‘We're going to see more budgets moving from traditional programs of record into the newer space community’ The post Space firms see government contracting shakeup in second Trump term appeared first on SpaceNews..
An Italian-run space centre located in Kenya will once again host rocket launches from an offshore launch platform. Italy built the Luigi Broglio Space Center near Malindi, Kenya, in the 1960s. In addition to providing ground services for space missions, which it continues to do, the facility also included a launch capability from the San […] The post Italy to Reopen Kenya-Based Offshore Launch Facility appeared first on European Spaceflight..
Hatches between a Russian module and the rest of the International Space Station were closed hours after a Progress cargo spacecraft docking Nov. 23 when the station’s crew reported an “unexpected odor” from the spacecraft. The post ISS crew reports “unexpected odor” from Russian Progress cargo spacecraft appeared first on SpaceNews..
The mission would be SpaceX’s second of the day and likely the last before the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday. Liftoff of the Starlink 6-76 mission from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is set for no earlier than 10:35 p.m. EST (0335 UTC)..
HELSINKI — China launched a pair of radar satellites late Sunday for a state-owned firm building a 28-satellite remote sensing constellation. A Long March 2C rocket lifted off at 6:39 […] The post China launches pair of SuperView Neo-2 radar satellites appeared first on SpaceNews..
Rocket Lab launched a pair of Electron rockets with 24 hours of each other Nov. 24, a first for the company. The post Rocket Lab launches two Electrons within 24 hours appeared first on SpaceNews..
SpaceX Targets Jan 11 2025 For Starship Flight Test 7; NASA High-Tech Gulfstream To Capture Re-Entry.
Cosmonauts opening the new Progress MS-29 cargo ship that docked with the International Space Station yesterday observed a toxic smell and droplets. Decontamination procedures reportedly were implemented on both the […].
Cosmonauts aboard the Russian segment of the station donned protective equipment..
HELSINKI — Managing the growing threat of space debris requires greater urgency, with improved sensor capability, filling data gaps, economic incentives and new technologies all needed, according to a panel […] The post Better data, innovation and regulation needed to tackle growing space debris threat appeared first on SpaceNews..