Space News for Monday, October 02, 2023

Iran’s launch of Noor 3 satellite casts shadow on Middle East – analysis – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2023-10-01 00:00 Iran claims to have launched a new satellite into orbit. The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force announced the launch. They describe the satellite as ...

Space News for Monday, July 10, 2023

UPDATE: SpaceX’s successful Sunday sendoff of Starlinks two days after west coast sendoff – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2023-07-09 00:00 Falcon 9 launched 22 Starlink V2 Minis to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida. This was ...

Space News for Friday, November 18, 2022

Japan agrees to space station extension and Gateway contributions Original Publication Date: 2022-11-18 12:30 Japan will provide components for several modules and a cargo resupply mission. NASA, in turn, will fly a Japanese astronaut to the Gateway on a future Artemis mission. Japan still ...

Space News for Saturday, July 16, 2022

Rogozin removed as head of Roscosmos as seat barter agreement signed Original Publication Date: 2022-07-15 16:46 Kremlin dismisses Dmitry Rogozin as head of space agency Roscosmos, effective immediately. Kremlin appoints Yuri Borisov, deputy prime minister of Russia, as Rogozin’s successor. ...

Space News for Thursday, July 14, 2022

First JWST images excite and relieve astronomers Original Publication Date: 2022-07-12 22:49 NASA releases first science observations from the James Webb Space Telescope. Observations include images of the Carina Nebula, a star-forming region previously observed in lower resolution by the ...