The Soyuz MS-22 sprung a coolant leak while still attached to the International Space Station (ISS) on 14 December. Soyuz MS-22, which brought a crew of three to the ISS in September, is also the crew’s means of returning home. The leak, which spewed droplets of fluid...
After a 25½ day journey to the Moon and back, NASA’s Artemis I mission Orion spacecraft successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, west of Baja California, at 1740 GMT on 11 December. In doing so, it tested out the guidance and thermal protection systems...
Having previously lost the original Human Landing System (HLS) contract to SpaceX, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin has announced a new “National Team” to build a second lunar lander. in the new “National Team” Boeing replaces Northrop Grumman....
NASA has selected Rocket Lab’s Electron KS rocket to provide the launch service for the agency’s Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) mission, as part of the agency’s...
During the period 15-17 November, astronauts, cosmonauts and taikonauts (Chinese astronauts) all took part in extra vehicular activity (EVA) on three spacewalks. Both the International Space Station (ISS) and the Chinese Space Station (Tiandong) were involved. On 15...
After a series of delays, including one caused by Hurricane Nicole, Artemis I’s Orion spacecraft finally lifted off from Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida, USA. The SLS (Space Launch System) rocket was launched at 0647 GMT on 16 November with its...
