven months ago, ESA’s Arctic Weather Satellite has been proving how the New Space approach can accelerate the development of missions capable of delivering detailed temperature and humidity profiles for short-term weather forecasts.
Moreover, the impact of this tiny prototype satellite goes even further – its measuring instrument has been recognised as able to provide data that’s on a par with traditional large missions.
ULA Vulcan earns green light for national security launches
Monday, 31 March 2025 07:52
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2025
Following a multi-year development effort and the successful completion of two rigorous certification flights, the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket has officially received clearance from the United States Space Force to carry out National Security Space Launch (NSSL) missions.
"Thank you to all our customer partners who have worked hand-in-hand with us throughout this comprehensi
Following a multi-year development effort and the successful completion of two rigorous certification flights, the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket has officially received clearance from the United States Space Force to carry out National Security Space Launch (NSSL) missions.
"Thank you to all our customer partners who have worked hand-in-hand with us throughout this comprehensi 
European orbital rocket crashes after launch
Monday, 31 March 2025 06:34
Oslo (AFP) Mar 30, 2025
The first orbital rocket launched from continental Europe crashed seconds after blast-off Sunday, in a closely watched test for the continent's bid to build a new space economy.
The Spectrum rocket, developed by German start-up Isar Aerospace, started smoking from its sides, then crashed back to Earth with a powerful explosion just after launching from Norway's Andoya Spaceport in the Arctic
The first orbital rocket launched from continental Europe crashed seconds after blast-off Sunday, in a closely watched test for the continent's bid to build a new space economy.
The Spectrum rocket, developed by German start-up Isar Aerospace, started smoking from its sides, then crashed back to Earth with a powerful explosion just after launching from Norway's Andoya Spaceport in the Arctic SpaceX to launch private astronauts on first crewed polar orbit
Monday, 31 March 2025 06:34
Cape Canaveral (AFP) Mar 31, 2025
SpaceX is set to launch the first human spaceflight directly over Earth's polar regions on Monday - a days-long, privately funded orbital mission involving four astronauts.
Named "Fram2" after the famed Norwegian ship built in the 19th century for Arctic and Antarctic expeditions, the mission will feature a range of experiments including taking the first X-ray in space and growing mushrooms
SpaceX is set to launch the first human spaceflight directly over Earth's polar regions on Monday - a days-long, privately funded orbital mission involving four astronauts.
Named "Fram2" after the famed Norwegian ship built in the 19th century for Arctic and Antarctic expeditions, the mission will feature a range of experiments including taking the first X-ray in space and growing mushrooms 
Rocket carrying European orbital vehicle crashes after launch
Sunday, 30 March 2025 10:48
Oslo (AFP) Mar 30, 2025
The first orbital rocket launched from continental Europe crashed seconds after blast-off Sunday, dealing a blow to the continent's bid to build a new space economy.
The Spectrum rocket, developed by German start-up Isar Aerospace, started smoking from its sides, then crashed back to Earth with a powerful explosion just after launching from Norway's Andoya Spaceport in the Arctic, in live vi
The first orbital rocket launched from continental Europe crashed seconds after blast-off Sunday, dealing a blow to the continent's bid to build a new space economy.
The Spectrum rocket, developed by German start-up Isar Aerospace, started smoking from its sides, then crashed back to Earth with a powerful explosion just after launching from Norway's Andoya Spaceport in the Arctic, in live vi Isar Aerospace’s first Spectrum launch fails
Sunday, 30 March 2025 10:30
The first launch of Isar Aerospace’ Spectrum rocket failed March 30 when the vehicle lost attitude control seconds after liftoff and plummeted to Earth.
ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover will have a European landing platform
Sunday, 30 March 2025 09:03
The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Airbus to design and build the landing platform for the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover. In 2028, ESA will launch this ambitious exploration mission to search for past and present signs of life on Mars.
The Sky's Not the Limit for NASA's Next-Gen Landing Navigation Tech
Sunday, 30 March 2025 03:58
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2025
A cutting-edge navigation system developed by Psionic, Inc. took to the skies over California recently, riding aboard an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft to undergo rigorous testing at speeds approaching Mach 1. The trials marked a major milestone in NASA's efforts to advance technologies crucial for safe and precise landings on the Moon and Mars.
The Psionic Space Navigation Doppler Lidar (PSNDL) s
A cutting-edge navigation system developed by Psionic, Inc. took to the skies over California recently, riding aboard an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft to undergo rigorous testing at speeds approaching Mach 1. The trials marked a major milestone in NASA's efforts to advance technologies crucial for safe and precise landings on the Moon and Mars.
The Psionic Space Navigation Doppler Lidar (PSNDL) s SpaceX's Crew 11 to space station named: 2 from NASA, plus Russia, Japan
Sunday, 30 March 2025 03:58
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 28, 2025
NASA on Friday announced the four crew members of Crew-11 who will be part of Space X's next trip to the International Space Station no earlier than July from Florida.
The crew will include NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, the commander, and pilot Mike Fincke, as well as two mission specialists: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Kimiya Yui and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov.
NASA on Friday announced the four crew members of Crew-11 who will be part of Space X's next trip to the International Space Station no earlier than July from Florida.
The crew will include NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, the commander, and pilot Mike Fincke, as well as two mission specialists: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Kimiya Yui and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov. Visiting Mars on the Way to the Outer Solar System
Sunday, 30 March 2025 03:58
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 30, 2025
Recently Mars has had a few Earthly visitors. On March 1, NASA's Europa Clipper flew within 550 miles (884 kilometers) of the Red Planet's surface on its way out to Jupiter. On March 12, the European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft flew within about 3,100 miles (5,000 kilometers) of Mars, and only 300 kilometers from its moon, Deimos. Hera is on its way to study the binary asteroid Didymos and it
Recently Mars has had a few Earthly visitors. On March 1, NASA's Europa Clipper flew within 550 miles (884 kilometers) of the Red Planet's surface on its way out to Jupiter. On March 12, the European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft flew within about 3,100 miles (5,000 kilometers) of Mars, and only 300 kilometers from its moon, Deimos. Hera is on its way to study the binary asteroid Didymos and it NASA proves dust shield works in lunar environment
Sunday, 30 March 2025 03:58
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2025
NASA has successfully tested its Electrodynamic Dust Shield (EDS) on the Moon, confirming its ability to repel abrasive lunar regolith during Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1, which concluded March 16. This test marks the first demonstration of the technology in the harsh lunar environment, where fine, electrostatically charged dust poses serious risks to equipment and astronauts.
NASA has successfully tested its Electrodynamic Dust Shield (EDS) on the Moon, confirming its ability to repel abrasive lunar regolith during Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1, which concluded March 16. This test marks the first demonstration of the technology in the harsh lunar environment, where fine, electrostatically charged dust poses serious risks to equipment and astronauts. Atmospheres of new planets might have unexpected mixtures of hydrogen and water
Sunday, 30 March 2025 03:58
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2025
All planets are made of gas, ice, rock and metal, and models of how planets form usually assume that these materials don't react chemically with each other. But what if some of them do? UCLA and Princeton planetary scientists asked that question and got a surprising answer: Under the intense heat and pressure of newborn planets, water and gas react with each other, creating unexpected mixtures i
All planets are made of gas, ice, rock and metal, and models of how planets form usually assume that these materials don't react chemically with each other. But what if some of them do? UCLA and Princeton planetary scientists asked that question and got a surprising answer: Under the intense heat and pressure of newborn planets, water and gas react with each other, creating unexpected mixtures i