On This Day In Space: Aug. 10, 1972: 'Great daylight fireball' zooms over North America By Hanneke Weitering published 10 August 22 On Aug. 10, 1972, an Earth-grazing fireball burst through the sky over North America.
Anti-satellite weapons: History, types and purpose By Mark Smith published 10 August 22 Reference With the satellite network being a key component of modern life on Earth, space is now a major battleground for countries looking to get ahead of their competitors.
Big new Chinese rocket lofts 6 experimental satellites on debut launch (video) By Andrew Jones published 10 August 22 The solid-fueled Lijian 1 rocket, also referred to as ZK-1A, lifted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on July 27, carrying six satellites into orbit on its debut flight.
SpaceX launches 52 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea By Mike Wall published 10 August 22 SpaceX launched 52 of its Starlink internet satellites Tuesday night (Aug. 9) on a mission that also featured a rocket landing on a ship at sea.
SpaceX fires up Starship and Super Heavy Booster 7 ahead of test flight By Mike Wall published 10 August 22 SpaceX fired up a Super Heavy booster on the launch pad today (Aug. 9) for the first time ever, notching a big milestone in the development of its Starship deep-space transportation system.
Northrop Grumman picks Firefly to replace Russian engines on Antares rocket By Tariq Malik published 9 August 22 Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket is about to get an all-American upgrade with the help of Firefly Aerospace.
President Biden signs CHIPS Act, approving International Space Station extension to 2030 By Mike Wall published 9 August 22 Today (Aug. 9), President Joe Biden signed into law the CHIPS Act, which includes a NASA authorization bill — the first one to pass Congress in five years.
Senator who helped save Hubble donates space telescope collection By Robert Z. Pearlman published 9 August 22 A politician who helped save the Hubble Space Telescope has now donated her space souvenirs to the operations center that runs the observatory, the Space Telescope Science Institute.
Celebrate NASA's Artemis 1 mission by sharing your 'moon snaps' By Mike Wall published 9 August 22 NASA is asking people to share their "moon snaps" to celebrate Artemis 1, which is scheduled to launch on an uncrewed mission around the moon no earlier than Aug. 29.
Watch NASA's next-generation lunar Gateway space station build up in concept video By Elizabeth Howell published 9 August 22 A new NASA video shows how the Gateway space station will put together modules to support Artemis astronauts during their sorties on the lunar surface.
Launch photos: Blue Origin's NS-22 spaceflight sends 6 space tourists off Earth By Elizabeth Howell published 9 August 22 The crew included the first people from Egypt and Portugal to reach space.
Chinese company's rocket launches 3 satellites into orbit By Elizabeth Howell published 9 August 22 Images on social media show that Galactic Energy of China lifted off successfully from the Jiaquan Satellite Launch Center on Tuesday (Aug. 9).
Ukraine invasion's impacts on space exploration: Live updates By Space.com Staff published 9 August 22 The Russia-Ukraine war has already stretched into space, with satellites providing internet and intel and longstanding international relations in outer space shifting rapidly.
Russia launches sharp-eyed spy satellite for Iran By Mike Wall published 9 August 22 Iran will soon have access to sharp orbital imagery, thanks to a newly launched Russian-built spy satellite.
Weather looks good for SpaceX Starlink launch on Tuesday By Elizabeth Howell published 8 August 22 There's a 70% chance that the weather will be good enough to allow another batch of SpaceX's Starlink satellites to get off the ground from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
SpaceX's Starship Super Heavy rocket returns to launch pad (photos) By Elizabeth Howell published 8 August 22 SpaceX's massive "Booster 7" Super Heavy rocket prototype moved back to the launch pad Aug. 5 and 6 to prep for an orbital test flight with Starship later this year.
Cosmonaut Anatoly Filipchenko, who led two docking flight tests, dies at 94 By Robert Z. Pearlman published 8 August 22 Soviet-era cosmonaut Anatoly Filipchenko, who launched on two docking tests, first for a possible Russian moon landing and then the first joint flight with the United States, has died at age 94.
NASA opens up Artemis moon missions to all astronauts By Elizabeth Howell published 8 August 22 The first agency assignments, for Artemis 2, should be announced later in 2022.
Artemis 1 moon mission launch ticket sales crashed website: report By Elizabeth Howell published 8 August 22 Ticket sales for NASA's next moonbound launch briefly overwhelmed the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex's website, but officials quickly addressed it.
Chinese astronauts start testing new space station module (video) By Andrew Jones published 8 August 22 China's Shenzhou 14 astronauts are getting the country's new space station module ready to host crews over the next decade.
