Satellite

Australia developing satellite to predict bushfire danger zones

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australian scientists are developing the country's first satellite designed to predict where bushfires are likely to…

Two defunct satellites speed toward possible collision

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Two decommissioned satellites sped towards each other Wednesday at a combined speed of almost 33,000…

Europe marks 40th anniversary of first Ariane rocket launch

  by Juliette Collen  PARIS, France (AFP) -- The first Ariane space rocket lifted off over the forests of French…

China launches Sudan’s first ever satellite: official

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) -- Sudan's first-ever satellite for conducting research in military, economic and space technology has been launched by…

Sailing among the stars: how photons could revolutionize space flight

by Ivan Couronne WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A few days from now, a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will lift…

New space race to bring satellite internet to the world

by Ivan Couronne WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Anxiety has set in across the space industry ever since the world's…

World’s largest plane makes first test flight

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The world's largest airplane -- a Stratolaunch behemoth with two fuselages and six Boeing 747…

Battle for space more stealth than Star Wars

by Ivan COURONNE Agence France Presse Colorado Springs, United States (AFP)-- At tens of thousands of kilometers above the Earth,…

North Korea may be preparing a missile or space launch: NPR

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea may be preparing for a missile or space launch, US news outlet…

Pyongyang ‘rebuilding’ main satellite launch site, photos show

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Activity has been detected at a North Korean long-range rocket site suggesting Pyongyang may be…

Japan satellite blasts into space to deliver artificial meteors

by Miwa SUZUKI Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A rocket carrying a satellite on a mission to deliver…

China, France launch satellite to study climate change

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The first Franco-Chinese satellite was launched into orbit on Monday to study ocean surface winds and…

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