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Lockheed Martin, the prime contractor for NASA’s Orion spacecraft, is currently in production for the Artemis III and IV lunar landing missions. The company is also finalizing assembly of the Artemis II vehicle at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The goal of the Orion program is to deliver one spacecraft every year for future […]

India’s space program achieved another milestone with the launch of its first solar research mission, Aditya-L1, on Saturday. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched the mission aboard the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) XL rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. Aditya-L1 is dedicated to studying the Sun and will be the first […]

SpaceX is gearing up for its second Integrated Flight Test (IFT) of the Starship. Booster 9, which completed its pre-flight testing, is waiting for its partner for the second launch. Ship 25 has already been tested previously, so only full stack testing and regulatory approval are pending for the second flight. Booster 9 initially had […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) has postponed the launch of the classified NROL-107 Silent Barker mission due to safety concerns and the approaching Tropical Storm Idalia. The mission is a joint project between the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the United States Space Force, aimed at providing the capability to search, detect, and track objects from […]

The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-IIA launch vehicle is gearing up for its 47th flight, which will carry the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) robotic lunar lander and the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) X-ray telescope. This flight marks the second launch of 2023 for the H-IIA, with only three more flights remaining before […]

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Space Rider program is entering its validation and testing phase as it prepares for its maiden flight in the third quarter of 2025. Space Rider is Europe’s reusable uncrewed robotic laboratory that will provide an “end-to-end integrated space transportation system” for commercial customers. It will spend two months in orbit […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) has delivered the last-ever Space Launch System (SLS) Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS) from its Decatur, Alabama, factory to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) for eventual use on the Artemis III lunar landing mission. ICPS-3 is also the last Delta hardware to leave Decatur and will support NASA’s third and […]

NASA and SpaceX have successfully launched the Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station (ISS), marking several significant achievements. The mission is the first flight for the Falcon 9 B1081 booster, which returned to Landing Zone 1 after separation. It is also the first SpaceX Crew Dragon mission piloted by a European astronaut and the […]

Indulge in over three hours of spine-chilling sci-fi horror stories accompanied by the soothing sound of rain. This curated collection features a selection of terrifying tales that will keep you on the edge of your seat. From a chief engineer’s involvement in a mysterious project to the hidden truths behind the Chernobyl disaster, each story […]

On Aug. 19, the Russian spacecraft Luna 25 experienced a tragic accident during a planned orbit maneuver. After successfully completing an eight-day flight and two orbit corrections, Luna 25 was positioned in a circumlunar orbit with dimensions of 90 by 113 kilometers. The next step was to transfer to a pre-landing orbit with dimensions of […]