Chang’e-6 set for weekend landing attempt as sun rises over Apollo crater Original Publication Date: 2024-05-29 08:49 Chang’e-6 is set to make its lunar landing attempt this weekend. The mission is targeting a landing in the southern portion of Apollo crater. If successful, the lander will ...

China rolls out rocket for Queqiao-2 lunar satellite launch Original Publication Date: 2024-03-18 08:32 China is set to launch its Queqiao-2 communications relay satellite to support upcoming moon missions late March 19. A Long March 8 rocket was vertically transferred to a launch pad at ...

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 ...

SpaceX launches ninth dedicated rideshare mission Original Publication Date: 2023-11-11 21:32 SpaceX launched more than 100 satellites in the ninth in a series of dedicated smallsat rideshare missions. Transporter-9 carried 90 payloads deployed over the course of half an hour, starting about 55 ...

EU and UK reach deal on Copernicus Original Publication Date: 2023-09-08 01:06 UK will resume participation in the EU elements of the Copernicus Earth observation program. UK had been cut out of both programs after it completed its exit from the EU in 2020. UK government said that scientists in ...

Apple lends Globalstar $252 million for satellite-enabled iPhones Original Publication Date: 2023-02-28 23:46 Apple is lending the company $252 million to help cover upfront costs. Apple is providing the funds as a prepayment for using the network to upgrade satellite services. Apple has not ...

Report calls on NASA to improve coordination of Artemis international partnerships Original Publication Date: 2023-01-18 12:48 NASA inspector general says agency needs to do a better job coordinating international partnerships. Report found strong international interest in Artemis, which NASA ...

Maxar Technologies acquired by private equity firm in $6.4 billion deal Original Publication Date: 2022-12-16 12:51 Maxar Technologies is being acquired by the private equity firm Advent International. Advent International, based in Boston, Massachusetts, is a global firm with $89 billion in ...

AST SpaceMobile plots $86 million share sale Original Publication Date: 2022-12-01 14:23 AST SpaceMobile agrees to sell shares in a public offering for $5.50 each. Underwriter has a 30-day option to buy additional shares that would bring this amount to $86.25 million. AST SpaceMobile became a ...

Polaris Dawn crewed mission could suffer additional delays Original Publication Date: 2022-10-25 11:05 Polaris Program originally planned its first Crew Dragon mission to fly in the fourth quarter of this year. The four-person crew will perform the first spacewalk from a Crew Dragon spacecraft. ...