Open Magazine
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India’s new SSLV rocket suffers “data loss” in maiden flight; satellites’ status unaccounted for
SEOUL, South Korea — The Aug. 6 maiden flight of India’s newly developed Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) went awry with “some data loss”...
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Italian satellite may fly NASA Earth science payload
HOUSTON — NASA is in talks with the Italian Space Agency to fly an Earth science instrument originally planned to go on a commercial smallsat....
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Entire NASA astronaut corps eligible for Artemis missions
HOUSTON — As NASA prepares to select the crew of the second Artemis mission, the agency’s chief astronaut says the entire astronaut corps, and not...
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NASA revises requirements for ISS private astronaut missions
WASHINGTON — NASA is changing rules for future private astronaut missions to the International Space Station, including requiring such missions to...
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Hyundai partners with research institutes to develop vehicle for lunar surface exploration
SEOUL, South Korea — Hyundai Motor is moving to develop a vehicle for lunar surface exploration. The Korean carmaker and its sister company Kia...
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December launch planned for Polaris Dawn
WASHINGTON — The privately funded Polaris Program is planning its first crewed launch on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft in December, a mission...
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Saltzman tapped to succeed Raymond as chief of the U.S. Space Force
If confirmed by the Senate, Saltzman will replace Gen. John “Jay” Raymond, who is retiring after 38 years of service WASHINGTON — President...
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Boeing takes another Starliner charge against its earnings
WASHINGTON — Boeing said July 27 it will take another charge against its earnings because of the CST-100 Starliner commercial crew program as the...
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SpaceX requests spectrum to upgrade Starlink mobile services
TAMPA, Fla. — SpaceX has applied for more spectrum to upgrade Starlink satellite broadband services for mobile users. The company asked the U.S....
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UK launches consultation on Virgin Orbit launch
TAMPA, Fla. — The U.K. announced a public consultation July 22 to assess the environmental impact of the country’s first space launch, as part of...