On a Sadder Note: Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev is mourned as a world peacemaker but military space was one of his levers

On a Sadder Note: Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev is mourned as a world peacemaker but military space was one of his levers

The death of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on 30 August at the age of 91 prompted tributes to him from around the world in his role as a peacemaker and promoter of democratic freedoms during the Cold War. After Leonid Breznev finally died, followed by short...
First private crewed orbital mission of Inspiration4 a success for SpaceX (Updated)

First private crewed orbital mission of Inspiration4 a success for SpaceX (Updated)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, carrying a four-person crew in one of its Crew Dragon capsules. Lift-off for the mission known as “Inspiration4” was at 0002 GMT, 16 September, and the Resilience capsule was placed into a 200...

20 ton Nauka module successfully docks with ISS but later causes scare with misfiring thrusters (Updated)

Following a troubled eight-day voyage the Nauka module has successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS), the first Russian module to do so in 11 years. Docking occurred at 1329 GMT on 29 July, according to on-board telemetry. The module approached...