The second phase of the constellation will continue to boost Space42’s geospatial insights and capabilities with increased speed and precision
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Aerospace
NASA contracts SpaceX to bring down the International Space Station
The Elon Musk-owned company could earn up to $843 million to design a spacecraft capable of pushing the station back to Earth in 2030
Elon Musk
SpaceX’s Starship rocket completes fourth test flight without exploding
This historic flight marks a major milestone for the world’s largest and most powerful rocket, which aims to take crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars, and beyond
Elon Musk
World’s most powerful rocket Starship set for fourth launch
Three previous attempts have ended in Starship’s fiery destruction
Boeing
Boeing’s Starliner is finally space-bound with two astronauts
The NASA-funded programme besieged with several delays and going over budget; Rival SpaceX’s Elon Musk congratulates the launch
lunar exploration
US achieves first moon landing in half-century with private spacecraft
The six-legged robot lander, dubbed Odysseus, touched down at about 6:23 PM EST
Chandrayaan-3
India takes a walk on the moon as ISRO confirms rover Pragyan’s rollout
“Pragyan rover has rolled out from ‘Vikram’ lander,” ISRO said in a tweet on Thursday morning
Aerospace
China launches three new satellites on Monday
The Shijian-23 satellite will be for scientific experiments and technical verification, while the Shiyan-22A and Shiyan-22B satellites serve the in-orbit verification tests of new technologies such as space environment monitoring
Falcon 9
Kuwait successfully launches its first satellite
‘Kuwait Sat-1’ was launched onboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 from the Florida’s Cape Canaveral
Aerospace
India to launch maiden human spaceflight in Q4 2024: minister said
The mission will be launched under India’s overall human spaceflight programme, named ‘Gaganyaan’
Aerospace
South Korea’s first lunar mission to explore moon’s coldest, darkest areas
The space mission title ‘Danuri moon mission’, will study the moon’s magnetic field and its darkest craters
aeronautical innovation
Video: How SpaceX beat Boeing in the race to launch NASA astronauts
The launch of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule to the International Space Station on May 30th marked the first time that NASA astronauts took off from US soil since 2011.
Aerospace
In pictures: SpaceX capsule carrying NASA astronauts splashes down safely
The successful mission, carried out jointly by SpaceX and NASA, demonstrated that the United States has the capacity once more to send its astronauts to space and bring them back
Commercial space race
In pictures: A look inside Virgin Galactic spaceship cabin interior and seats
The VSS Unity’s cabin has a dozen windows to offer plentiful vistas of the Earth, as well as 16 cameras to capture both videos and still images as souvenirs.
Astronauts
Video: Meet the astronauts set to make history in a SpaceX capsule
Veteran NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Doug Hurley speak with CNN Business about their upcoming test flight aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft.
climate change
Video: How Mars might hold the key to better understanding climate change
The UAE sets its sights on Mars with the Hope probe due to launch this Summer to unlock the secrets of the red planet’s puzzling history.
Aerospace
Video: Why SpaceX and Amazon are launching 42,000+ satellites
Since the start of the space age, more than 8,800 objects have been launched into orbit, according to estimates from the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs.