A Bit of Space Junk, Probably Sorry to ruin either a romantic evening or a school lesson in astronomy, but whenever you gaze in wonder up at the stars, you’re also looking at thousands of tonnes of trash, just sort of hanging there about a thousand kilometres high. There are over 10,000 tonnes of rubbish […]
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UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, along with three others, successfully concluded their historic mission on the International Space Station.
Elon Musk found himself at a crossroad with SpaceX’s Starlink's Ukraine war role, with almost considering stopping Ukraine’s internet access.
SpaceX achieved a major milestone with its 16th Falcon 9 rocket launch, while also announcing plans to extend the lifespan of its boosters.
SpaceX has established a monopoly in the rocket launch industry. Concerns are growing over its market control, and satellite radiation leaks.
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.
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 […]
Japan’s new medium-lift rocket failed on its debut flight in space on Tuesday after the launcher’s second-stage engine did not ignite as planned, in a blow to its efforts to cut the cost of accessing space and compete against Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The 57-metre (187 ft) tall H3 rocket, Japan’s first new model in three […]
A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule arrived safely at the International Space Station (ISS) after a brief delay early on Friday, carrying two U.S. astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and a United Arab Emirates astronaut on a six-month science mission. The autonomously flying spacecraft dubbed Endeavour docked with the space station shortly after 1:40 a.m. EST (0640 […]