FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington shares his vision for American leadership in the space economy and the role that regulation can play in promoting an innovative and dynamic marketplace for space services in a discussion held by Hudson Institute at 10:00 a.m. ET on May 22. Later, former FCC Commissioner Harold Furchtgott-Roth and a panel of…
LIVE NOW: Running Out of Space: The Future of Space Traffic Management: A Hudson Institute Event
Running Out of Space: The Future of Space Traffic Management: A Hudson Institute Event
FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington shares his vision for American leadership in the space economy and the role that regulation can play in promoting an innovative and dynamic marketplace for space services in a discussion held by Hudson Institute at 10:00 a.m. ET on May 22. Later, former FCC Commissioner Harold Furchtgott-Roth and a panel of…
SpaceX Launches Saudi Astronauts on Private Flight to International Space Station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Saudi Arabia’s first astronauts in decades rocketed toward the International Space Station on a chartered multimillion-dollar flight Sunday. SpaceX launched the ticket-holding crew, led by a retired NASA astronaut now working for the company that arranged the trip. Also on board: a U.S. businessman who now owns a sports car racing team. The…
NASA Picks Bezos’s Blue Origin to Build Lunar Landers for Moonwalkers
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Jeff Bezos’ rocket company has won a NASA contract to land astronauts on the moon, two years after it lost out to SpaceX. Blue Origin received a $3.4 billion contract Friday to lead a team to develop a lunar lander named Blue Moon. It will be used to transport astronauts to the lunar…
LIVE 10:30 AM ET: NASA Announces Second Lunar Lander Contractor for the Artemis V Moon Mission
U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces the second lunar lander contractor for the Artemis V Moon Mission at 10:30 a.m. ET on May 19. …
Shetland Islands Spaceport Bosses Plan 1st Launch in Summer
The UK’s first orbital rocket launch could blast off from the Shetland Islands this summer, as industry bosses expect to become licensed within months, British lawmakers have heard. The Science, Innovation, and Technology Committee met on May 17 to discuss the future of the UK’s space strategy and satellite infrastructure. The MPs heard evidence from…
Stuck Antenna Freed on Jupiter-Bound Spacecraft
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—A crucial radar antenna on a European spacecraft bound for Jupiter is no longer jammed. Flight controllers in Germany freed the 52-foot (16-meter) antenna Friday after nearly a month of effort. The European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, nicknamed Juice, blasted off in April on a decade-long voyage. Soon after launch, a…
Webb Telescope Spots 3 Debris Belts Around Luminous Star Fomalhaut
WASHINGTON—There has been plenty of excitement in recent decades about planets detected orbiting various stars beyond our solar system. But planets provide an incomplete picture of the complex framework that exists around stars, leaving out components like the belts of rocky and icy debris orbiting our sun. Scientists on May 8 unveiled observations by the…
Stunning Mosaic of Baby Star Clusters Created From 1 Million Telescope Shots
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Astronomers have created a stunning mosaic of baby star clusters hiding in our galactic backyard. The montage, published Thursday, reveals five vast stellar nurseries less than 1,500 light-years away. A light-year is nearly 6 trillion miles (9.7 trillion kilometers). To come up with their atlas, scientists pieced together more than 1 million images…
Largest Cosmic Explosion Ever Seen Continues After Appearing Suddenly 3 Years Ago
Astronomers from the University of Southampton say they have discovered the most massive cosmic explosion ever recorded, which has continued to put out a terrifying amount of energy for the last three years. The explosion, known as AT2021lwx, is more than ten times brighter than any known supernova (an exploding star) and three times brighter…
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