By Lauren Aratami, Published by The Guardian, 18 November 2023 Elon Musk’s next-generation craft reaches space but then explodes, similar to first flight in April SpaceX’s uncrewed spacecraft Starship, developed to carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, reached space for the first time on Saturday but was presumed to
By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 17 November 2023 BERLIN — As SpaceX prepares for its next Starship test flight, a NASA official said that the use of that vehicle for Artemis lunar landings will require “in the high teens” of launches, a much higher number than what the company’s
Chandrayaan-3's Vikram Lander taken by Pragyan rover's navigation camera: ANI Photo Edited by Utkarash Mishra, Published by rediff.com, 16 November 2023 The cryogenic upper stage of the LVM3 M4 launch vehicle, which successfully injected the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft into the intended orbit on July 14 this year, made an uncontrolled re-entry into the
The water deluge system during tests in Boca Chica, Texas.Photo: SpaceX By George Dvorsky, Published by Gizmodo, 15 November 2023 Having cleared all regulatory hurdles, SpaceX is set for a re-launch of its megarocket on Friday. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized its environmental assessment of SpaceX’s new water
UAE was the second nation to reach Mars in its first attempt By Murdo Morrison, Published by Flight Global, 13 November 2023 The UAE has had quite a journey into the cosmos since setting up its first satellite telecommunications provider just a quarter of a century ago. As well as
Animation shows human-made space objects cataloged by the U.S. Space Force. The red objects are in near-Earth orbits. The green objects are in the cislunar region. Credit: Purdue University/Carolin Frueh By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 12 November 2023 The $1.2 million contract is to develop a software tool to
European companies already have concepts that could feature in the capsule competition By Jonathan Amos, Published by the BBC, 7 November 2023 A robotic capsule to carry cargo to and from the International Space Station is to be developed under a competition run by the European Space Agency. It's anticipated
By Sibu Kumar Tripathi, Published by India Today, 7 November 2023 The mission is part of Nasa's Artemis program, which seeks to return humans to the lunar surface and establish a sustainable presence there. The Peregrine Mission One aims to land on the Moon in early 2024 The mission is
