Space News
535 articles
EchoStar’s satellite TV and wireless subsidiaries file for bankruptcy
EchoStar subsidiaries tied to its satellite TV and abandoned 5G network businesses have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, advancing a prepackaged restructuring plan to repay debt early after selling spectrum to SpaceX and AT&T. The post EchoStar’s satellite TV and wireless subsidiaries file for bankruptcy appeared first on SpaceNews.
Latitude plans to conduct first launch from Oman
French startup Latitude intends to perform the first launch of its small launch vehicle from a spaceport in Oman in late 2027. The post Latitude plans to conduct first launch from Oman appeared first on SpaceNews.
XMM-Newton helps revise distance to outer spiral arms
The European Space Agency’s XMM-Newton and NASA’s Chandra X-ray space telescopes have spotted the aftermath of three bright explosions echoing through the outer spiral arms of our galaxy, the Milky Way. By measuring the distance to these echoes, they find the outer arms to be up to 10% further away than we thought.
Blue Origin outlines new launch pad approach as it pushes to return New Glenn to flight
A month after a devastating pad explosion, Blue Origin reiterated plans to return its New Glenn vehicle to flight from a rebuilt launch pad by the end of the year. The post Blue Origin outlines new launch pad approach as it pushes to return New Glenn to flight appeared first on SpaceNews.
The SpaceX IPO tells one story. Here is the more important one.
When SpaceX publicly listed, the coverage focused on the rockets, the valuation, and the personalities. That’s understandable. But the more important story is what the IPO signals about where the […] The post The SpaceX IPO tells one story. Here is the more important one. appeared first on SpaceNews.
Latitude to Launch Inaugural Flight from Oman
French rocket builder Latitude has signed a letter of intent to conduct the planned inaugural flight of its launch vehicle from Oman’s Etlaq Spaceport. The company declined to disclose details of how the project would be funded. Latitude is developing a small two-stage rocket that remains unnamed and will be capable of delivering payloads of […] The post Latitude to Launch Inaugural Flight from Oman appeared first on European Spaceflight.
Thousands of planets are hidden in this photo
Millions of stars. Thousands of hidden worlds. One unprecedented view of our galaxy.
The space under
Five explorers from three space agencies have successfully completed ESA’s CAVES training course in Italy.
NASA awards nearly $600 million in lunar lander missions
NASA selected three companies to fly four lunar lander missions worth nearly $600 million as part of its lunar base ambitions, as it weighs also launching a spare Mars rover. The post NASA awards nearly $600 million in lunar lander missions appeared first on SpaceNews.
NASA Awards More CLPS Contracts, May Send Mars Rover Engineering Model to the Moon
NASA awarded about $600 million in contracts to three companies today to put robotic landers on the Moon carrying NASA payloads. They are part of NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s “Moon […]
Astronauts ‘operate’ on space station’s broken robot arm
On May 27, flight controllers at the Johnson Space Center in Houston noticed one of the Canadian-built arm's seven joints was drawing more current than expected and not moving properly.
Blue Origin outlines return to flight logistics for its New Glenn rockets
The explosion of a New Glenn rocket on May 28 is still under investigation. The company said it’s moving to a hybrid horizontal-vertical integration for its rockets moving forward.
Source: Spaceflight News API — served from the SpaceRocket launch database.