Middle Eastern satellite operator Yahsat’s subsidiary Thuraya has lost one of its satellite fleet – or rather it has lost is communications payload. The Thuraya 3 communications satellite, located over 98.5 degrees East in geostationary Earth orbit (GEO)...
Keraunothnetophobia is the fear of falling human-made satellites and other space objects – not to be confused with Keraunophobia which is the fear of lightning strikes. As such there was fearful news for Keraunothnetophobics in March when it was revealed that...
The US Navy used its Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) interceptor missiles in action for the first time to shoot down Iranian medium range ballistic missiles in space during mass missile and drone attack on Israel on 13 April 2024 (Iran’s attack was in response to a...
The cost of NASA’s Mars Sample Return project has risen from a projected US$5.3 billion to US$11 billion, prompting many to question if the mission is worth continuing. In response, the space agency has turned to its field centres for cost cutting ideas, with any...
Two major launches happened in early April. One was a swansong launch: the Delta IV Heavy’s last flight. The other was supposed to be the first launch of a new version of the Angara-5 to formally start its operations from the new Vostochny Cosmodrome in far...