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Indian space startup Agnikul launches country's second privately built rocket
BENGALURU -India's Agnikul Cosmos launched its Agnibaan rocket for the first time on Thursday, powered by the only Indian rocket engine...
May 30, 20242 min read


Bezos' Blue Origin to launch first crew to edge of space since 2022 grounding
WASHINGTON - Jeff Bezos' space firm Blue Origin is scheduled on Sunday to launch its first crew of humans to the edge of space since the...
May 19, 20242 min read


Chinese state-backed company to launch space tourism flights by 2028
BEIJING - Chinese commercial space company CAS Space announced its "space tourism vehicle" will first fly in 2027 and travel to the edge...
May 17, 20241 min read


China launches historic mission to retrieve samples from far side of the moon
WENCHANG, China - China on Friday launched an uncrewed spacecraft on a nearly two-month mission to retrieve rocks and soil from the...
May 3, 20243 min read


China set to launch high-stakes mission to moon's 'hidden' side
BEIJING - China will send a robotic spacecraft in coming days on a round trip to the moon's far side in the first of three technically...
Apr 29, 20243 min read


UN resolution against arms race in space fails due to Russian veto
New York, April 25 - A UN resolution tabled by the US and Japan against an arms race in space has failed in the UN Security Council due...
Apr 25, 20242 min read


South Korea to launch 1st homegrown nanosatellite on Wednesday
Seoul, April 23 - South Korea is set to launch a homegrown earth observation nanosatellite into space this week, as part of its plan to...
Apr 24, 20241 min read


Interview: Set to fly to space, Captain Gopichand Thotakura wants Indian youth to dream big
New Delhi, April 15 - Calling his journey from Vijayawada to become a space tourist an effort worth “little 2 cents”, Indian national...
Apr 15, 20242 min read


China launch of relay satellite Queqiao-2 for lunar probe mission successful
BEIJING - China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on Friday its launch of a key signal relay satellite was a "complete...
Apr 12, 20242 min read


Russia launches first Angara-A5 space rocket from Vostochny
MOSCOW - Russia test launched its Angara-A5 rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome on Thursday for the first time after technical...
Apr 11, 20241 min read


Soyuz craft launches en route to International Space Station, 2 days after glitch
MOSCOW - A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying a Russian, a Belarusian and an American en route to the International Space Station (ISS)...
Mar 23, 20241 min read
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