The week of May 11 is set to witness a flurry of space launches, with nine missions scheduled across the United States and China, featuring both government and commercial entities. SpaceX will spearhead the activities in the U.S. with four separate Falcon 9 missions, which include a resupply flight to the International Space Station (ISS), […]

Following the successful static fire test of Booster 19 on May 7, 2026, preparations are underway for Ship 39 to be integrated with the booster, forming the Flight 12 stack ahead of a Wet Dress Rehearsal this weekend. The static fire, which involved a full-duration test lasting about 14 to 15 seconds, saw all 33 […]

Northeastern Greenland’s rugged coastline has recently been captured in a striking radar image from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellite. This image showcases the world’s largest island, where approximately 80% of its landscape is cloaked by the Greenland Ice Sheet, the second largest ice formation globally after the Antarctic Ice Sheet. The dramatic visuals are the result […]

China is gearing up for significant advancements in its space exploration efforts, with imminent launches planned for both cargo and crew missions to the Tiangong space station. The upcoming month will witness two missions, with Tianzhou-10 scheduled to lift off on May 9, serving as the ninth cargo resupply operation for the space station. The […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have formalized their partnership in planetary defense through the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation, alongside a specific agreement for the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (Ramses). The agreements were finalized on May 7, 2026, by ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and […]

In a groundbreaking venture in the context of Earth observation, the European Space Agency (ESA) is set to transform the Finnish Meteorological Institute’s Arctic Space Centre in Sodankylä, located in the northern expanse of Finnish Lapland, into a cutting-edge ‘supersite.’ This initiative, in collaboration with local industrial partners, aims to strategically position the site with […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) has teamed up with the French video game developer DON’T NOD Entertainment to launch “Aphelion,” an innovative narrative video game that invites players to venture into the depths of space exploration. Released on April 28, the game is available on multiple platforms, including PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. […]

More than six months after completing Flight 11, SpaceX has made notable strides in the transformation of Pad 1 into a modern launch facility comparable to Pad 2. Following the demolition of the old infrastructure, the teams are now preparing to excavate the trench, indicating a pivotal moment in the ongoing renovation efforts. The conversion […]

This week, the launch schedule features two missions from SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and a cargo mission from China’s Chang Zheng 7, all set to take place between May 4 and May 9, 2026. SpaceX aims to bolster its Starlink constellation by sending another 48 Starlink satellites into orbit as part of Group 17, while China’s […]

In a remarkable display of international collaboration and technological advancement, thirteen new satellites from Europe have successfully achieved orbit, enhancing monitoring capabilities for both Italy and Greece while also pushing forward innovations in satellite communications. The satellites were launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on May 3, 2026, […]