Building the most detailed 3D map of the Milky Way: Belgian astronomers contribute to the Gaia Focused Product Releases – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2023-10-12 00:00 The Gaia satellite has been charting the sky since 2014, and its map includes stars that are a million times fainter than ...

Boeing opens SLS EUS production facility Original Publication Date: 2023-02-16 00:48 Boeing opens facility where it will build new upper stage for Space Launch System. The Exploration Upper Stage (EUS) Gray Box is a portion of the sprawling building. The stage will be used on the Block 1B ...

SpaceX launches U.S. Space Force’s first mission of 2023 on Falcon Heavy Original Publication Date: 2023-01-15 23:18 USSF-67 was Falcon Heavy's second national security space launch. Both side boosters landed back at SpaceX’s Landing Zones 1 and 2. The primary payload was the U.S. Space Force’s ...

Virgin Orbit blames launch failure on upper stage anomaly Original Publication Date: 2023-01-12 12:52 Virgin Orbit says its first LauncherOne mission from the United Kingdom failed to reach orbit. The company says an anomaly caused a premature shutdown of the rocket's upper stage. Virgin Orbit ...

Japan agrees to space station extension and Gateway contributions Original Publication Date: 2022-11-18 12:30 Japan will provide components for several modules and a cargo resupply mission. NASA, in turn, will fly a Japanese astronaut to the Gateway on a future Artemis mission. Japan still ...