Satellite News

Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket suffered an anomaly during its sixth-ever launch today (April 29), resulting in the loss of its payload, a Lockheed Martin technology demonstration.

It was about one in the morning, four hours after an explosion tore through the Apollo 13 spacecraft, when Ed Smylie realized they had to do something about the carbon dioxide.

Six different rockets launched toward orbit during an approximately 17.5-hour stretch, topping by two the previous record for most liftoffs in a 24-hour span.

Houston company Axiom Space announced on Tuesday (April 29) that it’s targeting May 29 for the launch of its fourth astronaut mission to the International Space Station.

Amateur astrophotographer Dr. Michele Hernandez Baylisshas captured incredible views of the Croc’s Eye and Whirlpool galaxies from her Vermont-based backyard observatory.

At NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, the liquid hydrogen tank for the Artemis 3 Space Launch System rocket was moved into the factory’s final assembly area on April 22, 2025.

Jared Isaacman faces a vote by the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation to forward his confirmation as the new NASA administrator.

What’s this about five different alien creatures from five different worlds?