The International Space Station continues to act as humanity’s outpost in low-Earth orbit, a role that began at the turn of this century. However, the ISS is showing its age and plans are being advanced for its retirement around 2030. Several events on the Station in 2024 underlined just how the ISS program was dealing with several challenges.
The orbital launch manifest for the week of Dec. 16 through Dec. 22 has been…
This week, Japanese commercial company Space One stood down two attempts to launch its Kairos…
Blue Origin tested its second human-rated New Shepard capsule this week, which had been delayed…
In June 2023, the joint European Space Agency (ESA) and Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)…
In September 2023, the joint Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), European Space Agency (ESA), and…
NASA and SpaceX’s launch of the Crew-9 mission took center stage this week. The launch…
This week’s manifest features four Falcon 9 launches, including the highly anticipated Polaris Dawn crewed…
Following a week in which Tropical Storm Alberto brought high seas, wind, and rain-related delays…
The joint European-Japanese EarthCARE satellite has begun its mission to improve our understanding of Earth’s…
Space One had been planning Japan’s first private-sector orbital launch with the debut of its…
Three missions have now launched this week, starting with Crew-8, which is sending a new…
Japan’s H3 rocket made a second attempt to reach orbit on Saturday, 11 months after…
Despite multiple scrubs and delays due to weather violations, SpaceX broke its own cadence record…
The Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission is JAXA’s lead mission that plans to survey and…
On the week of the sixth anniversary of the first flight of Falcon Heavy, SpaceX…
Japan’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) lunar lander appears to have achieved a soft…
