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June 9, 2023

Breaking News

[ June 8, 2023 ] Virgin Orbit ceases operations News
[ June 7, 2023 ] NASA concerned SpaceX’s Starship schedule could delay moon landing Mission Reports
[ June 7, 2023 ] ULA test-fires first Vulcan rocket at Cape Canaveral Mission Reports
[ June 6, 2023 ] Cargo Dragon docks at space station Mission Reports
[ June 5, 2023 ] SpaceX launch sends upgraded solar arrays to International Space Station Falcon 9

Brightman steps down from station flight

May 13, 2015 William Harwood

Soprano and would-be space tourist Sarah Brightman, who was in training for a flight to the International Space Station this fall aboard a Russian Soyuz ferry craft, will not be chasing her dream aloft after all.

Japanese scientists abandon plan for asteroid flyby

May 12, 2015 Stephen Clark

An experimental suitcase-sized space probe launched as a secondary payload with Japan’s Hayabusa 2 mission in December will miss an encounter with an asteroid early next year, according to Japanese scientists.

Russia delays ISS crew rotation flights

May 12, 2015 William Harwood

Russia is delaying the return to Earth of three space station crew members by about a month in the wake of the failure of a Russian Progress supply ship that spun out of control moments after reaching orbit April 28. Launch of three fresh crew members also will be delayed, from May 26 to late July.

Skating rinks on Ceres? Ice could be source of bright spots

May 11, 2015 Stephen Clark

Scientists studying fresh pictures from NASA’s Dawn mission say gleaming dots seen on the dwarf planet Ceres may be from icy patches reflecting sunlight back into space.

Curiosity rover sees blue on the red planet

May 11, 2015 Stephen Clark

NASA’s Curiosity rover has returned a stunning image of the sun dipping behind a distant ridge from a vista inside Mars’s Gale Crater, only the Martian sunset spectacle appears blue instead of the reddish hues seen on Earth.

Air Force weather satellite remains in launch limbo

May 11, 2015 Justin Ray

The U.S. military wants to launch the final DMSP weather spacecraft, but the fate of the bird that is designed to observe the world’s weather for the warfighter is now waiting approval from Congress.

UAE details ambitious plan for Martian weather satellite

May 8, 2015 Stephen Clark

Scientists from the United Arab Emirates have announced the Arab world’s first Mars probe will launch in July 2020 and collect global measurements of the Martian atmosphere.

Photos: Atlas 5 and X-37B mated together for upcoming launch

May 8, 2015 Justin Ray

The Air Force’s miniature space shuttle and its ride to orbit have been joined together inside an assembly building at Cape Canaveral in preparation for launch May 20.

Stricken space freighter re-enters atmosphere

May 8, 2015 Stephen Clark

A Russian Progress cargo craft re-entered Earth’s atmosphere over the South Pacific Ocean early Friday after spinning out of control following liftoff April 28 with supplies for the International Space Station.

Space-based airplane tracking demonstrated by ESA satellite

May 7, 2015 Stephen Clark

An experimental receiver aboard a European satellite has picked up signals from more than 15,000 aircraft in the last two years, paving the way for future missions that could track global commercial air traffic from space.