Featured

Japanese company to deorbit big hunk of space junk by 2029

3 min read

• Commercial
• Featured

Japanese company to deorbit big hunk of space junk by 2029

Space.com August 23, 2024

Japanese space-sustainability company Astroscale just inked a $90 million deal to take a bus-sized rocket stage out...

Read More Read more about Japanese company to deorbit big hunk of space junk by 2029

SpaceX delays launch of Polaris Dawn private spacewalk mission to Aug. 27

4 min read

• Featured
• Launch

SpaceX delays launch of Polaris Dawn private spacewalk mission to Aug. 27

Space.com August 23, 2024

The crew for SpaceX’s next astronaut mission will wait one extra day before launching to space. SpaceX’s...

Read More Read more about SpaceX delays launch of Polaris Dawn private spacewalk mission to Aug. 27

How SpaceX modified a Dragon crew capsule for Polaris Dawn’s historic private spacewalk

4 min read

• Featured
• Launch

How SpaceX modified a Dragon crew capsule for Polaris Dawn’s historic private spacewalk

Space.com August 22, 2024

Polaris Dawn’s spacecraft will be like no Dragon ever flown before. The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule for...

Read More Read more about How SpaceX modified a Dragon crew capsule for Polaris Dawn’s historic private spacewalk

Polaris Dawn mission: Meet the crew taking 1st commercial spacewalk

4 min read

• Featured
• Launch

Polaris Dawn mission: Meet the crew taking 1st commercial spacewalk

Space.com August 22, 2024

Polaris Dawn is aiming for the first civilian spacewalk on an ambitious mission launching no earlier than...

Read More Read more about Polaris Dawn mission: Meet the crew taking 1st commercial spacewalk

Jupiter-bound JUICE probe slingshots by Earth on way to Venus (photos)

3 min read

• Featured
• Science & Astronomy

Jupiter-bound JUICE probe slingshots by Earth on way to Venus (photos)

Space.com August 22, 2024

The European Space Agency’s JUICE spacecraft — which stands for Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer — has completed...

Read More Read more about Jupiter-bound JUICE probe slingshots by Earth on way to Venus (photos)

Astrophotographer captures Saturn vanishing behind the moon in mesmerizing photo

2 min read

• Featured
• Science & Astronomy

Astrophotographer captures Saturn vanishing behind the moon in mesmerizing photo

Space.com August 21, 2024

In the early hours of Wednesday morning (Aug. 21), the moon and Saturn pulled off quite the...

Read More Read more about Astrophotographer captures Saturn vanishing behind the moon in mesmerizing photo

SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew lands at launch site ahead of 1st-ever private spacewalk mission (photos, video)

7 min read

• Featured
• Launch

SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew lands at launch site ahead of 1st-ever private spacewalk mission (photos, video)

Space.com August 20, 2024

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — Members of the Polaris Dawn mission landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) today...

Read More Read more about SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew lands at launch site ahead of 1st-ever private spacewalk mission (photos, video)

Terran Orbital’s Tyvak International Announces Successful Launch of IPERDRONE.0 Developed for the Italian Space Agency

2 min read

• Commercial
• Featured

Terran Orbital’s Tyvak International Announces Successful Launch of IPERDRONE.0 Developed for the Italian Space Agency

Terran Orbital August 20, 2024

TURIN, Italy, August 20, 2024— Tyvak International SRL (“Tyvak International”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Terran Orbital Corporation...

Read More Read more about Terran Orbital’s Tyvak International Announces Successful Launch of IPERDRONE.0 Developed for the Italian Space Agency

Watch the Supermoon Blue Moon rise today with this free livestream

2 min read

• Featured
• Science & Astronomy

Watch the Supermoon Blue Moon rise today with this free livestream

Space.com August 19, 2024

The Supermoon Blue Moon occurs today, and you can watch it rise live from Central Italy in...

Read More Read more about Watch the Supermoon Blue Moon rise today with this free livestream

Terran Orbital’s Tyvak Awarded $254 million Prototype Agreement for Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL) Gamma for Space Development Agency

2 min read

• Commercial
• Featured

Terran Orbital’s Tyvak Awarded $254 million Prototype Agreement for Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL) Gamma for Space Development Agency

SSN editor August 19, 2024

BOCA RATON, Fla., August 19, 2024— Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc., Irvine, California (a Terran Orbital Corporation) (NYSE:...

Read More Read more about Terran Orbital’s Tyvak Awarded $254 million Prototype Agreement for Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL) Gamma for Space Development Agency