Western countries imposed sanctions and severed their partnerships with Roscosmos in the space sector. The agency suspended the launches of its Soyuz rockets from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana. The agency is setting a target to return to the volume of exports before sanctions. On Monday, Russia’s space agency reported that the break with … Read more
Ariane 6’s hot-fire test successful, engine validated – Aschbacher. Launch dates announced for Ariane 6, addressing Europe’s launcher crisis. ESA, partners working on Ariane 6 for Europe’s launch capacity recovery. Josef Aschbacher, the director-general of the European Space Agency (ESA), has confirmed the dates for the long-awaited debut flight of the Ariane 6 rocket. The … Read more
Mission includes lander and X-ray satellite for universe study. Bad weather pushed launch to Monday, says Japan’s space agency. Small rover on SLIM explores how Moon formed. After India’s historic lunar landing, Japan’s space program aims to recover from setbacks with its upcoming mission, known as “Moon Sniper.” The rocket will carry a lander and … Read more
The third SpaceX long-duration astronaut crew has successfully returned to Earth, splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida, capping months of orbital study on everything from space-grown chillies to robots. After a 23-hour-plus autonomous trip home from the International Space Station, the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying three American NASA … Read more
PARIS, Dec 10, 2021 (AFP) – There is only one Earth… that we know of. But outside our own solar system, other stars give warmth and light to planets and, possibly, life. Soon to offer a better look at these so-called exoplanets is NASA’s new James Webb telescope, which is set to launch this month and … Read more
PARIS, Dec 10, 2021 (AFP) – It’s been three decades in the making: the largest and most powerful telescope ever to be launched into space is finally ready to take up its orbit and beam back new clues to the origins of the Universe and Earth-like planets beyond our solar system. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, … Read more
WASHINGTON: A SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts back to Earth after a busy six months on the International Space Station landed Monday off the coast of Florida, a NASA live broadcast showed. Slowed by the Earth’s atmosphere, as well as four huge parachutes, the Dragon capsule was able to withstand the dizzying descent thanks to … Read more
The world’s largest iceberg has broken off from an ice shelf in Antarctica. According to the European Space Agency, the huge iceberg called A-76 and roughly the shape of Manhattan but more than 70 times bigger; is floating through the Weddell Sea. The iceberg is around 170 kilometers (105 miles) long and 25 kilometers wide, … Read more
