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First Operational Project Kuiper Satellites Reach Orbit

Weather cooperated tonight and the United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket sent the first 27 operational Project Kuiper satellites into orbit for Amazon.  Similar to SpaceX’s Starlink system, Project Kuiper […].

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center

The mission is the second planned Falcon 9 launch for SpaceX in the span of six hours. Liftoff from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is targeting 10:34 p.m. EDT (0234 UTC). .

Veteran NASA astronaut says ISS can operate past 2030

A veteran NASA astronaut just back from the International Space Station believes the orbiting facility can operate well past its planned 2030 retirement date The post Veteran NASA astronaut says ISS can operate past 2030 appeared first on SpaceNews..

China and Malaysia to study international equatorial spaceport project

China is exploring establishing its first overseas launch site with a proposed equatorial spaceport in Malaysia, carrying strategic, economic, and geopolitical implications. The post China and Malaysia to study international equatorial spaceport project appeared first on SpaceNews..

Pettit Wants More Spaceflights, ISS Beyond 2030

After just coming back from seven months on the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Don Pettit insists there is no reason to “dump” it into the ocean in 2030.  It […].

ESA’s Biomass mission to launch aboard Vega-C

The European Space Agency’s seventh Earth Explorer mission, Biomass, will launch Tuesday aboard an Arianespace… The post ESA’s Biomass mission to launch aboard Vega-C appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com..

Meet the astronaut who celebrated his 70th birthday by thudding into the planet

"When the flight docs say I'm ready to go back, I'm ready to do it.".

NASA Moon Observing Instrument to Get Another Shot at Lunar Ops

A NASA-developed technology that recently proved its capabilities in the harsh environment of space will soon head back to the Moon to search for gases trapped under the lunar surface thanks to a new Cooperative Research and Development Agreement between NASA and commercial company Magna Petra Corp. The Mass Spectrometer Observing Lunar Operations (MSOLO) successfully […].

How Are We Made of Star Stuff? We Asked a NASA Expert: Episode 58

How are we made of star stuff? Well, the important thing to understand about this question is that it’s not an analogy, it’s literally true. The elements in our bodies, the elements that make up our bones, the trees we see outside, the other planets in the solar system, other stars in the galaxy. These […].

Czechia Selects Experiments for Private Astronaut Mission to the ISS

The Czech Ministry of Transport has selected 14 experiments to be conducted by Aleš Svoboda during an Axiom-managed mission to the International Space Station. In September 2024, the Czech government signed an agreement with the US-based commercial spaceflight company Axiom Space. Under the agreement, Aleš Svoboda, one of the twelve ESA astronaut reserves selected in […] The post Czechia Selects Experiments for Private Astronaut Mission to the ISS appeared first on European Spaceflight..