Probing the origin and evolution of water-rich asteroids Original Publication Date: 2023-08-03 03:07 The United Arab Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt is ambitious. EMA will fly past six asteroids and rendezvous with a seventh, Justitia. Equally ambitious is EMA’s national goal. To ...

Virgin Galactic forecasts limited revenues from initial commercial flights Original Publication Date: 2023-08-02 09:13 Virgin Galactic reported Aug. 1 revenue of $2 million in the second quarter of 2023. The company said that the revenue came from its first commercial SpaceShipTwo mission. The ...

U.S. Space Command headquarters to remain in Colorado Original Publication Date: 2023-07-31 21:00 Pentagon spokesman: President Biden made the decision after considering the views of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and other senior military officials. Announcement caps more than two years of ...

Crew Dragon, Soyuz missions set for launches to ISS Original Publication Date: 2023-07-30 18:16 Crew-7 mission to the ISS to launch no earlier than Aug. 17, NASA says. Crew Dragon mission was scheduled for Aug. 15 but pushed back two days. Crew-7 will be commanded by NASA astronaut Jasmin ...

House rejects satellite spectrum licensing bill because of space safety provisions Original Publication Date: 2023-07-26 00:15 The bill was intended to improve the licensing process for satellite systems at the FCC. It would have set time limits on the FCC’s review of satellite licenses and ...

CAPSTONE working well more than a year after launch Original Publication Date: 2023-07-25 02:22 Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) started its journey to the moon last July. After overcoming communications and thruster problems, the ...

ESA preparing for “assisted reentry” of Aeolus spacecraft Original Publication Date: 2023-07-20 00:13 A series of maneuvers will lower the perigee of the Aeolus spacecraft. The reentry, projected over the Atlantic Ocean, will take place on July 28. The maneuvers are intended to minimize any ...

U.K. Parliament committee recommends streamlining launch licensing Original Publication Date: 2023-07-17 08:55 A U.K. Parliament committee is calling on the government to revise its approach for licensing launches. The report warns that the UK could fall behind international competitors if it ...

China’s Landspace reaches orbit with methane-powered Zhuque-2 rocket Original Publication Date: 2023-07-12 07:24 Chinese private rocket firm Landspace achieved a global first late Tuesday by reaching orbit with a methane-fueled rocket. The 49.5-meter-long Zhuque-2 lifted off from Jiuquan ...

NASA awards “crossover” spacesuit task orders to Axiom and Collins Original Publication Date: 2023-07-11 02:51 NASA issues task orders to Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace to begin design work. The companies are already working on spacesuits for the International Space Station and Artemis ...