Taiwan’s effort to develop its own satellite launcher hit a setback this week. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured this view […]
Category: Space
Europe cancels planned upgrades for Ariane 6 rocket
Major subsidies That may sound like a commercial success, but Europe is likely losing money on each of those private […]
SpaceX’s orbital data centers would create a new category of e-waste
Skip to content The yeetcycling math resembles asteroid mining in reverse. Credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images Credit: Aurich Lawson […]
NASA calls off mission to rescue Swift gamma-ray observatory
NASA and Katalyst Space Technologies announced Wednesday they are giving up on a robotic mission to rescue the Swift gamma-ray […]
The floodgates are open after another Chinese company lands a reusable rocket
Landing from space The Zhuque-3, or ZQ-3, rocket lifted off from a commercial launch zone at China’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch […]
Against all odds, SpaceX finally tugs Starship into port after 24 days at sea
The company intends to recover future Starships directly at the launch site, using mechanical arms on the launch tower to […]
The United States is about to wake up to the threat from China’s space program
Skip to content One big question: Will China assert territorial rights where its rover explores? A mosaic of the Shackleton […]
The Moon’s shadow raced across the heart of Spain, and I was there to see it
It is also worth scouting for the eclipse ahead of time. A friend and I settled on a rural location […]
Satellite operators are in panic mode due to a worsening launch crisis
What happens if the Falcon rockets stop flying? The Western launch market would be in big trouble without the Falcon […]
Ukraine strikes major Russian rocket factory with cruise missiles
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed on Saturday that his country struck the Progress Rocket Space Center deep within Russia using […]