US Space Force awards SpaceX $730 million to launch at least 9 national-security missions
SpaceX just added another batch of launches to its already-busy manifest. The U.S. Space Force announced on Friday (Oct. 18)…
Month: October 2024
Europe makes moves to rendezvous with asteroid Apophis in 2029
MILAN — The European Space Agency (ESA) has taken the first big steps toward rendezvousing with an asteroid due to…
International spaceports seek to collaborate
MILAN — A group of existing and proposed spaceports are joining forces to share lessons learned and potentially develop standards…
Like Wall-E, this lovable trash compactor will help ISS astronauts take out the garbage (photo)
Sierra Space plans to launch a trash compactor to the space station in two years — and some media outlets…
Five Years Ago: First All Woman Spacewalk
The fifth anniversary of the first all-female spacewalk by NASA astronauts Christina H. Koch and Jessica U. Meir seems like…
Artemis Accords signatories look to recruit new members
MILAN — Countries that have signed the Artemis Accords say that even as their numbers continue to grow, they need…
Sols 4336-4337: Where the Streets Have No Name
Curiosity continues to drive along the western edge of the upper Gediz Vallis channel. After exiting the channel a few…
The Sky This Week from October 18 to 25: The Orionid meteors peak
Friday, October 18There’s still time to catch Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) in the west after sunset, even as it pulls…
HydRON: Satellites using lasers for faster data sharing
Applications 16/10/2024 802 views 22 likes At the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Milan this week, ESA signed a contract…
Canada’s Mission Control to demonstrate AI on Spire cubesat
MILAN – Spire Global and Canadian startup Mission Control announced plans Oct. 16 for Persistence, a technology demonstration mission focused…