NASA & Space Agencies 4 months ago
China successfully debuts tallest rocket, LandSpace prepares for second landing attempt

China kicked off a busy month with three missions for a single internet constellation in… The post China successfully debuts tallest rocket,...

Source: NASASpaceFlight

Space Technology 4 months ago
Astronomers fear orbital data centers will interfere with observations

As SpaceX gears up to start launching orbital data center spacecraft as soon as next year, astronomers warn those satellites could cause serious inter...

Source: SpaceNews

Artemis Program 4 months ago
Avanti trims GEO exposure with Hylas-3 sale

TAMPA, Fla. — Avanti Communications is moving to close a chapter on the debt-fueled geostationary expansion that once defined the British satellite op...

Source: SpaceNews

Astronaut Jeremy Hansen says he was surprised by Canadians' support for Artemis II
Artemis Missions 4 months ago
Astronaut Jeremy Hansen says he was surprised by Canadians' support for Artemis II

"Humanity does want to do positive things and can find a lot of joy in taking on these big challenges together," Hansen told the crowd at an...

Source: CBC News

Space Technology 4 months ago
Elon Musk's SpaceX valued at nearly $1.8tn ahead of record share sale

SpaceX has said shares should sell to the public for at least $135 (£100) when it becomes a publicly traded company on Friday, in what is expected to ...

Source: Freerepublic.com

Elon Musk’s SpaceX IPO: Company Sets Initial Stock Pricing for Biggest-Ever Public Offering at $1.77 Billion Valuation
Space Technology 4 months ago
Elon Musk’s SpaceX IPO: Company Sets Initial Stock Pricing for Biggest-Ever Public Offering at $1.77 Billion Valuation

Elon Musk’s SpaceX — rocket manufacturer, satellite internet service provider, AI firm and owner of X (aka Twitter) all rolled into one — has official...

Source: Variety

Why is the US Space Force researching 'orbital warehouses'?
Space Technology 4 months ago
Why is the US Space Force researching 'orbital warehouses'?

As the US military readies for two 2027 missions to test spacecraft maneuvering, a new challenge with orbital warehouses aims to beef up space infrast...

Source: Space.com

Meet LEV-2, a baseball-sized and absurdly cute moon robot
Artemis Program 4 months ago
Meet LEV-2, a baseball-sized and absurdly cute moon robot

This tiny robot might look like a high-tech hamster ball, but it could hasten lunar exploration

Source: Scientific American

Artemis Missions 4 months ago
After nearly breaking, NASA's Deep Space Network "worked well" on Artemis II

"Some missions are using more than what their paperwork would say."

Source: Slashdot.org

NASA & Space Agencies 4 months ago
Reading the Galaxy's Past

Every galaxy you've ever seen in a photograph is hiding something. Beyond the glowing disc of stars and gas that the camera captures lies a vast,...

Source: Universe Today

Artemis Program 4 months ago
The Smallest Window on the Sun

Every so often, the Sun hurls billions of tonnes of charged particles toward Earth in what are called coronal mass ejections and if a big one hits at ...

Source: Universe Today

How SpaceX's IPO frenzy compares with previous FOMO investments and how they turned out
Space Technology 4 months ago
How SpaceX's IPO frenzy compares with previous FOMO investments and how they turned out

Peter Hodson: From the dot-com bubble to bitcoin, the fear of missing out has led investors to some massive gains, or big losses. Read on

Source: Financial Post

Elon Musk’s SpaceX IPO draws $70B in orders from retail investors, leaving many on sidelines: report
Space Technology 4 months ago
Elon Musk’s SpaceX IPO draws $70B in orders from retail investors, leaving many on sidelines: report

While the firm is expected to make at least 20% of shares available to the retail market in its IPO, that number would mean the vast majority of indiv...

Source: New York Post

SpaceX IPO set to make Elon Musk a trillionaire and reshape capital flows from crypto to space
Space Technology 4 months ago
SpaceX IPO set to make Elon Musk a trillionaire and reshape capital flows from crypto to space

SpaceX's IPO could significantly shift investment focus from cryptocurrencies to space exploration, impacting market dynamics and capital allocat...

Source: Crypto Briefing

‘China follows Musk very closely’: While SpaceX blocked Chinese investors from IPO, China’s space firms prep their own as a counterweight
Space Technology 4 months ago
‘China follows Musk very closely’: While SpaceX blocked Chinese investors from IPO, China’s space firms prep their own as a counterweight

China has ramped up its space initiatives to compete with SpaceX’s ascent in the last three years, with some commercial space firms eying similar sate...

Source: Fortune

Satellite-boosting spacecraft inside air-launched rocket | Space photo of the day for June 12, 2026
Space Technology 4 months ago
Satellite-boosting spacecraft inside air-launched rocket | Space photo of the day for June 12, 2026

A spacecraft was recently prepped for encapsulation inside of its rocket at one of NASA's launch facilities ahead of its launch to save another s...

Source: Space.com

Space Technology 4 months ago
NASA to Cover 34th SpaceX Resupply Mission Space Station Departure

NASA and its international partners are set to receive scientific research samples and hardware as a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to depart t...

Source: NASA

Are orbital data centres the answer to AI compute demand?
Artemis Program 4 months ago
Are orbital data centres the answer to AI compute demand?

Elon Musk's vision of data centres in space is his answer to AI compute demand. But how close are we to orbital data centres being viable?

Source: Verdict

Astronomy Research 4 months ago
James Webb Space Telescope finds evidence the mysterious 'little red dots' are black hole stars - Space

James Webb Space Telescope finds evidence the mysterious 'little red dots' are black hole starsSpace NASA Webb Finds Strongest Evidence Yet ...

Source: Slashdot.org

Musk's Starlink hooked rural customers. Then came the price increases.
Artemis Program 4 months ago
Musk's Starlink hooked rural customers. Then came the price increases.

When Julie Slama and her husband moved to a home outside Dunbar, Nebraska, in April 2022, they were happy customers of Elon Musk's Starlink. The ...

Source: Yahoo Entertainment