South Korea’s new space agency outlines plans Original Publication Date: 2024-07-21 02:19 South Korea's new space agency lays out ambitious goals in spaceflight. KASA has long-term goals of sending a robotic lander to the moon in 2032. KASA plans both the lunar and Martian landers as well as a ...

Astra completes deal to go private Original Publication Date: 2024-07-19 08:32 Astra Space has completed a deal to take the company private at 50 cents per share. The agreement ends Astra’s time as a publicly traded company a little more than three years. Astra went public through a merger with ...

China takes small step towards the moon with rocket test Original Publication Date: 2024-06-17 08:18 China's main space contractor has carried out a successful static fire test of a rocket first stage. The test is a step towards China’s goal of putting astronauts on the moon before 2030. NASA ...

Falcon 9 launches first Intuitive Machines lunar lander Original Publication Date: 2024-02-15 06:54 SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off at 1:05 a.m. Eastern from Launch Complex 39A. The rocket’s upper stage deployed the Nova-C lander, called Odysseus. The lander will arrive at the moon on Feb. 21, going ...

India returns Chandrayaan-3 propulsion module to Earth orbit Original Publication Date: 2023-12-05 03:51 The propulsion module for the Chandrayaan-3 mission is now in a high orbit around the Earth. The Indian space agency had not previously disclosed any efforts to return the propulsion module. ...

Report: U.S. military satellite antennas overdue for upgrades Original Publication Date: 2023-04-10 21:22 GAO auditors spent more than a year investigating the state of the Satellite Control Network. The network of 19 parabolic antennas, first established in 1959, is distributed around the ...

New Chinese commercial spaceport to host first launch next year Original Publication Date: 2023-02-24 15:02 Construction of a launch tower for commercial launches will be completed by the end of the year. The first launch will likely be of a Long March 8 rocket developed by CASC for commercial ...

Senators seek funding boost for NASA and NSF astrophysics programs Original Publication Date: 2023-01-07 00:50 Five senators ask White House to add at least $300 million in next budget proposal for NASA, NSF. Senators: Funding is needed to implement recommendations of astrophysics decadal ...

China looks to build space partnerships with Gulf nations Original Publication Date: 2022-12-30 13:44 China is aiming to grow cooperation with emerging space nations including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Space was named as one of a number of priority areas for the next three to ...

X-37B space plane completes its sixth mission, lands after nearly 30 months in orbit Original Publication Date: 2022-11-12 19:38 The X-37B space plane landed Nov. 12 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida. It set a new endurance record after spending 908 days on orbit. This was the sixth ...