KARI selects Thales Alenia Space for communications equipment on lunar probe
South Korea’s space agency, the Korean Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), has just signed a contract with Thales Alenia Space for its lunar probe’s communications equipment.
Known as the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter...
A close look at JAXA’s Int-Ball zero-gravity drone on the ISS
On 4 June 2017, SpaceX’s Dragon cargo spacecraft was launched to the International Space Station (ISS) and carried with it the world’s first zero-gravity camera drone that can be controlled from...
China to launch at least 6 scientific spacecraft by 2021
China has just announced that it will launch a slew of space science missions, targeting the years 2020/21.
The announcement was made yesterday at the first China Aerospace Conference, which was held...
Crew of the Soyuz MS-04 Arrives at Baikonur In Preparation for Expedition 51 to...
Yesterday, NASA’s Jack Fischer and Roscosmos’ Fyodor Yurchikhin, the two crew members of Expedition 51 bound for the ISS, arrived at Baikonur, Kazakhstan, along with their backup crew, NASA’s Randolph Bresnik...
Indian lab discovers large exoplanet around a Sun-like star
The scientific team, led by Prof Abhijit Chakraborty of Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad, have found a sub-Saturn or super-Neptune size planet (mass of about 27 Earth Mass and size of...
Japan’s plans for the Moon
Yesterday, during the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) held virtually for the first time, the traditional Heads of Agencies plenary was held, with representatives from various space agencies. Present at the discussion...
Interview: Singapore/UK Infinite Orbits on satellite life extension & tracking space objects
Infinite Orbits is a Singapore/UK-based in-space satellite servicing company. Founded in early 2017, the company is focusing on life extension and bring into use services for Geostationary Communication Satellite (GEO COMS)...
India & France’s Joint Vision for Space Cooperation heavy on space exploration
India and France have signed a Joint Vision for Space Cooperation, in which both parties have agreed to cooperate on all areas of space technology.
This latest document, which reaffirms the long-standing...
ISRO’s Astrosat, NASA’s Chandra and Hubble detect dangerous flares on Proxima Centauri
Three space observatories - the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Astrosat, NASA’s Chandra observatory and the Hubble telescope - have detected dangerous flares on Proxima Centauri, the nearest known star to...
Japan to take 8K images of Martian moons
Japan's space agency JAXA has announced it will be working with Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) to develop a “Super Hi-Vision Camera” that is capable of filming in 4K and 8K for...
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