Elon Musk’s SpaceX to Commission Two ESA Launches to Fill Gap Left by Russia

Elon Musk’s SpaceX to Commission Two ESA Launches to Fill Gap Left by Russia

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Europe will commission two rocket launches from Elon Musk’s SpaceX after the Ukraine conflict barred access to Russia’s Soyuz, the European Space Agency (ESA) confirmed on Thursday. The launches include the Euclid space telescope and the Hera probe, a follow-up mission to NASA‘s DART spacecraft which last month succeeded in…

SpaceX Capsule Leaves ISS to Bring 4 Astronauts Back to Earth After 6 Months

SpaceX Capsule Leaves ISS to Bring 4 Astronauts Back to Earth After 6 Months

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The fourth long-duration astronaut team launched by SpaceX to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA departed the orbiting outpost on Friday to begin their flight back to Earth, capping a science mission of nearly six months. The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying three US NASA astronauts and an Italian crewmate…

SpaceX to Fly First Space Tourist, Entrepreneur Dennis Tito, Around the Moon on Starship

SpaceX to Fly First Space Tourist, Entrepreneur Dennis Tito, Around the Moon on Starship

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SpaceX plans to announce two new space tourists slated to fly on the Starship rocket: Dennis Tito, the world’s first-ever space tourist in 2001, and his wife, Akiko.  The couple paid an undisclosed amount to fly around the moon on Starship once the vehicle is complete. They will travel with 10 other…

Epsilon Rocket Launch: Japan Sends Self-Destruct Order to Rocket After Failed Launch

Epsilon Rocket Launch: Japan Sends Self-Destruct Order to Rocket After Failed Launch

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Japan’s space agency said it sent a self-destruct order to its Epsilon rocket after a failed launch on Wednesday because of a problem that meant the craft could not safely fly. The unmanned rocket, designed to launch in three stages, was taking several satellites into orbit on its sixth space…

ESA Astronaut Candidates for Artemis II Lunar Mission Announced: All Details

ESA Astronaut Candidates for Artemis II Lunar Mission Announced: All Details

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The European Space Agency announced a team of seven astronauts on Wednesday to train for NASA’s Artemis mission to the moon — but only one will have the chance to become the first European to walk on the lunar surface. The candidates — France’s Thomas Pesquet, Britain’s Tim Peake, Germany’s Alexander…

NASA’s Artemis I SLS-Orion Spacecraft Could Be Launched on September 23, Senior Official Says

NASA’s Artemis I SLS-Orion Spacecraft Could Be Launched on September 23, Senior Official Says

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NASA is reportedly considering a third attempt at launching its Artemis I Moon rocket on September 23, according to a senior official. The US space agency could launch the Artemis I SLS-Orion spacecraft on either September 23 or on September 27. The new dates were revealed days after NASA halted the launch of…

NASA ready for second attempt at lunar launch
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NASA ready for second attempt at lunar launch

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Ground teams at Kennedy Space Center prepared on Saturday for a second try at launching NASA’s towering, next-generation moon rocket on its debut flight, hoping to have remedied engineering problems that foiled the initial countdown five days earlier. The 32-story tall Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and its…

NASA to Make Second Attempt to Launch Artemis I Moon Mission This Saturday

NASA to Make Second Attempt to Launch Artemis I Moon Mission This Saturday

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is set to make its second attempt to launch its powerful new Moon rocket this Saturday. The uncrewed mission, which is dubbed Artemis 1, will bring the United States closer to returning astronauts to the Moon after five decades. The blast off was earlier…