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Airbus to Design and Build ESA’s ExoMars Rover Lander Platform
Airbus has been chosen by the European Space Agency (ESA) and Thales Alenia Space (TAS—a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo...
Garth Calitz
Apr 22 min read


SpaceX Starship's Eighth Flight Test
The eighth flight test of Starship is preparing to launch as soon as Thursday, 6 March, after postponement on Monday. The launch window...
Garth Calitz
Mar 53 min read


Liftoff! Europa Clipper Sails Toward Ocean Moon of Jupiter
The Europa Clipper mission by NASA has begun its extensive journey to Jupiter to explore Europa, a moon believed to have a vast...
Garth Calitz
Oct 16, 20243 min read


Lockheed Martin Selected To Develop Next-Generation Weather Satellites
NASA has selected Lockheed Martin to develop and build the nation's next-generation weather satellite constellation, Geostationary...
Garth Calitz
Jun 19, 20242 min read


EarthCARE Goes West on an Antonov for Launch
The Airbus-built climate monitoring satellite, EarthCARE (Earth Clouds, Aerosols and Radiation Explorer) spacecraft has left Munich,...
Garth Calitz
Mar 14, 20242 min read


NASA Science Heads to Moon on First US Private Robotic Artemis Flight
Carrying NASA scientific instruments as part of its Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative, Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander launched...
Garth Calitz
Jan 9, 20242 min read


OSIRIS-REx Touches Down With NASA's First-Ever Asteroid Sample
Following a rapid and red-hot descent through Earth's atmosphere, NASA's OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule touched down in the desert at...
Garth Calitz
Sep 26, 20233 min read


NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 Launches to International Space Station
An international crew of four representing four countries is in orbit following a successful launch to the International Space Station at...
Garth Calitz
Aug 31, 20234 min read


The Apollo Programme - Manned Flight to the Moon
The Apollo programme, also known as Project Apollo, was the third United States human spaceflight program carried out by the National...
Garth Calitz
Apr 25, 20238 min read


To Jupiter and Beyond: JUICE Begins its Epic Odyssey
Around 13:33 UTC on 14 April, JUICE (JUpiter ICy moons Explorer) spread its wings following the Ariane 5 successful lift-off an hour...
Garth Calitz
Apr 20, 20232 min read
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