Tag: Space
NASA’s Swift Telescope Faces Fiery Reentry After Rescue Mission Fails
NASA has abandoned plans to capture and raise the orbit of the Swift Observatory after the spacecraft sent to save it suffered major attitude-control problems.
New Zealand says Chinese state-linked observatory sought satellite-tracking site
New Zealand's intelligence service says it disrupted an effort by China's Purple Mountain Observatory to install satellite-tracking equipment through a local company.
United States, Allies Demand Warning Before Ballistic Missile Launches
Forty governments called for at least 24 hours’ advance notice of ICBM, SLBM and space launches after recent Pacific tests lacked standard notifications.
NOAA working to restore GOES-19 after safehold disrupts U.S., Atlantic weather data
NOAA engineers are restarting GOES-19 after the agency’s main eastern weather satellite entered a protective safehold mode, cutting off satellite imagery and other data used to monitor storms across the eastern United States and Atlantic Ocean.
The Reusable Rockets Era: Redefining Space Exploration
Reusable rockets are reshaping spaceflight, driving lower launch costs, higher cadence, and renewed global momentum in this era of reusable rockets and space exploration.
U.S. F-15E Shot Down Over Iran; Crew Rescued
Update (Apr. 4) According to U.S. officials, the Weapons System Officer from the downed F-15E Strike Eagle was
Artemis II Launches, Sending Astronauts Back Toward the Moon for the First Time Since 1972
CAPE CANAVERAL, Apr. 1 – NASA on Wednesday launched Artemis II, a mission decades in the making and
Where exactly are Iranian Su-35s?
Amid rising tensions between Tehran and Washington, and months after reports first emerged of a multi-billion dollar deal