Train like an astronaut with the 2023 Walk to the Moon Challenge
In brief The Mission X 2023 Walk to the Moon Challenge is now officially open. As of 16 January, registered teams can complete activities, earn points, and help the Mission X mascots, Luna and Leo, walk to the Moon! In-depth Mission X is a free educational and inspirational project that challenges students to train like Read More
ENAIRE presents an air traffic virtual reality experience at Fitur
It is taking part in the Mitma Group stand • Visitors will be able to simulate the work of air traffic controllers in an airport tower • Goggles will further immerse visitors into the simulation • It will have screens with information on drones and continuous descents • The ENAIRE Foundation presents the "Fantasies in Read More
SpaceX launches only their fifth ever Falcon Heavy mission USSF-67
....on Sunday January 15th 2023 at 5:56 PM ET or 22:55 GMT from Cape Canaveral Florida! SpaceX was forced to scrub the Saturday January 14th 2023 launch attempt of their mega lift rocket due to being over eight hours behind schedule once the payload was mated to the rocket and rolled out to the launch Read More
ULA’s Innovative Vulcan Rocket One Step Closer to Launch
The first Vulcan rocket is complete and headed to the launch site The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan Centaur rocket has begun its journey to the launch site in preparation for the first test flight. The certification flight one (Cert-1) rocket was completed, loaded onto the R/S RocketShip outside of ULA’s rocket factory in Decatur, Read More
ENAIRE recovered 92.2% of flights in 2022 compared to the record levels of 2019
SPAIN - Air traffic rose in December • Domestic flights fared the best, with a recovery of 95.9% • The traffic recovery exceeds the European average by almost 9 points • In 2022, ENAIRE managed nearly 2 million flights • The control centres of Seville and the Canary Islands saw higher flight numbers in the Read More
SpaceX launches 40 OneWeb satellites into space on 1-9-23!
Stunning success late last night at 11:50 PM ET 1-9-22 with this gorgeous liftoff of SpaceX Falcon 9 B-1076-2 carrying 40 OneWeb satellites into orbit in clear evening skies! First stage booster B-1076-2 on its 2nd flight to space also made another pin point landing back at LZ-1 Cape Canaveral Florida just eight minutes after Read More
Join the hive: send your ideas for CubeSat swarms
We all know the saying that there is strength in numbers. The next revolution in space technology could be the use of swarms of tiny spacecraft, called CubeSats, that work together to achieve things greater than what any lone spacecraft can. CubeSats, assemble! A CubeSat is a miniature satellite made up of one or more Read More
No more crash, boom, bang in space
• European NewSpace companies partner to bring AI-based space traffic management solutions to orbit • Mission launch to test collision avoidance system, increasing spacecraft safety and reducing space debris, planned for 2023 Three European NewSpace companies, Neuraspace, Ienai Space, and EnduroSat have partnered for Europe’s first orbital demonstration of a collision avoidance system based on Read More
Mix a ‘space juice’ to celebrate ESA’s Juice mission!
ESA is kicking off the new year by inviting you to create a unique juice mocktail to represent the JUpiter ICy moons Explorer – also known as Juice – launching in April. The winner of the most imaginative recipe will be invited to ESA’s Social Space launch event in Darmstadt, Germany, where our favourite space Read More
SpaceX launches record breaking 60th mission year to date from Cape Canaveral 12-28-22!
Finally a beautiful completely clear sky for the 60th SpaceX launch ytd 2022 (both coast) during Starlink 5-1 from SLC-40 Cape Canaveral Florida at 4:34 AM ET this Wednesday morning 12-28-22. First stage Falcon9 booster B-1062 made it's 11th flight into space and successfully landed on droneship ASOG that was in a rainstorm offshore east Read More