Space News for Friday, April 11, 2025

Northrop Grumman achieves 1st undocking between 2 commercial spacecraft in GEO – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-04-10 00:00 MEV-1 successfully undocked with Intelsat’s IS-901 satellite, completing its life extension service. This marks the first undocking between two commercial ...

Space News for Friday, March 17, 2023

Electron launches two Capella Space radar satellites Original Publication Date: 2023-03-16 23:46 Rocket Lab launches second Electron rocket from Virginia March 16. Rocket Lab expects to conduct up to 15 Electron launches this year. Rocket Lab is working on the larger Neutron rocket, slated to ...

Space News for Saturday, November 05, 2022

FCC proposes new bureau for space activities Original Publication Date: 2022-11-03 15:04 FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announces plans to reorganize agency. She wants to create a bureau devoted to the commission's increasing work with space systems. Rosenworcel: reorganization would give ...

Space News for Sunday, September 18, 2022

Shanghai rocket maker considering developing huge methane-fueled rockets Original Publication Date: 2022-09-18 12:21 China is looking at developing a series of partially and fully-reusable launch vehicles. A paper published in the journal Aerospace Technology outlines plans under consideration. ...

Space News for Wednesday, July 13, 2022

First JWST images excite and relieve astronomers Original Publication Date: 2022-07-12 22:49 NASA releases first science observations from James Webb Space Telescope. Observations include images of Carina Nebula, Southern Ring Nebula, Stephan's Quintet. Scientists stunned by the quality of the ...