Satellite News

The Valoria 2 crew jumped straight into intense space mission training, including preparations for weightlessness, as soon as they arrived on simulated Mars at HI-SEAS. Commander Musilova reports on the mixture of stress and laughter the crew is going through during their first few days on mission.

China has released epic video footage from the Tianwen-1 spacecraft as it made a close approach to Mars this week.

Virgin Galactic had been targeting Saturday (Feb. 13) for the next crewed test flight of its latest suborbital SpaceShipTwo vehicle, VSS Unity. But that’s not going to happen.

The National Space Society’s Space Settlement 2021 event will stream on Saturday (Feb. 13), with Space.com simulcasting as a media partner.

The National Space Society’s Space Settlement 2021 event will stream on Saturday (Feb. 13), with Space.com simulcasting as a media partner.

On Feb. 15, 2013, a small asteroid exploded over the city of Chelyabinsk, Russia. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

On Feb. 14, 1990, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft took the first family portrait of the solar system! See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

On Feb. 13, 2012, the European Space Agency launched its brand-new Vega rocket on its maiden voyage. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!