SpaceX ignites all 33 powerful engines on Starship booster ahead of Flight 13 launch
It looks like SpaceX’s next Starship flight is on the horizon, and it may lift off sooner than…
NASA sure seems to be asking an awful lot of private space stations
And in this document, NASA has provided guidance. Quite a lot of it. Requirements are the key element…
The space industry is weighing ambitious hiring against heritage
Space is hard, as the decades-old adage goes. For much of the industry’s history, “rocket science” was as…
Space capitalism needs more than a bull market
By most measures, commercial space is thriving. Washington produced a flurry of activity over the past year: two…
Astronaut reveals the tiny glowing garden inside the International Space Station where scientists are learning how to grow food for future Moon and Mars missions |
The pink light visible in recent timelapse footage from the International Space Station is not a camera effect…
Rocket Report: “Panic” over Transporter availability; Isar to launch from Canada
Welcome to Edition 9.02 of the Rocket Report! Our attention in the coming days turns to Asia, where…
Astronomers may have heard the 1st ‘whispers’ of ghost particles created by supernova explosions
The universe is haunted by “cosmic ghosts” called neutrinos, and new research suggests they may be the “whispers”…
China lands reusable rocket for first time, state media says – BBC
China lands reusable rocket for first time, state media says BBCChina reports reusable rocket breakthrough as it vies to…
Earth from Space: Great Bear Lake, Canada
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captures Canada’s Great Bear Lake in striking colours. Straddling the Arctic Circle, Great Bear Lake…
This summer the UK is getting one of the best solar eclipses we’ve had for years. Here’s how to see it
The British Isles haven’t seen a deep solar eclipse since 2015, but that’s all about to change. On…
China recovers reusable rocket used in the maiden launch of Long March 10B
China succeeded in recovering part of its Long March 10B reusable rocket on its maiden launch on Friday,…
This summer the UK is getting one of the best solar eclipses we’ve had for years. Here’s how to see it
The British Isles haven’t seen a deep solar eclipse since 2015, but that’s all about to change. On…