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 ...

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 ...

NASA requests proposals for second Artemis crewed lunar lander Original Publication Date: 2022-09-18 11:03 NASA has released a request for proposals for a second human lunar lander. The lander would join the Starship lander under development by SpaceX. The winning company would carry out an ...

FCC to set five-year deadline for deorbiting LEO satellites Original Publication Date: 2022-09-09 02:57 The FCC issued a draft order Sept. 8 setting a “five-year rule’ for post-mission disposal of LEO satellites. The commission will take up the order at its Sept. 29 open meeting. The rule would ...

Countdown begins for second Artemis 1 launch attempt Original Publication Date: 2022-09-02 08:01 NASA restarted the countdown for the first launch of its Space Launch System vehicle. Countdown clocks started ticking down after a mission management team meeting Sept. 1. Launch attempt at 2:17 ...

Astra launch of NASA TROPICS cubesats fails Original Publication Date: 2022-06-12 19:02:19+00:00 Astra's Rocket 3.3 vehicle, designated LV0010, lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 1:43 p.m. Eastern. The launch was the first of three for NASA's Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure ...