Spacecraft
Starlink to reconfigure satellites into lower, safer orbit in 2026
This comes after Starlink said in December that one of its satellites experienced an anomaly in space, creating a "small" amount of debris and cutting off communications with the spacecraft.
NASA releases images of comet 3I/ATLAS, rejects alien spacecraft 'rumors'
Chinese astronauts' return delayed to Earth after debris hits spacecraft
How the world won’t be destroyed: NASA found a solution to a worrying problem
Ariel University to send research nanosatellite SATLLA-1 into orbit
SATLLA-1's mission, which starts on Thursday, is to test out its star-tracking program, which helps the satellite position itself by using imaging from the surrounding stars.
Virgin Galactic's Branson to fly into space in early 2021
The company competes with billionaire-backed ventures such as Blue Origin that are vying to usher in a new era of space tourism.
Remembering the Ramons: Space Week brings NASA astronauts to Israel
This year’s theme asked the decades-old question, “Why explore space?”
SpaceIL announces new CEO Shimon Sarid to lead Beresheet 2 project
Sarid gained experience in engineering, command and management during his 28-year tenure with the Israeli Air Force (IAF).
Japanese billionaire searches for girlfriend for SpaceX voyage
Maezawa, who recently split up from actress girlfriend Ayame Goriki, 27, has said he plans to take artists on the flight to inspire works based on the experience, in a project he dubbed Dear Moon.
'Bull's-eye' landing caps Boeing's faulty astronaut capsule test mission
Officials from the aerospace company and NASA breathed sighs of relief following the landing, a highly challenging feat.
Boeing's Starliner astronaut capsule fails test to reach space station
The Starliner setback came as Boeing, whose shares dropped 1.6% on the day.
NASA probe nearing sun reveals new details about solar winds
"We were certainly hoping we'd see new phenomena and new processes when we got close to the sun - and we certainly did," Nicola Fox, director of the US space agency's heliophysics division, said.
SpaceIL heading back to space, mission to Mars on the horizon
"Despite the fact that Beresheet crashed, hundreds of kids wrote to us saying we inspired them to become engineers and scientists," co-founder Damari said. "If they can dream it, they can do it."
Israeli stamps show the first Torah scroll flown in space
He also brought a menorah to celebrate Hanukkah, although he was never able to actually light it aboard the spacecraft.
