Satellite News

The private Polaris Dawn crew notched another milestone on Thursday (Sept. 12), beaming photos home using SpaceX’s Starlink broadband satellites.

SpaceX’s latest Starlink satellite launch lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Sept. 12, adding to a constellation of more than 6,300 operational satellites.

JUICE successfully identified water and the building blocks of life in Earth’s atmosphere. In doing so, the probe headed for Jupiter’s moons confirmed that its instruments are working properly.

Polaris Dawn astronaut Sarah Gillis released a new music video from space while playing violin inside the mission’s Crew Dragon spacecraft.

The current generation of gravitational wave detectors could “hear” supernovas over 65 million light-years away, helping scientists determine if a dying star creates a black hole or a neutron star.

Japanese company ispace plans to launch Mission 2, its second shot at landing on the moon, this December on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Boeing Starliner’s historic first mission with astronauts did not turn out as planned. Starliner’s 2 NASA astronauts will share their experiences from the ISS today (Sept. 13).

SpaceX’s Starship likely won’t be able to fly again until late November at the earliest, because the FAA and partner agencies need more time for licensing reviews.