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NASA's TEMPO spacecraft hitched a ride with Intelsat's 40e satellite on a SpaceX rocket![]() Space Coast FL (SPX) Apr 07, 2023 SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS), Florida, on Friday, April 7th, at 12:30 a.m. EDT, with the Intelsat 40e (IS-40e), a high-throughput geostationary communications satellite built by Maxar Technologies and operated by Intelsat, while hosting NASA's TEMPO spacecraft. Intelsat 40e will be positioned at 91 degrees west longitude in geostationary orbit (GEO) more than 22,000 miles (nearly 36,000 kilometers), providing ... read more |
SpaceX prepares for rehearsal, test flight of Starship rocketWashington (AFP) April 6, 2023 SpaceX plans to carry out a launch rehearsal next week of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, and its first test flight possibly the following week, the private space company said Thursday. ... more
Axiom Space's upcoming ISS mission part of increasing commercialization of spaceWashington DC (UPI) Apr 6, 2021 NASA and Axiom Space announced the first possible launch date of the commercial Ax-2 Mission to the International Space Station on Thursday. ... more
Soyuz spacecraft that will bring ISS crew back to Earth moved to new portWashington DC (UPI) Apr 6, 2021 The Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft that will return three International Space Station crew members to Earth moved to a new docking port on the space station Thursday. ... more
May 8 launch for private mission to ISS with Saudi astronautsWashington (AFP) April 6, 2023 Two astronauts from Saudi Arabia, including the first Saudi woman, will blast off from Florida on May 8 on a private mission to the International Space Station (ISS), Axiom Space and NASA officials said Thursday. ... more |
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New book explores possibilities of colonizing planets, moons and beyondWashington DC (SPX) Apr 07, 2023 Dan Razvan Popoviciu new book New Worlds: Colonizing Planets, Moons and Beyond (published by Bentham Science) explores the possibilities of transforming humanity into a multi-planetary species, whil ... more
Makenzie Lystrup named first female director of Goddard Space Flight CenterWashington DC (UPI) Apr 6, 2023 Makenzie Lystrup has been named the first female director of the Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, NASA announced Thursday. ... more
NASA awards innovative concept studies for science, explorationWashington DC (SPX) Apr 07, 2023 Technology in development today could radically change the future of air and space exploration. Nearly silent electric aircraft could ferry people and packages around cities, a sprawling radio teles ... more
China's inland space launch site advances commercial servicesJiuquan, China (XNA) Apr 07, 2023 The Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, which is currently China's only site for launching manned spacecraft into orbit, is looking to tap into the burgeoning commercial market by offering more service ... more |
SmartSat funds research projects for Space Qualification Mission Waratah SeedAdelaide, Australia (SPX) Apr 06, 2023 SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), Australia's largest space research centre, is committing over AU$1 million to support the development of new space technology that will be tested in space ... more
Apex's Aries spacecraft set for launch on SpaceX's Transporter-10 MissionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 06, 2023 Apex, the Los Angeles-based spacecraft mass manufacturing company, announced its flagship product, the Aries satellite bus, will fly for the first time on SpaceX's Transporter-10 mission, which is t ... more
Privately built, liquid-fuel rocket first in world to reach orbit in debut flightBeijing (XNA) Apr 04, 2023 The TL 2, a carrier rocket developed by Space Pioneer, reached orbit on Sunday afternoon, becoming the first privately built, liquid-fuel rocket in China to reach orbit. The rocket blasted off ... more
China's Shenzhou XV astronauts complete 3rd spacewalkBeijing (XNA) Apr 02, 2023 The astronauts of China's Shenzhou XV crew have completed three spacewalks since their journey into space four months ago, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The third spacewal ... more |


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