Space agencies from around the world including NASA and ESA paid tribute to the late Queen of the UK, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who died at the age of 96 on 8 September. She had been on the throne for over 70 years, celebrating her Platinum jubilee earlier this...
NASA has selected Axiom Space to deliver a moonwalking-capable spacesuit for the planned Artemis III human landing mission. This will land astronauts onto the surface of the Moon for the first time in over 50 years. The award – the first one under a competitive...
An Ariane 5 ECA+ successfully launched a 6.4 metric ton communications satellite called EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS at 2145 GMT on flight VA258 on 7 September. The launch took place from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. Thales Alenia Space built EUTELSAT...
As Boris Johnson left Downing Street on his last day as UK Prime Minister he was keen to use his final speech to note his achievements. These included “getting Brexit done” after Theresa May’s failure to do so, the generally successful Covid-19...
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...
The Norweigan government, through Space Norway, has ordered its first 300 kg MicroSAR satellite from British company Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) to start work on a radar satellite system for maritime surveillance. The order, announced by SSTL on 26 August,...
