Satellite launches
German startup makes history with first orbital space flight launched from European soil
It was Isar's second launch, coming 18 months after the company's first rocket plunged to the ground and exploded in a fiery spectacle shortly after takeoff from the same site.
China says Long March 7A rocket launch failed after flight anomaly
Selling light after dark: Satellite designed to reflect sunlight to Earth approved by FCC
Iran's space program advances satellite program, eyes better missile launchers, new facilities
Israel launches 'Ofek 13' reconnaissance satellite into space
The Ofek 13 is the newest Israeli reconnaissance satellite to be launched, after the Ofek 16 was launched in the summer of 2020.
Space startups funding halved in 2022 as investors shift to safer bets
Last year marked the toughest period for space startups since the economic crisis in 2008.
Britain's groundbreaking satellite launch ends in failure
The apparent failure deals a further blow to European space ambitions after an Italian-built Vega-C rocket mission failed after lift-off from French Guiana in late December.
TAU engineers launching first Israeli nanosatellite for communicating from space
This is the first optical ground station in Israel and one of very few worldwide that can lock onto, track and collect data from a nanosatellite.
NASA to conduct first global water survey from space
If all goes as planned, the SUV-sized Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite will produce research data within several months.
Iran determined to send more satellites to space - IRGC aerospace chief
Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the IRGC’s aerospace force, said that Iran is determined to put more satellites into space using a new satellite launch vehicle.
Satellites, missiles and drones: Who is IRGC scientist Abdollah Mehrabi?
While Mehrabi has been publicly linked to Iran's drone project, his role expands to the country's space and ballistic missile programs.
Iran says it tests satellite-carrying rocket, US calls move 'destabilizing'
Washington fears the same long-range ballistic technology used to put satellites into orbit could also be used to launch nuclear warheads.
How significant is the latest Russia-Iran satellite launch? - analysis
Israel and the US are concerned the technology could be used for intel and nuke progress.
Debris from China rocket launch will crash land, but no one knows where
The 23-ton laboratory is the second module of the station to be built on Earth and shot off into space, the first having blasted off in late April 2021.
