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As space enthusiasts eagerly await the launch of the Starship Integrated Flight Test-2 (IFT-2) from Texas, several other launches have been scheduled for this week. These include a Chang Zheng-2C (CZ-2C) launch from China, Starlink 6-28 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS), and Starlink 7-7 from Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) in California. The […]

SpaceX has been granted a modified license, allowing them to conduct a second integrated flight test of their Starship-Super Heavy vehicle. This comes after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) completed their investigation into the new deluge system at SpaceX’s orbital launch site in Starbase. The FWS initiated an investigation under the Endangered Species […]

An enormous burst of gamma rays, originating from an exploding star almost two billion light-years away, has struck Earth, causing a significant disturbance in our planet’s ionosphere. This event, named GRB 221009A, is the brightest and strongest gamma-ray burst ever detected. The burst delivered enough energy to activate lightning detectors in India and caused a […]

Sierra Space’s highly anticipated Dream Chaser reusable spaceplane is nearing completion and preparing for its first flight. The vehicle, named Tenacity, will undergo environmental testing at NASA’s Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility in Ohio before its scheduled launch at the Kennedy Space Center in March 2024. Dream Chaser is a unique spaceplane that includes an […]

Uranus, the enigmatic seventh planet from the Sun, will reach its opposition on November 13th, presenting a spectacular sight for stargazers. Positioned among the stars of Aries, Uranus will shine with a magnitude of +5.7, making it faintly visible to the naked eye. With its large apparent diameter, observers using a small telescope will have […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) has recently released the first full-color images from its latest space telescope, Euclid. This telescope is designed to study the nature and distribution of dark matter and dark energy in the universe. The unveiling of Euclid’s first five images took place during a video broadcast on November 7. These images […]

SpaceX successfully launched the Transporter-9 rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base on November 11. The rocket, carrying a total of 90 spacecraft, deployed the payloads into a Sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of approximately 520 kilometers. Of the 89 deployment events, 85 were confirmed successful immediately, with two additional confirmations announced by satellite owners […]

ESA’s Hera asteroid mission has successfully completed acoustic testing, proving that the spacecraft can withstand the intense noise generated during lift-off. This testing took place at the Large European Acoustic Facility in the Netherlands, which is equipped with a powerful sound system capable of producing over 154 decibels of extreme noise. Diego Escorial Olmos, Hera […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) recently opened the doors of the European Space Astronomy Centre in Villanueva de la Cañada, near Madrid, to host the highly anticipated ESA Open Day. This exciting event, held on Saturday 21st October, attracted a diverse crowd of over 1800 people, including both adults and children, who were eager to […]

The recent ESA-EU Space Summit held in Seville, Spain, brought attention to the evolving future of the European Space Agency (ESA) and European spaceflight. The summit highlighted the need for a paradigm shift in Europe’s space ambitions, particularly in relation to the gap between Ariane 5 and Ariane 6 launch vehicles. The focus was on […]