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A satellite was launched for the first time with frequency division multiple access in 1966. After functioning for nearly 20 years, it slipped into a useless orbit almost 7 years after official deactivationATS-1 was launched on December 7, 1966, to test satellite communications, weather observation and orbital technologies. The spacecraft was ...- ASTS stock today falls 14%: Why AST SpaceMobile shares are down after SpaceX Spectrum DealASTS stock came under pressure after SpaceX agreed to acquire Grain Management’s nationwide low-band spectrum portfolio that AST SpaceMobil...
- NASA releases 800GB of moon data: What did Artemis II astronauts see around the moon?NASA has released more than 800GB of Artemis II Moon data, including 11,000-plus images and videos, 8.5 hours of astronaut audio and crew a...
- Space junk warning on World Space Week 2026: More than 4,000 payloads entered orbit in 2025 as collision risks growEarth’s orbital environment is becoming increasingly crowded as satellites are introduced and commercial constellations remain to expand. E...
- Israel's first lunar mission put spacecraft Beresheet into orbit in 2019. Here's what happened nextBeresheet was Israel’s first lunar mission and the first attempt by a private company to land a spacecraft on the Moon. The mission did not...
- In 2019, one rockstar helped NASA study asteroid Bennu – his 3D images revealed a dangerous rubble-filled world. A look at Queen's Brian May's amazing educational qualificationsQueen's guitarist Brain May is also an astrophycist and an avid animal and tree rescuer. He played an important role in NASA’s OSIRIS-REx m...
- NASA's Mercury-Atlas 6 Friendship 7 mission created history in 1962 with a 4 hours, 55 minutes and 23 seconds flightNASA's Mercury-Atlas 6 Friendship 7 mission put John Glenn into Earth orbit on February 20, 1962. Glenn became the first American to orbit ...
- World Space Week 2026: The rocket revolution is happening above us — How cheaper launches could change everyday life on EarthSixty-nine years after Sputnik's launch marked the beginning of the Space Age, new advancements are reshaping space access. Reusable rocket...
- "Gaganyaan prioritises human safety, reliability over optimum performance": ISRO's K SivanK Sivan, the former Chairman of ISRO, underlined the critical need for safety and reliability in the upcoming Gaganyaan human spaceflight m...
- Dhruva, TakeMe2Space, SatLeo, EON technologies launch aboard SpaceX rideshare missionThe Falcon 9 mission lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California late Thursday. It carried Dhruva Space’s LEAP-2 platform and...
- Could astronauts on the Moon manufacture their own tools? NASA tests lunar dust material that could reduce supplies from EarthNASA researchers are developing a composite material that combines lunar regolith with a biodegradable plastic called poly(3-hydroxybutyrat...
- Space-tech’s missing link: The skilled talent powering India’s $100 billion ambitionSpace job news: India's space industry is undergoing significant changes, with an increasing presence of private startups contributing to i...
- Boeing’s Starliner is getting another chance and NASA is not risking astronauts yetNASA is approaching Starliner-1 as an engineering test. Flight controllers will put the spacecraft’s propulsion system through a series of ...
- NASA lays out phased plan to return Starliner to serviceNASA and Boeing are preparing for the Starliner-1 uncrewed mission aimed at validating spacecraft improvements. This mission is scheduled f...
- SpaceX Starship Flight 14: When and where to watch historic launch, 3 major firsts including Starlink V3 debutSpaceX's Starship Flight 14 is set to attempt orbital insertion and deploy next-generation Starlink V3 satellites. The mission will also in...
- ETtech Explainer: All about TakeMe2Space, India’s first orbital computing satelliteThe company’s MOI-1A satellite is scheduled to launch on SpaceX’s Transporter-18 rideshare mission. The sub-50 kg spacecraft will carry Nvi...
- ‘Reverse engineered from UFOs’: Does US military have a triangular aircraft with anti-gravity technology called ‘TR-3B Black Manta’? Here’s the truthRecently, numerous reports emerged from Tehran and Zahedan about sightings of a mysterious triangular object illuminated by bright lights. ...
- NASA is building a mysterious X plane that may fly at extreme speedNASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has teased a mysterious X-plane concept resembling the legendary SR-71 Blackbird, hinting at a renewed pu...
- In 1993, Russia reflected sunlight from space. Now, a California startup wants to turn the night sky into a marketplace for on-demand sunlight from orbitA California startup is developing satellites that could redirect sunlight to Earth after sunset, creating what it calls “sunlight on deman...
- In 1975, NASA sent a pocket calculator on Apollo-Soyuz as a backup if its main computer failed; 37 years later, it ended up at the SmithsonianNASA utilized an HP-65 calculator as a crucial backup system during the Apollo-Soyuz mission. This programmable device carried essential gu...
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