FCC chair calls for stricter 'space junk' rules
by Mark Moran
Washington DC (UPI) May 30, 2024
The chair of the Federal Communications Commission called on the agency to strengthen rules to "limit the risks posed by accidental explosions in space" in light of a huge influx in the number of satellites being launched and a...
The recent resurgence of interest in lunar exploration has captured the imagination of nations and private companies alike. After the landmark Apollo missions, the Moon remained a distant, although aspirational, goal for decades....
Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station have completed an abbreviated four hour, forty three minute-long spacewalk to replace a faulty power unit on the exterior of the International Space Station.On their 32nd day...
The SpaceX Dragon capsule has successfully launched from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on a mission to deliver science to the International Space Station.
The Commercial Resupply Services(CRS)-8 launched...
Satellites are more likely to be at risk from high-speed solar wind than a major geomagnetic storm according to a new UK-US study published this week in the Journal Space Weather.
Researchers investigating the space...
India’s space program has evolved significantly in recent decades, transitioning from a focus on developmental applications to encompass strategic objectives and great power...
NASA astronauts Victor Glover (left), Reid Wiseman (middle left), and Christina Koch (middle right), and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen (right), pose...
SpaceX launched its massive Starship vehicle on a fourth flight test today (June 6), once again leading to some breathtaking photography.Starship consists of a...
SpaceX’s Starship earned high marks today in its fourth uncrewed flight test, making significant progress in the development of a launch system that’s tasked...