UKSA and CSA Announce Aqualunar Challenge
Nations around the world are racing to find, land near, and utilize water ice on the lunar surface. That race just got a little more interesting.
Stories about US and international civil space missions, including those led by NASA and ESA.
Nations around the world are racing to find, land near, and utilize water ice on the lunar surface. That race just got a little more interesting.
The European Space Agency budget will increase this year by 10% to €7.8B ($8.5B), the agency announced at its annual press briefing yesterday.
It’s the time of year when the out-there concepts aiming to push the boundaries of space exploration get a nod and a boost from the powers that be. Yesterday, NASA announced that it awarded 13 NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NAIC) awards to individuals building unconventional, early-stage space technologies. “The daring missions NASA undertakes for the […]
We’re widening our lens to look back at the achievements of civil space agencies around the globe—and strap in, because it’s been a busy year.
On the second day of wrap-ups with news from ’23: a roundup of the space agency.
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) says the FAA should be taking the lead more often when things go awry in spaceflight.
Hackers infiltrated Japan’s space agency’s internal systems this summer, but it doesn’t appear they accessed info related to the country’s launch or satellite operations, JAXA announced.
NASA leadership is heading to Dubai this week for the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (better known as COP 28), which begins on Thursday and runs through Dec. 12.
ESA is exploring its options for life after the ISS.
A small piece of the asteroid Bennu can now call a very ritzy neighborhood home, alongside many meteorites and just next door to the Hope Diamond.
ASPACE, a Hong Kong-based satellite manufacturer, is laying groundwork for a future aerospace industry in Saudi Arabia.
We’re not done with astronaut news just yet. Tiangong is also open for business. A little over two years after China launched the core module for Tiangong, China’s national space station is ready and willing to host astronauts from other countries, a representative from the China Manned Space Agency announced Wednesday. The invitation comes after […]