Astronauts on Wednesday worked to install hoses on a valve module, a power and a data cable, and replace an external camera during a spacewalk at the International Space Station. Expedition 66 Flight Engineers Raja Chari of NASA and Matthias Maurer of ESA (European Space Agency) began the spacewalk at 8:32 a.m. EDT to install…
US Requires Space-Based Systems to Counter Chinese, Russian Hypersonic Missiles: Expert
The United States requires new space-based missile defense systems to counter the growing threat of hypersonic weapons, according to one expert. “As it relates to hypersonic or nuclear and conventional intercontinental ballistic missile or nuclear missiles, the United States must have immediately a space-based missile defense system,” Brandon Weichert, a geopolitical analyst and author, told…
Elon Musk Says SpaceX’s Starship Orbital Likely in May Despite Pending Regulatory Approval: Here’s Why
Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk said on Monday SpaceX’s orbital debut for the Starship rocket from the Boca Chica launch site in Texas is likely to take place in May. What Happened The billionaire entrepreneur said SpaceX is currently building 39 flight-worthy Raptor 2 engines that will be ready by next month, following which it will take another month to integrate them with…
Australia Spends $42 Million on Space and Science with India
The Australian government has announced a dedicated series of investments towards space, science and technology initiatives with India to enhance trade and investment and deepen Indo-Australian ties. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison made the latest $42 million (US$31 million) deal during a virtual meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 21, where they…
OneWeb to Launch Satellites With SpaceX After Suspending Ties With Russian Agency
March 21, 2022
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OneWeb will resume satellite launches with Elon Musk’s SpaceX, the British satellite communications company said on Monday after it suspended launches from Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. OneWeb did not disclose the terms of the new launch agreement. Earlier in March, OneWeb, said it would halt launches after Moscow’s space agency Roscosmos demanded guarantees that…
NASA’s Big, New Moon Rocket Begins Rollout En Route to Launch Pad Tests
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—NASA’s next-generation moon rocket began a highly anticipated, slow-motion journey out of its assembly plant en route to the launch pad in Florida on Thursday for a final round of tests in the coming weeks that will determine how soon the spacecraft can fly. Rollout of the 32-story-tall Space Launch System (SLS) rocket…
SpaceX Launches Starlink Satellites From Florida
SpaceX launched another batch of Starlink satellites into space on Saturday. The Falcon 9 carried 53 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Starlink provides high-speed broadband internet across the globe. It was the 12th time the reusable Falcon 9 first-stage…
Russia Ridicules Idea That Cosmonauts Wore Yellow in Support of Ukraine
Russia’s space agency on Saturday dismissed Western media reports suggesting Russian cosmonauts joining the International Space Station (ISS) had chosen to wear yellow suits with a blue trim in support of Ukraine. “Sometimes yellow is just yellow,” Roscosmos’ press service said on its Telegram channel. “The flight suits of the new crew are made in…
Drone Used to Locate Fallen Meteorite in Australia
A student researcher from Western Australia’s Curtain University has used a drone to help pinpoint the location of a meteorite fragment on the remote Nullarbor Plain. Thousands of small meteorites are thought to hit Earth’s surface each year, but for every impact witnessed almost 800 space rock chunks land in oceans or remote landscapes and…
New Russian Cosmonaut Team Arrives at International Space Station
Three Russian cosmonauts safely arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, docking their Soyuz capsule with the outpost for a mission that continues a 20-year shared Russian–U.S. presence in orbit despite tensions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The rendezvous came about three hours and 10 minutes after the Soyuz spacecraft carrying the new…
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