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 ...

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 ...

White House directs NASA to develop lunar time standard Original Publication Date: 2024-04-03 01:52 White House policy calls for new time standard for use on cislunar missions. New time standard based on Coordinated Universal Time on Earth but adapted to moon. Policy provides little technical ...

Accelerating the ‘‘Data Management to Decision Chain’’ in Military Space Operations Original Publication Date: 2024-03-25 05:40 Modernizing U.S. Military space operations is a critical national endeavor. It requires a comprehensive and integrated approach to meet the challenges of an ...

Mars Sample Return science continues amid budget uncertainty Original Publication Date: 2024-03-15 23:39 Perseverance rover has filled 26 of its 43 sample tubes, scientists say. Of those 26 tubes, 20 contain rock cores, scientist says. NASA entering final phases of review of overall Mars Sample ...

HummingSat is the world’s first commercial GEO smallsat creating a new chapter in space innovation – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2023-11-27 00:00 Intelsat is the first commercial customer for SWISSto12’s innovative HummingSat geostationary telecommunications satellite. HummingSat’s ...

ULA gearing up for first Vulcan launch Original Publication Date: 2023-11-17 05:39 All major components for the first Vulcan Centaur rocket are now at the launch site. United Launch Alliance prepares for a launch in late December. The primary payload for Cert-1 is Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar ...

SSC supported the THEOS-2 launch – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2023-10-15 00:00 SSC is supporting the launch of Thailand’s high-resolution EO optical satellite — THEOS-2. The mission is designed to deliver ground-breaking imagery with a 0.50 meter ground resolution. The satellite was ...

Technical problem postpones final Ariane 5 launch Original Publication Date: 2023-06-15 23:35 Arianespace postpones the 117 th and final launch of the Ariane 5. The launch had been scheduled for June 16 from Kourou, French Guiana. X-ray inspections raised doubts about three lines on the ...

Apogeo Space orders second space tug for connectivity constellation Original Publication Date: 2023-06-06 22:02 Apogeo Space plans to launch nine picosatellites next year with an orbital transfer vehicle. The satellites are due to launch on a Vigoride tug slated to join the SpaceX Falcon 9 ...