HELSINKI – China’s experimental reusable spaceplane has used a smaller spacecraft to test close-range operations and possibly even image the object. China launched its spaceplane for the third time via a Long March 2F rocket on December 14, 2023. The spacecraft launched an object into orbit, first cataloged by the US Space Force space domain … Read more
Following a questionable docking at the International Space Station, Boeing managed to deliver a pair of NASA astronauts to the orbital laboratory last week. The stressful Starliner saga continues as the crew capsule develops more leaks in the service module. NASA is currently evaluating its ability to return the duo to Earth. Sonos’ very first … Read more
HELSINKI – An ascent vehicle docked with the Chang’e-6 service module on Thursday, in a crucial step toward bringing the first samples to Earth from the far side of the moon. The rendezvous and docking to the lunar orbit was completed at 2:48 a.m. Eastern (0648 UTC) on June 6, the China National Space Administration … Read more
A Russian military satellite called Luch-2 was found close to a geostationary satellite last month, a maneuver that follows in the footsteps of its predecessor, which has been found several times since 2014 while eavesdropping on other countries’ satellites. Aldoria, a French startup that tracks satellites in orbit using a network of ground-based telescopes, warned … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked renowned news agency proofread OK! In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, technical staff work at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) in Beijing, Sunday, June 2, 2024. A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon on Sunday to collect soil and … Read more
Just hours after NASA was forced to do so cancel the Florida launch from the Boeing Starliner for the second time, a Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon on Sunday to collect soil and rock samples that could provide insight into the differences between the less explored region and the better-known … Read more
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is rolled to the launch pad ahead of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test on Saturday, June 1. NASA/Getty images hide caption change caption NASA/Getty images The summer space season has already gotten off to a difficult start. After years of delays, NASA is preparing … Read more
According to the US Space Force, China’s unnamed space plane appears to have released another object into space. The nature of the object is unknown, but it has been named 59884 (International designation 2023-195G). The Chinese spaceplane has been in orbit for more than 165 days and the new object was spotted on May 24. … Read more
In this National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awards ceremony, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is illuminated by spotlights on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41, before the NASA Boeing crew. Flight test on May 4, 2024 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. … Read more
NASA’s mission to the metal kingdoms asteroid 16 Psyche has started its ion engines and is now sailing over the solar system under the power of solar-electric propulsion. The launch of the spacecraft, which is also called Psycheon October 13, 2023, it provided enough initial momentum to carry it through more than 300 million kilometers … Read more