Space News for Friday, April 05, 2024

Thailand joins China-led ILRS moon base initiative Original Publication Date: 2024-04-05 09:35 Thailand and China have signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation on the China-led International Lunar Research Station. The China-led ILRS envisions constructing a permanent lunar base in ...

Space News for Saturday, February 17, 2024

H3 reaches orbit on second launch Original Publication Date: 2024-02-17 01:17 Japan's H3 rocket successfully reaches orbit on its second launch Feb. 16. The H3 rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center at 7:22 p.m. Eastern. On the vehicle’s inaugural launch in March 2023, that engine ...

Space News for Saturday, February 10, 2024

Greece signs Artemis Accords Original Publication Date: 2024-02-10 00:12 Greece is the 35th country to sign the Artemis Accords. The Accords outline best practices for sustainable space exploration. Greece is the second European country in as many months to sign the Accords. The document is ...

Space News for Tuesday, February 06, 2024

Lynk Global finalizes SPAC merger deal Original Publication Date: 2024-02-06 02:47 Lynk Global has agreed to a merger that would raise money for the direct-to-smartphone operator. The deal with Slam Corp., a publicly traded shell company led by Alex Rodriguez, values Lynk at $800 million. Lynk ...

Space News for Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Belgium signs Artemis Accords Original Publication Date: 2024-01-24 00:52 Belgium is the 34 th country overall, and first so far in 2024, to sign the document. The Artemis Accords outline best practices for responsible behavior in space exploration. Non-binding document describes procedures ...

Space News for Monday, January 22, 2024

Blue Origin and SpaceX start work on cargo versions of crewed lunar landers Original Publication Date: 2024-01-22 00:26 NASA has exercised options in Human Landing System (HLS) awards to Blue Origin and SpaceX. The companies are working on versions of their landers that can carry large amounts ...

Space News for Thursday, January 18, 2024

Astrobotic confirms Peregrine reentry plans Original Publication Date: 2024-01-18 02:34 Astrobotic confirms Peregrine lunar lander will reenter over South Pacific on Jan. 18. Company says it had to perform two-step process to put spacecraft on that reentry trajectory. Peregrine launched Jan. 8 ...

Space News for Saturday, December 02, 2023

Angola signs Artemis Accords Original Publication Date: 2023-12-01 23:44 Angola is the third African nation to sign the Artemis Accords. The accords outline best practices for space exploration. The signing took place during the visit of Angola’s president to the White House. Thirty-three ...

Space News for Monday, November 20, 2023

World View ends plans to go public through a SPAC merger Original Publication Date: 2023-11-20 10:53 World View and Leo Holdings Corp II announce they are canceling plans to merge. The companies announced the merger in January. The decision to end the merger was mutual, the companies said. ...

Space News for Sunday, November 19, 2023

WRC-23: Time to Get the Rules Right for Satellite Broadband Original Publication Date: 2023-11-18 16:18 The ITU counts more than 2.7 billion people worldwide who remain offline. In the least developed countries, only 36% of people are online. Advances in satellite broadband offer incredible ...