Next week, Space X is launching a four-day mission to polar orbit in a SpaceX Dragon capsule that could unlock a new area in space for future spaceflights. X/@SpaceX Four space explorers will ...

SpaceX launched a stack of Starlink internet satellites to orbit from California and returned the booster to Earth Friday afternoon (March 26). The Falcon 9 rocket flying the mission, Starlink 11 ...

In 2021, the SJ-21 “orbital debris removal” vehicle grappled a defunct non-cooperative Chinese satellite and dragged it to a graveyard orbit. This is exactly the kind of technology needed to ...

However, this striking formation is short-lived; as the satellites ascend to their operational orbit at 340 miles (550 kilometers), they disperse and blend into the starry backdrop. If you’re ...

Notable incidents include Russia’s anti-satellite test in 2022 and a Chinese satellite using a robotic arm to move another satellite into a graveyard orbit. Speaking at the 16th annual McAleese ...

That same year, a Chinese satellite "grappled" one of the nation's defunct satellites and towed it into a "graveyard orbit." "We're seeing grappling arms in space capable of towing another ...

As the final step of its deactivation, the telescope will soon be removed from L2 and put into its final heliocentric orbit away from Earth's sphere of influence. Gaia's science operations ended on ...

The four-person mission, known as Fram2, will launch on a four-day mission to polar orbit on March 31 in a SpaceX Dragon capsule on a Falcon 9 rocket. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from Kennedy Space ...

China’s ‘Kill Mesh’ sparks concerns over US satellite safety Space Force warns of increasing orbital threats from adversaries New ‘Golden Dome’ initiative aims to bolster space security ...