The nine astronauts currently aboard the International Space Station pose for a photo. The two astronauts of Boeing's Crew Flight test mission, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, are in the blue flight suits in the bottom row. (Image credit: NASA) By Josh Dinner, Published by Space.com, 11 July 2024 Engineers continue
Starship flies off the launch pad during IFT-3. (Source: Elon Musk /Twitter (X)) By Keith Cooper, Published by Space.com, 10 July 2024 Elon Musk's SpaceX hopes to launch up to 44 flights of Starship each year. SpaceX's plans to launch its Starship–Super Heavy two-stage rocket 44 times per year from
By Euronews with AP, Published by Euronews, 7 July 2024 A total of three Patriots are currently protecting Ukrainian airspace from Russian air attacks: two from Germany and one from the US. A Dutch Patriot air defence system has been deployed to Lithuania as part of the annual international military
By George Allison,Published by UK defence Journal, 5 July 2024 The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced a comprehensive framework for missile defence research and development, titled Science and Technology Oriented Research and Development in Missile Defence (STORM). The contract will manage the delivery of research covering all activities to
An artist's illustration of SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites in orbit. (Image credit: SpaceX) By Greg Hadley, Published by Air and Space Forces, 1 July 2024 As SpaceX begins to decommission and “deorbit” 100 of its oldest Starlink satellites, the Space Force is gathering crucial data and real-world experience for Guardians.
By Shizuka Kuramitsu, Published by Arms Control Association, June 2024 For the second consecutive time, the UN Security Council rejected a draft Russian resolution that called on countries to ban all weapons in space, not just weapons of mass destruction. The vote on May 20 was 7-7, with Switzerland abstaining.
DARC technical demonstrator in White Sands, New Mexico By Aled Scourfield, Published by the BBC, 27 June 2024 Campaigners against plans to build space radar dishes overlooking the UK's only coastal national park have challenged local general election candidates to say whether they support the plan or not. The Ministry
By Joey Roulette, Published by Yahoo! news, 27 June 2024 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A defunct Russian satellite has broken up into more than 100 pieces of debris in orbit, forcing astronauts on the International Space Station to take shelter for about an hour and adding to the mass of space
