Thales Alenia Space wins €862mn deal for Europe’s first lunar cargo vehicle
The European Space Agency on Thursday put €862mn behind its goal to be a major player in lunar exploration, awarding a contract to Thales Alenia Space to build its first cargo vehicle for the Moon.
SpaceX launches from Florida, retires first-stage booster because of extra power needed
SpaceX on Wednesday night launched a Spanish communications satellite from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and retired ...
NASA JPL’s 2025 Missions: Pioneering the Next Era of Exploration
NASA JPL is diving into an eventful 2025 with ambitious space missions despite challenges like the Eaton Fire. Exciting ...
How to fly NASA's Orion spacecraft
On NASA's Artemis II test flight, the first crewed mission under the agency's Artemis campaign, astronauts will take the ...
Will the US get to Mars quicker if it drops or delays plans to visit the moon?
The Artemis program has been NASA's best chance to get "boots on the moon" again. But with the new US administration taking ...
Chinese astronauts make rocket fuel and oxygen in space using 1st-of-its kind 'artificial photosynthesis'
Astronauts on board China's "heavenly palace" space station have demonstrated a new way of making rocket fuel products and ...