The French space agency CNES has issued a call for new automated optical tracking systems for the Guiana Space Centre. The new system will need to be capable of tracking launch vehicles to altitudes of up to an altitude of 100 kilometres. Published on 24 September, the initiative aims to replace aging and partially obsolete […] The post CNES Publishes Call for New Rocket Launch Tracking Turrets for French Guiana appeared first on European Spaceflight.

As part of the preparation for the end of utilisation of the International Space Station (ISS), the European Space Agency (ESA) awarded a contract to two European industrial consortia to conduct preliminary studies assessing the feasibility to develop a future European-led orbital outpost. These studies are part of the options currently explored by ESA for the post-ISS era, building on Europe's industrial capabilities and expertise in human spaceflight.

People see UFOs in just about any piece of Spaceflight footage. But this time, SpaceX caught something that didn't look like ice crystals at all. But, more i...

The Angry Astronaut’s analysis of SpaceX’s Starship Flight 14 highlights a major milestone in achieving true orbital operations while underscoring serious questions about reusability, power systems, and human spaceflight planning. The discussion also focuses on a fast-moving, elongated object captured near payload deployment that, if not a piece of hardware, could represent a tic-tac-style UAP moving at extreme relative velocity.

As part of the preparation for the end of utilisation of the International Space Station (ISS), the European Space Agency (ESA) awarded a contract to two European industrial consortia to conduct preli...

The European Space Agency portal features the latest news in space exploration, human spaceflight, launchers, telecommunications, navigation, monitoring and space science.

Marcus House includes everything you need to know and collects up some of the highlights from SpaceX’s livestream yesterday. Awesomeness in less than 25 minutes, don’t miss it!

Spaceflight may dramatically change the gut within weeks, causing bacteria to break down more protein as food moves more slowly through the intestines. The shift could help explain astronaut constipation and may have wider effects on health, making it an important concern for future missions to Mars.

Spaceflight may dramatically change the gut within weeks, causing bacteria to break down more protein as food moves more slowly through the intestines. The shift could help explain astronaut constipation and may have wider effects on health, making it an important concern for future missions to Mars.

Axiom Space is expanding its workforce as it develops the next generation of commercial space infrastructure, human spaceflight services, advanced spacesuits

Science communicator Brian Mackenwells tries to smuggle an unauthorized piece of whimsy onto a zero-gravity spaceflight.

Starship completó el regreso de su primer vuelo orbital el 28 de septiembre de 2026: salió de órbita, reingresó en la atmósfera y amerizó de forma controlada en el Pacífico, al norte de Hawái, unas tres horas después del despegue. La nave se volcó y explotó tras tocar el agua, según Spaceflight Now. La misión estaba prevista para durar casi diez horas. El amerizaje resuelve el resultado que aún faltaba confirmar en la primera cobertura del vuelo 14. Starship ya había puesto en órbita 26 satélites Starlink V3 y su propulsor Super Heavy había descendido de forma controlada al golfo de México. ## De seis órbitas previstas a un regreso anticipado El plan original contemplaba cerca de seis vueltas a la Tierra y un descenso frente a Chile. SpaceX decidió acortar la misión después de desplegar los satélites. Starship encendió un motor para salir de órbita y completó la reentrada, informó ABC News. La compañía no explicó qué motivó el cambio. Durante el ascenso se había apagado antes de tiempo uno de los motores de la nave, aunque los ingenieros autorizaron la inserción orbital. SpaceX no ha establecido públicamente que ese incidente causara el regreso anticipado. Spaceflight Now describe una maniobra final en la que Starship volvió a orientarse en posición vertical y encendió sus motores antes de tocar el mar. La explosión ocurrió después, cuando la nave se inclinó sobre el agua y se encendieron restos de combustible. El amerizaje era el destino previsto para esta prueba; SpaceX no intentó capturar la nave para recuperarla. El vuelo confirmó que Starship puede desplegar una carga en órbita y regresar mediante una reentrada controlada. La misión de casi diez horas no se completó, y recuperar la etapa superior para reutilizarla sigue siendo un objetivo pendiente. _Fuentes:_ 1, 2

SpaceX has raised the bar for spaceflight again as its Starship, history's largest rocket, reaches Earth orbit. Despite the failure of an upper stage engine, an abort was avoided, allowing the spacecraft...

SpaceX has raised the bar for spaceflight again as its Starship, history's largest rocket, reaches Earth orbit. Despite the failure of an upper stage engine, an abort was avoided, allowing the spacecraft to reach orbit and deploy 26 Starlink satellites. Continue Reading **Category:** Space Systems, Engineering **Tags:** SpaceX, Starship

Spaceflight may dramatically change the gut within weeks, causing bacteria to break down more protein as food moves more slowly through the intestines. The shift could help explain astronaut constipation and may have wider effects on health, making it an important concern for future missions to Mars.

NASA is investing in Boeing’s long-delayed Starliner spacecraft to ferry astronauts to Low Earth Orbit into the 2030s while also wooing other vendors to create successors to the SpaceX Dragon capsule that’s dominated human spaceflight this decade. Elon Musk’s space behemoth plans to phase out its highly successful capsule and Falcon 9 rocket as it shifts its strategy and resources to the fully reusable Starship rocket and extraterrestrial data centers. SpaceX, which is […] The post NASA invests in Boeing, woos new entrants to replace SpaceX’s Dragon appeared first on The Air Current.