ESA and JAXA finalize agreement on Apophis asteroid mission
WASHINGTON — The European Space Agency and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency have finalized an agreement to collaborate on a mission to study the…
China moves to integrate commercial space into its national space development plan
HELSINKI — China’s space administration has published a policy blueprint aimed at accelerating development of commercial space and embedding…
D-Orbit sends to ION vehicles aloft on SpaceX Transporter-15
SAN FRANCISCO – Italy’s D-Orbit sent satellites and hosted payloads into orbit Nov. 26 aboard two ION orbital transfer vehicles launched on…
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Black Friday is the best time of the year to buy sports headphones, whether you are looking for a pair of top-rated running earbuds or…
Europe’s Human and Robotic Exploration hit by budget shortfall
BREMEN – The European Space Agency’s Human and Robotic Exploration (HRE) program fell short of its budget request at the ministerial, with…
Soyuz transports new crew to ISS
BREMEN, Germany — A Soyuz spacecraft delivered two Russian cosmonauts and one American astronaut to the International Space Station Nov. 27…
ESA raises more than 22 billion euros at ministerial
BREMEN, Germany — Member states of the European Space Agency are contributing more than 22 billion euros for the next three years, very close…
ACME Space plans test run for balloon-launched space factory next year
LONDON – London-headquartered ACME Space has unveiled plans to begin hardware tests of its balloon-launched orbital manufacturing vehicle…
Experts divided over claim that Chinese hackers launche…
Anthropic researchers have claimed that a Chinese state-backed espionage group used its Claude artificial intelligence (AI) to automate most…
China set for first orbital launch and landing attempt this weekend with commercial Zhuque-3 rocket
HELSINKI — Chinese commercial launch firm Landspace is preparing to attempt the country’s first orbital launch and booster landing this…
ESA and Norway announce plans for an Arctic Space Centre
BREMEN, Germany — The European Space Agency and Norway have signed a letter of intent and formed a joint working group to assess the…