For SpaceX's next Starship test flight, surviving hypersonic return is key
By Joey Roulette (Reuters) - SpaceX's giant Starship rocket is scheduled for a fourth test flight to space on Thursday with a...
Jun 06, 2024
Factbox-Who are the first astronauts to fly aboard Boeing's Starliner?
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - Two veteran NASA astronauts with 500 days of previous spaceflight experience between them are the...
Jun 05, 2024
Chile to install world's largest astronomy camera on the edge of Atacama desert
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - With a resolution above 3.2 gigapixels, a nearly three-ton weight and the ambitious task of carrying out...
Jun 05, 2024
Boeing to try again to launch first Starliner crewed mission
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is set for a third attempt to fly astronauts to space f...
Jun 05, 2024
Europe's Ariane 6 rocket debut planned for July 9
BERLIN (Reuters) -Europe's new Ariane 6 satellite launcher will stage a long-awaited inaugural flight on July 9, the head of ...
Jun 05, 2024
Space janitor startup Astroscale jumps 51% in Tokyo debut
TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares of Japanese space junk removal startup Astroscale Holdings rose 51% in their debut on Tokyo's growth...
Jun 05, 2024
SpaceX's next Starship test gets FAA go-ahead
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday said it issued a license for SpaceX's fourth fligh...
Jun 04, 2024
Rare fossil of adolescent Tyrannosaurus - 'Teen Rex'- found by US kids
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - A rare fossil of an adolescent Tyrannosaurus rex has been excavated in North Dakota's badlands - a...
Jun 04, 2024
New Zealand's nascent space industry aims for the stars
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The grassy plains on the east coast of New Zealand's South Island, once home to cattle...
Jun 04, 2024
China's lunar probe could return with answer to origins of solar system
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe looks set to begin its historic journey back to Earth f...
Jun 03, 2024