Lee Berger discovered the bones of Homo naledi in the Rising Star caves system in 2013. He has been called ‘irresponsible’ for allowing the space event. Photograph: Luca Sola/AFP/Getty Images By Robin McKie, Published by The Guardian, 22 October 2023 ‘Grand gesture’ condemned as an unethical publicity stunt that risked the
Horizon Technologies says its constellation will play a key role in detecting “dark vessels” engaged in activities including illegal fishing, smuggling, and those evading sanctions against countries such as Russia and Iran. Credit: Horizon Technologies By Jason Rainbow, Published by SpaceNews, 19 October 2023 TAMPA, Fla. — The U.K. is funding nearly
Horizon Technologies says its constellation will play a key role in detecting “dark vessels” engaged in activities including illegal fishing, smuggling, and those evading sanctions against countries such as Russia and Iran. Credit: Horizon Technologies By Jason Rainbow, Published by Space News, 19 October, 2023 TAMPA, Fla. — The U.K. is funding
Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity lands at Spaceport America Oct. 6 at the end of the Galactic 04 mission. Credit: Spaceport America By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 6 October 2023 WASHINGTON — Virgin Galactic continued its monthly cadence of commercial suborbital spaceflights Oct. 6, carrying three customers that included the
Rocket Lab will use the former headquarters of Virgin Orbit for producing Rutherford and Archimedes engines. Credit: Rocket Lab/Austin Adams By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 5 October 2023 LONG BEACH, Calif. — Rocket Lab has opened a new engine development center in a building that, six months earlier, was
By Daniel Boffey, Published by The Guardian, 21 September 2023 Sweden is leading in a battle to be the first European space base outside Russia to launch a satellite into orbit First place is “nice but it’s not necessary”, says Stefan Gustafsson, a senior official at the Sweden Space Corporation
Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity suborbital spaceplane during the Galactic 03 flight Sept. 8. Credit: Virgin Galactic By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 8 September 2023 WASHINGTON — Operating under a veil of secrecy reminiscent of a national security launch, Virgin Galactic performed its third commercial suborbital spaceflight Sept. 8 with
By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, August 14 2023 WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab says a Virgin Orbit facility it acquired at a bankruptcy auction in May will allow the company to scale up production of its Neutron rocket in development. Rocket Lab placed a winning bid of $16.1 million for
