Firefly’s Alpha rocket has reached orbit for the first time
Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket successfully reached orbit following its launch from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base on Saturday. The launch was…
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NASA and SpaceX will study the possibility of using a Dragon capsule to boost Hubble’s orbit
NASA and SpaceX have signed an agreement to study the possibility of using a Dragon spacecraft to lift the Hubble telescope to a higher orbit. The Hubble…
NASA, SpaceX to Explore Methods to Boost Hubble Telescope Orbit to Extend Lifespan
NASA and SpaceX have agreed to study the feasibility of awarding Elon Musk's company a contract to boost the Hubble Space Telescope to a higher orbit, with a…
ISRO Mars Orbiter Mission Completes Eight Years in Orbit, Well Beyond Planned Six-Month Lifespan
India's Mars orbiter craft has completed eight years in its orbit, well beyond its designed mission life of six months. Plans on a follow-on 'Mangalyaan'…
ISRO’s Mars Orbiter Completes Eight Years in Orbit: Details
India's Mars orbiter craft has completed eight years in its orbit, well beyond its designed mission life of six months. Plans on a follow-on 'Mangalyaan'…
Falling objects in orbit show Einstein was right — again
Gravity doesn’t discriminate. An experiment in orbit has confirmed, with precision a hundred times greater than previous efforts, that everything…
Here’s what would happen to life on Earth if Jupiter changes its orbit
A new study by scientists from the University of California, Riverside (UCR) suggests Earth could become more habitable and conducive to life if Jupiter…
Spaceflight takes Astrocast IoT constellation to orbit
In the burgeoning satellite communications market, providing connectivity to internet of things (IoT) devices is an important use case, and in the…
Could more of Earth’s surface host life? Jupiter’s orbit shape plays key, overlooked…
Of all known planets, Earth is as friendly to life as any planet could possibly be -- or is it? If Jupiter's orbit changes, a new study shows Earth could be…
Elon Musk Hopes to Launch Tesla Full Self-Driving in the US, SpaceX Starship into Orbit by 2022 End:…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk expects to launch the automaker's self-driving technology, also known as Full Self-Driving in the US by the end of the year, according to…