SYRACUSE 4B secure military communications satellite successfully launched on final Ariane 5 launcher
Satellite to serve France’s sovereignty needs by connecting its armed forces deployed on operationsThe SYRACUSE 4B communications satellite, built by Airbus and Thales Alenia...
Antonov An-124 facilitates transatlantic journey for Airbus-built EarthCARE climate satellite
In a collaborative effort between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the Airbus-built EarthCARE (Earth Clouds, Aerosols and...
Airbus space technology reaches Mars
NASA's Perseverance rover relies on Airbus built weather station and communications antennaWhen NASA's Perseverance rover lands on the surface of the Red Planet next...
Boeing and NASA complete the first Starliner Space Station flight test
Uncrewed flight paves the way to crew missionsBoeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft landed at the U.S. Army’s White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico at...
FAA grounds Virgin Galactic’s spaceship pending probe into Richard Branson’s flight
Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo is grounded until the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) completes an investigation into the company’s test flight carrying Richard Branson. During...
SpaceX Starship SN8 makes hard landing and explodes after high-altitude flight test
On 9 December, SpaceX Starship serial number 8 (SN8) lifted off from the Cameron County launch pad and successfully ascended, transitioned propellant, and performed...
Airbus ships EUTELSAT 36D satellite to launch site via BelugaST aircraft
Airbus has successfully transported the EUTELSAT 36D geostationary telecommunications satellite from Toulouse, France, to Sanford, Florida, USA, using the Airbus BelugaST (A300-600ST) aircraft. The...
The two astronauts onboard the Crew Dragon successfully docked at the International Space Station
The Crew Dragon has arrived at its destination in space.Barely 19 hours after a historic launch — the first time astronauts had ever travelled...
Russia ready to end cooperation with NASA and ESA on International Space Station
The Russian space organisation Roscosmos will no longer take part in the International Space Station (ISS) project, the organisation's director Dmitry Rogozin said on...
One of the passengers of the Blue Origin rocket October space flight dies in plane crash
One of four passengers on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket, who made a brief trip to space in October, was killed in a small...
Billionaire Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is going to space on first crewed flight of Blue Origin rocket
Jeff Bezos will be flying to space on the first crewed flight of the New Shepard, the rocket ship made by his space company,...
Virgin Galactic unveils Mach 3 aircraft design; signs MoU with Rolls-Royce
Virgin Galactic Holdings, a vertically integrated aerospace and space travel company, which includes its manufacturer of advanced air and space vehicles, The Spaceship Company,...
Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo completes second flight from Spaceport America
Virgin Galactic has successfully completed its second SpaceShipTwo test flight from Spaceport America. This flight follows the completion of the first test flight from...
US returns to space with today’s launch of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule with two astronauts to the ISS
SpaceX's Demo-2 mission has been four years in the making and will launch today, May 27, at 4:33 p.m. EDT (20:33 GMT). Demo-2 will...
Airbus introduces patented “Detumbler” to tackle in-orbit debris
Airbus has introduced its patented "Detumbler" device, designed to address the issue of in-orbit debris by preventing satellites from tumbling at the end of...
Russia’s Luna-25 moon lander successfully reached lunar orbit
Russia's Luna-25 moon lander has successfully reached lunar orbit, marking Russia's first moon mission since 1976. The spacecraft's systems are functioning normally, with stable...
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts headed to International Space Station
An international crew of astronauts is en route to the International Space Station following a successful launch on the first NASA-certified commercial human spacecraft...
France puts second military observation satellite CSO-2 in orbit with Belgian participation
France successfully launched its second CSO-2 military observation satellite with a Soyuz rocket from the Guyanese Space Centre near Kourou in Guyana on December...
Private consortium ULA successfully launched its Vulcan rocket from Cape Canaveral – Mission aims to land on the moon
United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully launched its debut Vulcan rocket from Cape Canaveral, culminating a decade-long effort to create a versatile rocket system capable...
Japan’s new H3 rocket self-destructs in space during failed launch
Japan was forced to blow up its new rocket during a failed launch on Tuesday 7th March 2023Its space agency JAXA had to send...