Wenchang, China (AFP) May 03, 2024 China launched a probe on Friday to collect samples from the far side of the Moon, a world first as Beijing pushes ahead with an ambitious programme that aims to send a crewed lunar mission by 2030. A rocket carrying the Chang'e-6 lunar probe blasted off from the Wenchang Space Launch Centre in southern...

Washington DC (UPI) May 03, 2024 SpaceX launched another group of 23 satellites from Kennedy Space Center on Thursday night via a Falcon 9 rocket, adding to the Starlink megacluster of Internet satellites now in low-Earth orbit. The launches have become nearly routine as have the return of reusable fuel cell booster rocket to a drone awaiting...

Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 01, 2024 Millennium Space Systems, a subsidiary of Boeing [NYSE: BA], has been awarded a contract potentially worth $414 million by the Space Development Agency. The contract involves the delivery of the Fire-control On Orbit-support-to-the-war Fighter, known as FOO Fighter or F2. The company will act as the end-to-end...

Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 02, 2024 BAE Systems (LON: BA) has been tasked by NASA to develop the Atmospheric Composition instrument (ACX) for deployment on NOAA's upcoming Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) satellite constellation. This initiative is part of an effort to enhance Earth observation capabilities previously established by...

Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 03, 2024 HyImpulse has successfully launched their SR75 rocket from the Koonibba Test Range, operated by Southern Launch, marking a significant step in Australia's commercial launch capabilities. The SR75, one of the largest rockets launched commercially in Australia, drew an audience of locals and VIPs from across Australia...

Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 03, 2024 Excitement was high when NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reported potential signs of life on a distant exoplanet. However, a new study by UC Riverside researchers published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters tempers these claims, discussing both the limitations and future possibilities of confirming life...