LightSail 2 over Baja, California. Image: Planetary Society Two weeks after entering solar sailing mode, the Planetary Society’s LightSail 2 spacecraft has managed to raise its orbit by nearly 2…
French defense minister Florence Parly touring Suffren, a nuclear-powered submarine, in Cherbourg in July 2019.Photo: Ludovic Marin (AP) An inventor buzzing around on a flyboard clutching a rifle and subsequently…
Satellite images can make it easier to get around when you’re using apps like Google Maps, but researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab and the UK’s University of Bath believe…
Virgin Orbit, the sister company of spaceflight company Virgin Galactic, nailed its first-ever drop test on Wednesday using a dummy LauncherOne rocket deployed from a Boeing 747 carrier named Cosmic…
On June 25th, 2019, The Planetary Society‘s cubesat spacecraft known as LightSail 2 lifted off from the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket. This was…
Artist’s depiction of New Glenn, a rocket currently being developed by the Jeff Bezos-led aerospace firm Blue Origin. Image: Blue Origin In its attempt to keep pace with SpaceX and…
Back in May 23rd, 2019, SpaceX launched the first batch of its Starlink constellation, a fleet of satellites that will fulfill Elon Musk’s promise to provide broadband satellite-internet access to…
Laurel Kornfeld June 29th, 2019 The “Make It Rain” Electron rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 1 at 12:30 a.m. EDT (04:30 UTC), on Saturday 29 June 2019. Photo Credit:…
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket stands ready for launch at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Monday, June 24, 2019.Image: AP In a launch Elon Musk is calling…
WASHINGTON — A startup company that plans to develop tankers for refueling satellites has completed a key test of its technology on the International Space Station. Orbit Fab announced June…