28 May 2025 the year of Chinese Aerospace Startup Sepoch (Beijing Jianyuan Technology Co., Ltd., Space Epoch) carried out a successful test of the suborbital prototype of the reusable missile Yuanxingzhe-1 (YXZ-1), also known as Hiker-1. The rocket made a vertical take-off and a controlled landing on the water near the coast of the city of Haiyan, Shandong province. Flight history The launch was carried out 20:40 UTC. After taking off from the elevated steel […]

30 May 2025 year Fr. 17:23 (UTC) from Cape Canaveral, Florida, US with the help of a rocket launcher “Falcon 9 Block 5 ”was launched by US Air Force Navigation CA“ GPS III SV08 ”. GPS III SV08 satellite – It's a third -generation GPS satellite. GPS-3 (Global Positioning System) Abo Navstar-3 (Nastar-3 (Navigation System using Timing And Ranging)) is the first stage […]

The Spanish satellite company Sateliot, specializing in narrowband 5G communications, has announced negotiations with a number of European Ministries of Defense to provide satellite communication services for military needs. The company plans to provide 5G communication in hard-to-reach regions, where there is no conventional mobile coverage. According to the founders, The service is aimed at supporting logistics operations on the battlefield, that has already aroused interest in several […]

The US Space Force has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the supply of two more satellites of the GPS series III Follow-on global navigation system (IIIF) for a total amount 509,7 Millions of US dollars. It's about satellites under numbers 21 and 22, which should supplement the advanced navigation system, intended for military and civilian users around the world. In accordance with the conditions […]

Japanese companies Space One and Space BD signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense of Japan to launch a small satellite with an optical surveillance system. The device will be built by Canon Electronics. Running will be done with a small Kairos rocket launcher, developed Space One. Space BD will be coordinated by Space BD. This will become the first case, When Space BD concludes an individual launch agreement, As reported […]

29 May 2025 year Fr. 04:12 (UTC) from the center of launch of Juzuan satellites, China with the help of the Long March 4B rocket launched was launched by the China's Experimental Satellite "Shijian 26". About the appointment of the satellite “Shijian 26” little is known, Since the mission is quite secret. Open sources of information reported, that is designed to test the technology “Earth Observation” […]

US space forces conduct a strategic evaluation. Against the backdrop of rapid development of small satellites, which is cheaper to produce and run, The question arises: Is it worth investing considerable funds in the deployment of complex infrastructure in orbit? According to Defenscoop, In the budget project on 2025 The financial year is already provided $20 million to the first experiments […]

European Space Agency (THIS) officially opened the European Innovation Center in the field of space deep-tech technologies (ESDI) — ESA's first permanent presence in Switzerland. The center was created in close cooperation with the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) and is located in the Switzerland Innovation Park Innovaare in Willigen. The inauguration of the center emphasizes the growing role of deep-tech technologies in the development of space and theirs […]

During the last test run 26 In May, SpaceX lost control of the Starship spacecraft after launching into space, which led to uncontrolled re -entry into the atmosphere and the third consecutive mission attempt. The launch of the unit came from Starbase in Texas O 23:36 UTC. The last seconds of the reference were accompanied by a delay due to the malfunction of one of the ground connecting […]

28 May 2025 year Fr. 17:31 (UTC) from the center of launch of satellites Sichan, China, the launch of the Chinese space vehicle "Tianwen-2" was carried out using the "Long March 3B/E" launch vehicle. China's Tianwen-2 space probe is a planned Chinese mission to return samples from an asteroid and study a comet. The probe will use solar energy to study a near-Earth asteroid 469219 Kamoʻoalewa and the comets […]

18 May 2025 year Fr. 13:30 (UTC) from the Space Center named after. Kennedy, Florida, USA, with the help of the "Falcon" launch vehicle 9 Block 5 ”was launched 27 US spacecraft "Starlink Group 10-32". Satellites "Starlink v2" – these are larger and more powerful communication satellites of SpaceX. They weigh approx 750 kg and have a design with two solar batteries for […]

Space enthusiasts are overly optimistic about all the potentially exciting technologies and benefits to humanity. Often we conveniently ignore that fact, that there are trade-offs: if one group gets access to water on the surface of the moon, the other is not. Understanding these trade-offs and trying to find solutions is the goal of a new scientific article, written by Marissa Herron […]

SteamJet Space Systems has been selected as the propulsion system supplier for one of the key satellites of the Artemis II mission. It is about the K-RadCube cubesat, developed by the South Korean company NaraSpace, which will be launched into a highly elliptical orbit. A feature of the trajectory of the device is a very low perigee, which poses a potential threat of its burning in the atmosphere already during the first revolution around the Earth. To avoid this, […]

The American company Firefly Aerospace signed an agreement with the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Research Center (MBRSC) of the United Arab Emirates on the delivery of the Rashid lunar rover 2 to the far side of the Moon as part of the second mission of the Blue Ghost lander, scheduled for 2026 year. As part of this international mission, scientific apparatus will also be delivered from Australia, European Space Agency […]

German scientists presented the world's first images of the Sun surface in a 8K resolution, who open an unprecedented level of detail of solar activity, In particular, stains, plasma flows and magnetic structures. The new high -precision camera system was developed by the Leibniz Astrophysics Institute in Potsdami (AIP) for a vacuum tin telescope (VTT), that is located at Teide Observatory on Tenerife Island. This system is for the first time […]

The European Space Agency this weekend (THIS) will make a symbolic cultural gesture - broadcast the famous waltz of Johann Strauss the Younger for the first time “On the beautiful blue Danube” into outer space. Music, which has long been associated with space thanks to the iconic film “2001: A space odyssey” (1968), will be part of the anniversary events for the 50th anniversary of the establishment of ESA and the 200th anniversary of the birth of the Austrian composer. Live performance […]

The US Department of Defense extended the contract with Raytheon to develop the OCX (Next Generation Operational Control System) — a new ground control system for GPS satellites. The amount of the last contract was $379,7 million, which increases the total cost of the program to approx $4,6 billion, starting with its launch in 2010 year. What is OCX and why is it important?? The OCX system is called […]

China and Russia signed a memorandum of cooperation, which involves the construction of a nuclear power plant on the moon 2036 year. The reactor will provide energy to the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) — a joint project of the two states, which has already attracted 17 countries, in particular Egypt, Pakistan, STEAM, Thailand and Venezuela. Against this background, more and more questions arise in the USA about the future of its own period […]

On the eve of the launch of Starship Flight 9, SpaceX released the results of the investigation into the causes of the explosion of the upper stage of the rocket during the previous Flight 8, which took place 6 March from Starbase in Texas. As during Flight 7, the rocket's first stage, the Super Heavy, successfully returned to the Mechazilla landing complex, however, the upper degree (Ship) suffered again […]

Ahead of U.S. hurricane season, there are concerns about the nation's ability to effectively respond to threats from extreme weather. The reason was information about budget cuts and staff shortages in key state agencies — the National Meteorological Service (NWS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). According to CNN, many NWS offices operate without a chief meteorologist, […]