Ariane 6 will Launch the First Portuguese Cubesat
The first 🇵🇹Portuguese cubesat, ISTSAT-1—developed by the students at 🇵🇹Instituto Superior Técnico—will monitor aircrafts in remote areas and is scheduled for launch aboard Ariane 6 in Q4 2023. Arianespace SA, established in 1980, was the world’s first commercial launch service provider. It administers the Ariane program’s administration and promotion. The organization delivers a variety of […]
ESA Advisory Group Recommends Europe Should Develop Manned Launch Capabilities
On 12 September 1962, John F. Kennedy gave a speech at Rice University in Texas that would put the United States on a path toward the Moon before the end of the decade. He explained that the challenge would serve to organize and measure the best of the country’s energies and skills. On 20 July […]
NASA Announces Artemis III Science Lead for the NASA Artemis Program
For the NASA Artemis Program, Noah Petro will be the science lead for Artemis III, which aims to return humans to the Moon by mid-decade, officials announced last week during NASA’s Artemis town hall briefing at the 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC). Petro is the project scientist for NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. The […]
74th International Astronautical Congress IAC 2023 will be in Baku on October 2-6, 2023
Baku, Azerbaijan will welcome the international space community on 2-6 October 2023 for the 74th International Astronautical Congress. The IAC 2023 to be held under the theme Global Challenges and Opportunities: Give Space a Chance in Azerbaijan’s capital will extend unequaled prospects for establishing strong collaborations, and will serve as a perfect occasion to reach a […]
COSPAR 2023 Symposium will be Held in Singapore at NTU on April 16-20, 2023
COSPAR organizes a series of Symposia that are aimed at promoting space research at a regional level and are generally held in countries with medium or small-size space infrastructures. The fifth COSPAR Symposium will be held in Singapore in April 2023 and will address the broad topic of “Space Science with Small Satellites”. It will […]
Cosmonaut who Holds the Record for Longest Stay in Space Dies
Cosmonaut Valery Vladimirovich Polyakov, who holds the record for the longest single stay in space, has died at age 80. Born on April 27, 1942, the Russian cosmonaut lived and worked in space for a record 437 days in one stint – orbiting Earth aboard the Mir space station more than 7,000 times between January 8, […]
The New FCC Report on Space Debris has Recommendation for Mitigating Space Debris
The FCC is cracking down on spent satellites left in LEO. In a FCC Space Debris report and order released yesterday, the commission revealed plans to cut the post-mission disposal time from the currently recommended 25 years to five years. The growing debris problem: The DoD’s Space Surveillance Network currently tracks ~27,000 pieces of debris […]
How is NASA Going Back to the Moon with the Artemis Mission?
Before landing the first humans on Mars, NASA wants to return to the lunar surface — but in a way that we’ve never explored the moon before. When the uncrewed Artemis I mission launches on Monday, August 29, it’s just the first step toward the future of space exploration. The last crewed landing on the […]
Artemis I to Bring NASA Back to the Moon starting with a Series of Flights
With the rocket now on the launchpad, the Artemis I Moon mission is getting real: 29 August is the first opportunity for the SLS rocket to blast off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center’s launchpad 39B in Florida, USA. This first Artemis mission will put NASA’s Orion spacecraft and its European Service Module to the test […]
Star Trek Creator Gene Roddenbery and Actors Scotty and Uhura’s Ashes will be Flown to Deep Space in a Vulcan Rocket
“Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry; his wife, Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, who played various roles in the show and films; and James Doohan, who played Chief Engineer of the USS Enterprise Montgomery “Scotty” Scott in the films and TV series along with “Star Trek” actor Nichelle Nichols who played the communications office Lieutenant Uhura will take flight when […]