- May 9th, 2025
After more than five decades silently orbiting our planet, a relic of the Cold War space race is making a dramatic and fiery return to Earth. Kosmos 482, a failed Soviet Venus probe launched in 1972, is expected to re-enter...
China will send a new crew of astronauts to its space station on Thursday, marking another bold stride in its relentless pursuit to become a global space power. The Shenzhou-20 mission, which is set to launch at 5:17 p.m. from...
In a move that has shocked Ukrainian officials and drawn global scrutiny, a man convicted of state treason in Ukraine is now orbiting Earth aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of a Russian-led mission. On April 8, 2025,...
SpaceX and NASA successfully launched the Crew-10 mission on Friday, sending four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) in a long-awaited rotation flight that will finally allow NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to return home after an...
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has stirred controversy by calling for the early deorbit of the International Space Station (ISS), urging that it be retired within two years—far ahead of NASA’s current plan to maintain the station until 2030. In a...
Chinese scientists are advancing the design and development of next-generation hexapod robots, aiming to revolutionize lunar exploration capabilities. These six-legged robots, currently under development, promise unprecedented stability, motion fluidity, and load-bearing efficiency, paving the way for robust extraterrestrial exploration. The...
China is gearing up for a critical step in its ambitious quest to establish the first permanent lunar base, with an in-space experiment designed to test the feasibility of constructing bricks from the Moon’s soil. On Friday, November 15, a...
World’s First Wooden Satellite Launched into Space, Paving the Way for Timber-Based Space Technology
The world’s first wooden satellite, LignoSat, was launched into space on November 5. Developed by a team of researchers from Japan’s Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry, LignoSat aims to demonstrate the potential of timber as a material for space missions...
The head of the United States Space Force, General Chance Saltzman, recently issued a stark warning concerning China’s rapid advancements in military space technology, describing the pace and diversity of its developments as "mind-boggling." This acceleration in China's space capabilities...
As the International Space Station (ISS) moves towards the end of its operational life in the early 2030s, China’s Tiangong Space Station is positioned to play a central role in the next phase of space exploration. With comprehensive expansion plans,...
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