SEOUL—South Korea launched its first lunar orbiter on Friday as it doubles down on its space programs, aiming to land a probe on the moon by 2030. The Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, nicknamed Danuri, meaning “enjoy the Moon,” was launched on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Cape Canaveral U.S. Space Force Station at 8:08…
South Korea Launches First Lunar Orbiter as Space Bid Gathers Pace
August 6, 2022
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Elon Musk Updates Timeline for ‘Successful’ Starship Orbital Launch
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday gave a timeline for the orbital launch of Starship, which is being developed and tested at the company’s Boca Chica launch facility in Texas. What Happened When one of Musk’s Twitter followers shared a picture of the Starship and asked him when an orbital launch is likely, the world’s richest person…
Debris From Chinese Rocket Found in Malaysia and Indonesia
Some fragments of a Chinese rocket that fell back to Earth on Saturday have reportedly been discovered in Malaysia and Indonesia. The Malaysian Space Agency has confirmed that burnt debris from China’s Long March 5B rocket crossed over Malaysian airspace and was detected in multiple locations in the state of Sarawak, according to local media….
Another Chinese Rocket Falls Uncontrolled to Earth
WASHINGTON—A Chinese rocket fell back to Earth on Saturday over the Indian Ocean but NASA said Beijing had not shared the “specific trajectory information” needed to know where possible debris might fall. U.S. Space Command said the Long March 5B-Y3 re-entered over the Indian Ocean at approximately 12:45 p.m. EDT Saturday (1645 GMT), but referred…
Gluttonous Cosmic ‘Black Widow’ Is Heaviest-Known Neutron Star
WASHINGTON—Astronomers have observed the most massive known example of an object called a neutron star, one classified as a “black widow” that got particularly hefty by gobbling up most of the mass of a stellar companion trapped in an unhappy cosmic marriage. The researchers said the neutron star, wildly spinning at 707 times per second,…
NASA to Launch 2 More Choppers to Mars to Help Return Rocks
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—NASA is launching two more mini helicopters to Mars in its effort to return Martian rocks and soil samples to Earth. Under the plan announced Wednesday, NASA’s Perseverance rover will do double duty and transport the cache to the rocket that will launch them off the red planet a decade from now. Perseverance…
Bidder Pays $2.8 Million for Jacket Worn in Space by Buzz Aldrin
NEW YORK—Buzz Aldrin’s jacket worn on his historic first mission to the moon’s surface in 1969 has been auctioned off to a bidder for nearly $2.8 million. The $2,772,500 paid for the Apollo 11 Inflight Coverall Jacket is the highest for any American space-flown artifact sold at auction, according to Sotheby’s, which handled the sale….
Russia to Drop out of International Space Station After 2024
July 26, 2022
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MOSCOW—Russia will pull out of the International Space Station after 2024 and focus on building its own orbiting outpost, the country’s new space chief said Tuesday amid high tensions between Moscow and the West over the fighting in Ukraine. Yuri Borisov, appointed this month to lead the state space agency, Roscosmos, said during a meeting…
Air Force Establishes New Division to ‘Protect Canadian Interests in Space’
The Royal Canadian Air Force’s newest division is focused on extraterrestrial matters. A reorganization of the existing space-focused team will now be known as 3 Canadian Space Division, with Brig.-Gen. Mike Adamson in command. Defence Minister Anita Anand calls space a “critical domain for national security,” and says the division is part of building a…
China Threatens ‘Every Instrument of National Power’: Space Force Chief
July 22, 2022
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The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) efforts to militarize outer space are threatening the United States’ ability to defend itself and project power, according to the U.S. Space Force’s chief of space operations. “China has gone from zero to 60 very quickly,” said Gen. John Raymond. “They are clearly our pacing challenge.” “Today, more so than…
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