As part of the Caltech solar energy project, an SBSP has successfully beamed solar energy collected from space down to Earth.
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Russia's Luna-25, its first moonshot in nearly half a century has failed after the spacecraft spun out of control and smashed into the moon.
HelioLinc3D, one of the world’s most advanced algorithms, has successfully discovered its first "potentially hazardous" asteroid (PHA).
SpaceX achieved a major milestone with its 16th Falcon 9 rocket launch, while also announcing plans to extend the lifespan of its boosters.
Saudi Arabia’s real purpose behind its recent milestones in the space sector demonstrates its commitment to diversifying its economy.
The story of Rayyanah Barnawi, Saudi Arabia's first woman in space, goes beyond her historic journey to the International Space Station.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX called off the highly anticipated debut launch of its newly combined Starship cruise vessel and Super Heavy rocket in the final minutes of countdown due to a frozen valve, delaying the uncrewed test flight for at least two days. The two-stage rocketship, standing taller than the Statue of Liberty at 394 feet […]
NASA on Monday named the first woman and the first African American ever assigned as astronauts to a lunar mission, introducing them as part of the four-member team chosen to fly on what would be the first crewed voyage around the moon in more than 50 years. Christina Koch, 44, an engineer who already holds […]
Amazon.com plans to launch its first internet satellites to space in the first half of 2024 and offer initial commercial tests shortly after, the company said Tuesday, as it prepares to vie with Elon Musk’s SpaceX and others to provide broadband internet globally. Amazon’s satellite internet unit, Project Kuiper, will begin mass-producing the satellites later […]
On Tuesday, March 7, the Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, held a live video call on NASA TV with the Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, commending him on the safe trip at the International Space Station (ISS). Al Neyadi, currently based in the ISS for the upcoming six months, […]