The Starliner spacecraft docked to the Harmony module's forward port as the International Space Station orbited 262 miles above Egypt's Mediterranean coast: NASA By Richard Luscombe, Published by The Guardian, 4 August 2024 Technical issues and poor comms led many to believe two astronauts are lost in space, but a
ISS. Credit: NASA By Anthony Wood, Published by IGN, 24 July 2024 SpaceX and NASA plan to de-orbit the International Space Station (ISS) using a powerful version of the company's Dragon spacecraft, which will push the orbital outpost onto a precision atmospheric re-entry over an unpopulated ocean region. Earlier this
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 20 Starlink satellites to orbit from California on July 11, 2024. The second stage failed shortly after this picture was taken. (Image credit: SpaceX) By Elizabeth Howell, published by Space.com, 15 July 2024 A Falcon 9 rocket's second stage failed during a SpaceX Starlink satellite
By Michael Kan, Published by PC Magazine, 12 July 2024 The satellites will fall back to Earth and burn up in the atmosphere, but the glitch may delay upcoming Falcon 9 flights and possibly the fall launch of a cellular Starlink service with T-Mobile. SpaceX expects all 20 Starlink satellites
By Michael Kan, Published by PC Magazine,12 July 2024 SpaceX is trying to use the satellites’ onboard ion thrusters to propel them into the correct orbit. Otherwise, they might plunge back to Earth and burn up in the atmosphere. On Thursday night, SpaceX sent up another batch of Starlink satellites into
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
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 Anthony Cuthbertson, Published by The Independent, 18 June 2024 Human missions to Mars could be at risk after new research revealed that long-duration space travel can impact the structure of astronauts’ kidneys. Samples from more than 40 space missions involving humans and mice revealed that kidneys are remodelled by the conditions
