Artist's depiction of NASA astronauts at the lunar south pole carrying out early work to establish an Artemis Base Camp. (Image credit: NASA) By Andrew Jones, Published by Space.com, 29 September 2025 "The exploration of the moon is going to be a continuous activity." SYDNEY — Leaders of the world's
By Stefanie Dazio, Mailn Haarala, Published by The Independent, 1 September 2025 The space center's 30-plus antennas can more easily communicate with satellites orbiting the North Pole Deep within the remote Swedish forest, where reindeer roam and scientists ski in winter, lies a pivotal site in Europe's ambition to challenge
Portugal's Atlantic Space Consortium launch site under construction.(Image credit: Atlantic Space Consortium) By Andrew Jones, Published by Space.com, 18 August 2025 Portugal's space ambitions grow as Atlantic Spaceport Consortium secures approval to operate the nation's first launch center in the mid-Atlantic Portugal has taken a significant step in its space
By Chris Cope, Published by Shetland News, 26 June 2025 A ROCKET company is now planning to undertake its first satellite launch from the SaxaVord Spaceport in Unst in 2026 – and not 2025 as previously planned. A spokesperson for Orbex said “moving parts”, including infrastructure requirements and engagement with
By Jason Rainbow, Published by Space News, 6 June 2025 Africa is seeking a greater role in the global space economy following the official inauguration of the African Space Agency (AfSA) April 20. The ceremony marked the culmination of a decade-long effort to unify programs across 55 countries. Headquartered in
Tiangong Space Station – China Published by AsiaOne, 23 April 2025 BEIJING -The chief designer of China's lunar exploration programme accused the United States on Wednesday (April 23) of interfering in Beijing's attempts to co-operate with Europe and other foreign partners in space programmes. Wu Weiren, in a rare interview
By Sophie Church, Published by Politics Home, 21 April 2025 To the anguish of the space industry, the UK is the only country to have successfully developed, and then abandoned, a satellite launch capability. That was over 50 years ago. But with the nature of conflict evolving, nowadays government is taking space
Fragments can come off spacecraft like satellites and disintegrate into tiny – but dangerous – bits of debris in orbit: European Space Agency / Wikimedia Commons By Abhimanyu Ghoshal, Published by New Atlas, 16 April 2025 We've deployed so many satellites into space over the last few decades that we
