The force is strong with this JEDI
The force will be strong with this next-generation imager; JEDI will be a featured instrument on the Vigil space mission set to launch in 2031.
Blue Ghost 1 enters lunar orbit as Resilience flies by the moon
One commercial lunar lander has entered orbit around the moon while another, launched at the same time, made a lunar flyby to set up a later return. The post Blue…
U.S. Space Force awards Firefly $21.8 million contract for rapid-response launch mission
The contract, announced by the Space Systems Command Feb. 13, is for a mission dubbed Victus Sol The post U.S. Space Force awards Firefly $21.8 million contract for rapid-response launch…
Tom Hanks’ ‘The Moonwalkers’ makes US premiere at Space Center Houston
It is not unusual to see a Saturn V launch while viewing a film at Space Center Houston. Now, with “The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks,” that spectacle stretches…
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 21 Starlink satellites on record-setting 26th flight (video, photos)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched for the 26th time this morning (Feb. 15), setting a new reuse record for the company.
Construction of Roman Continues With the Addition of its Sunshade
NASA continues to progress with the development of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (RST), the next-generation observatory with a target launch date of 2027. As the direct successor to…
A Flaming Flower in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Our neighbour, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), is rich in gas and dust and hosts regions of extremely robust star formation. It contains about 700 open clusters, groups of gravitationally…
Eutelsat adapts GEO strategy as Starlink reshapes satellite connectivity
Eutelsat is taking another step away from consumer broadband as Starlink’s sprawling low Earth orbit network continues to erode demand for geostationary services. The post Eutelsat adapts GEO strategy as…
Boeing Starliner astronauts on the ISS set the story straight: ‘We don’t feel stranded’
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore say they aren’t stranded aboard the space station. They’ll be happy to come home but sad when their spaceflight journey comes to an…
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin laying off 1,000 employees: reports
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is laying off about 1,000 employees, according to media reports. That’s about 10% of the aerospace company’s workforce.