How to watch SpaceX Crew-11 splash down a month early

It’s turned into an unusual mission for SpaceX’s Crew-11. Instead of remaining at the International Space Station (ISS) for the full duration of their mission, the four crew members are coming home a month early due to a medical issue with one of the a…

SkyFi raises $12.7M to turn satellite images into insights

The Austin-based marketplace offers imagery from more than 50 space-based imagery providers.

Piece by piece, SpaceX preps first Starship flight from Space Coast

SpaceX is making steady progress toward building out the pad at NASA’s Cape Canaveral site in Florida for the first Starship launch from the Space Coast. On Tuesday, SpaceX installed the Ship Quick Disconnect (QD) arm on the launch tower at Launch Comp…

SpaceX’s Crew-11 appear in video as they prepare to return home early

SpaceX’s Crew-11 is returning from the International Space Station (ISS) early due to a medical concern with one of its astronauts. It’s the first recorded case in which NASA has decided to bring home a crew member ahead of time due to a health issue. …

The astronaut training tourists to fly in the world’s first commercial space station
The astronaut training tourists to fly in the world’s first commercial space station

For decades, space stations have been largely staffed by professional astronauts and operated by a handful of nations. But that’s about to change in the coming years, as companies including Axiom Space and Sierra Space launch commercial space stations that will host tourists and provide research facilities for nations and other firms.  The first of…

SpaceX gets FCC approval to launch 7,500 more Starlink satellites

The Federal Communications Commission has given SpaceX approval to launch another 7,500 of its second generation Starlink satellites.

The FCC is letting SpaceX launch 7,500 more Starlink satellites
The FCC is letting SpaceX launch 7,500 more Starlink satellites

The FCC approved SpaceX’s plan to launch an additional 7,500 Gen2 Starlink satellites on Friday. That brings the total number of satellites the company will have in orbit to around 15,000 worldwide. As part of the approval, the government is also waiving previous requirements that prevented overlapping coverage and enhanced capacity. SpaceX originally sought approval […]

‘Serious medical condition’ prompts NASA to bring ISS crew home early

NASA has made the rare move of cutting short a crewed mission to the ISS. An undisclosed medical issue with an unnamed crew member has prompted NASA to bring home SapceX’s Crew-11 in the coming days, the agency announced at a press conference on Thursd…

The first privately funded space-based telescope is in the works
The first privately funded space-based telescope is in the works

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and his wife, Wendy, could help make history with a new project unveiled on Wednesday, the Lazuli Space Observatory. As reported by Science, the telescope was announced at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society this week and could be the largest privately funded space telescope in history thanks to […]

NASA reveals why it called off its first spacewalk in eight months

NASA has spent the last few weeks getting ready for two spacewalks at the International Space Station (ISS), its first in eight months. But just hours before NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman were due to begin the first of the two walks on T…