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Virgin Galactic has revealed the cabin interior design for the first of its SpaceshipTwo vehicles – the VSS Unity – which will allow would-be astronauts and space enthusiasts to explore the edge of space in style and comfort. Readers can also explore t… Continue reading Virgin Galactic unveils stylish design for SpaceshipTwo cabin
Virgin Galactic continues to make itself at home in New Mexico, today completing the second successful glide test of its VSS Unity spaceplane since relocating there earlier in the year. The unpowered flight went off without a hitch and saw the spacecra… Continue reading Virgin Galactic ramps up glide testing at Spaceport America
The European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter is set to have a chance encounter with the two tails of the disintegrating Comet ATLAS over the coming days. The spacecraft is currently en route to the inner solar system for a close pass with the Sun, and has… Continue reading ESA’S Solar Orbiter set for unexpected rendezvous with Comet ATLAS
This week Earth will be visited by a spacecraft that has traveled 1.4 billion km to get here. But no, it’s not aliens – it’s BepiColombo, a European-Japanese mission that’s just slingshotting around our planet for a gravitational speed boost on its rou… Continue reading Earth to be buzzed this week by spacecraft heading to Mercury
Nary a month since NASA managed to reboot Voyager 2 after a technical malfunction, it looks like we’re about to lose contact for almost a whole year. The radio antenna that acts as Earth’s sole transmitter to Voyager 2 will soon undergo important upgra… Continue reading NASA is about to stop talking to Voyager 2 for almost a year
Virgin Galactic has come one step closer to full commercial operations as it relocates its SpaceShipTwo, VSS Unity, from the company’s manufacturing facility in Mojave, California, to its Spaceport America’s Gateway to Space building in New Mexico. Car… Continue reading Virgin Galactic’s spaceplane relocated to Spaceport America
India’s Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft has successfully made orbit around the Moon. The ambitious mission, which is comprised of an orbiter, a lander, and a rover, has the goal of shedding new light on the creation and evolution of Earth’s closest celestial neighbor.
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ESA has given the green light to launch a triple spacecraft mission designed to make the first flyby of a comet visiting the inner solar system for the first time. Part of the space agency’s Cosmic Vision Programme, the “Comet Interceptor” mi… Continue reading ESA announces triple-spacecraft mission to intercept an incoming "dynamically new" comet
NASA has given its approval to start construction of a spacecraft that will one day explore the metallic asteroid Psyche, which may represent the exposed metallic core of what was once a Mars-sized planet. The probe is set to launch in August… Continue reading NASA gives go-ahead for mission to explore ancient planet core in asteroid belt
If you thought SpaceX launching 60 Starlink satellites at once was impressive, Cornell University has managed 105 small satellites. The ChipSats, called Sprites, forming a swarm of cracker-sized nanosatellites were deployed from the Kicksat-2… Continue reading Swarm of 105 tiny Sprite ChipSats successfully deployed