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  Boca Chica, United States (AFP) Jan 15, 2025 Elon Musk's SpaceX on Wednesday pushed back its latest orbital flight test of Starship, the colossal prototype rocket the company hopes will help humans colonize Mars. "Due to weather, we're now targeting Thursday, January 16 for Starship's seventh flight test," the company said on X. A 60-minute launch window from the company's Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, will open at 4:00 pm Central Time (2200 GMT), SpaceX said. Another launch window will open at the same time on Friday, the Federal Avi ... read more |
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IRIDE Pathfinder satellite successfully deployedParis, France (SPX) Jan 15, 2025 The first IRIDE satellite, known as the Pathfinder Hawk, has entered orbit following its launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on January 14. This eve ... more 
InCubed satellites launched to drive innovation in Earth observationParis, France (SPX) Jan 15, 2025 Three satellites from ESA's InCubed programme have launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, demonstrating the agency's commitment to fostering innovation and collaboration in the comme ... more 
H3 Varda's Second Spacecraft W-2 Successfully Launched to Orbit with SpaceXSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 15, 2025 Varda Space Industries has confirmed the successful launch of its second orbital processing spacecraft, W-2, aboard SpaceX's Transporter-12 rideshare mission. The spacecraft lifted off from Vandenbe ... more  
Health checks and suit installs before Thursday ISS spacewalk for science upkeepHouston TX (SPX) Jan 15, 2025 Spacewalk preparations continued aboard the International Space Station as two astronauts conducted health checks and installed hardware on their spacesuits. Biology, physics, and lab maintenance al ... more |
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Blue Origin scrubs key test launch again, eyes ThursdayCape Canaveral (AFP) Jan 14, 2025 Blue Origin, the space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, called off the inaugural launch of its huge new rocket again on Monday evening after facing weather issues. ... more |
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Spacewalk Preps, Biology Research Wrap Up Week Aboard Station Houston TX (SPX) Jan 13, 2025 The Expedition 72 crew wrapped up the week aboard the International Space Station preparing for a spacewalk to service science and station hardware next week. The orbital residents also continued th ... more 
Plextek's cutting-edge mmWave technology for space operations and sensingBoston MA (SPX) Jan 01, 2025 Plextek, a leading consultancy recognized for its expertise in low Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) sensing technology, has published its latest innovation in the field of in-orbit space operations and sensing. ... more  
Scientists plan to create the first fluttering flag on the moonSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 13, 2025 Chinese scientists are working on an innovative idea suggested by elementary school students: designing a flag capable of fluttering on the moon despite its airless environment. At the Deep Sp ... more  
Supra thermal ions in burning plasmas physics explainedLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 07, 2025 The pursuit of controlled nuclear fusion as a source of abundant clean energy is advancing through inertial confinement fusion (ICF). This method ignites deuterium-tritium (DT) fuel by subjecting it ... more |
JAXA's Wooden Satellite LignoSat Deployed from Space StationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025 In December 2024, five CubeSats were released into Earth's orbit from the International Space Station (ISS), marking a significant milestone for space innovation. Among these satellites was LignoSat ... more  |
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Westinghouse Awarded NASA DOE Contract for Space Microreactor DevelopmentLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025 Westinghouse Electric Company announced that it has been selected by NASA, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), to advance its space microreactor concept through the Fission Su ... more 
SpaceX launches 21 Starlinks using 1st-stage on it's 25th mission; launches NRO spysat from VandenbergWashington DC (UPI) Jan 10, 2024 SpaceX on Friday launched 21 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit with a Falcon 9 rocket whose reusable first stage took part in a record 25th mission. ... more 
Hexagon to acquire Septentrio driving advancements in mission-critical navigation and autonomyBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 10, 2025 Hexagon has announced its agreement to acquire Septentrio NV, a prominent OEM provider of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technologies. This acquisition is set to advance innovation and ex ... more 
Stratolaunch Awarded 247M by Missile Defense Agency for Hypersonic Flight TestingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025 Stratolaunch has secured a $24.7 million competitive agreement with the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to support critical national defense initiatives through an ambitious hypersonic flight test camp ... more |
Artemis I Orion Spacecraft Back in FloridaLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025 The Orion crew module, designated as the Orion Environmental Test Article (ETA), has returned to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida after an extensive 11-month test campaign at the Neil Armstron ... more
Starfighters Accelerates Efforts in Space Launch DevelopmentLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025 Starfighters Space, Inc. has marked a major milestone in its space launch program with the development and production of Star Launch I test articles in collaboration with Innoveering, LLC, a subsidi ... more  
SATELLAI introduces satellite and AI-driven pet wearablesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025 SATELLAI, a leader in AI-integrated pet technology, presented its groundbreaking SATELLAI Tracker and SATELLAI Collar at CES 2025 in Las Vegas. These innovative products, equipped with satellite tra ... more  
RoboForce secures $10M to launch AI-powered robotic workforceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 07, 2025 RoboForce, a pioneering provider of robotic labor solutions, has announced the completion of $10 million in early-stage funding. Supported by prominent investors such as Nobel Laureate Myron Scholes ... more |
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Northrop Grumman approved for NGI target vehicle productionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 15, 2025 Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has secured approval to advance the production of the Modified Ballistic Re-Entry Vehicle-11 (MBRV-11), a critical component supporting the Missile Defense A ... more 
China's Smart Dragon 3 rocket launches satellites from seaSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 14, 2025 China successfully launched its Smart Dragon 3 carrier rocket on Monday morning from a sea-based platform near Haiyang, Shandong province, deploying 10 satellites into space. The mission highlighted ... more 
Biden issues order to boost AI infrastructure in USWashington (AFP) Jan 14, 2025 US President Joe Biden will sign an order Tuesday to speed up the pace at which infrastructure for artificial intelligence development can be built in the country, the White House said, less than a week before he leaves office. ... more 
Israel army says intercepted missile fired from YemenJerusalem (AFP) Jan 14, 2025 Israel's military said Tuesday that it had "successfully intercepted" a missile fired from Yemen that sent sirens blaring across the centre of the country in the early morning hours. ... more |
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North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles before Trump's returnSeoul (AFP) Jan 14, 2025 North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Tuesday, according to Seoul's military, in what experts said could be a message to US President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration. ... more |
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Ex-US Marine pilot fights extradition from Australia to USSydney (AFP) Jan 14, 2025 An ex-US Marine pilot accused of illegally training China's military has launched an 11th hour bid to fight his extradition from Australia to the United States, his family said Tuesday. ... more  
North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles into seaSeoul (AFP) Jan 14, 2025 North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles into the sea Tuesday, according to Seoul's military, in what experts said could be a message to US President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration. ... more  
German police probe drone sightings over military sitesBerlin (AFP) Jan 13, 2025 German police said Monday they were investigating recent drone sightings over two military facilities, at a time when Russia's invasion of Ukraine has put the country on alert for espionage. ... more 
Achieving High Precision for In-Orbit Instrument CalibrationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025 One of the most complex challenges in space-based remote sensing is attaining the high level of instrument calibration accuracy required while in orbit. The Moon, as an exoatmospheric calibration so ... more |
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