space

Russian space agency wants foreign partners to pay it in rubles

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) - The Russian space agency said Wednesday it will insist its international partners pay it in rubles,…

NASA insists space station unaffected by Russian war

WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - NASA on Monday insisted tensions linked to the war in Ukraine had no impact…

Russia to prioritise making military satellites

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) - Russia's space agency Roscosmos said Thursday it will be changing its programme to prioritise making satellites…

Russian-European Mars rover ‘very unlikely’ to launch this year

PARIS, France (AFP) - A Russian-European mission to land a rover on Mars is "very unlikely" to launch this year…

NASA exploring ways to keep ISS afloat without Russian help: official

WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - NASA is exploring ways to keep the International Space Station in orbit without Russian…

US-Russia tensions spill into space, but ISS safe — for now

by Issam AHMED Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - Russia's invasion of Ukraine has placed a question mark…

China denies making space junk set to crash into Moon

BEIJING, China (AFP) - China on Monday denied responsibility for a rocket set to slam into the Moon, after experts…

Virgin Galactic re-opens ticket sales for $450,000

WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - Virgin Galactic, which last year flew its flamboyant founder Richard Branson to space, will…

Webb telescope spots its first star — and takes a selfie

Star light, star bright, the James Webb Space Telescope has seen its first star (though it wasn't quite tonight) --…

Musk to give rare presentation on ambitious Starship rocket

WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is set Thursday night to deliver an eagerly-awaited update on…

Lockheed Martin wins NASA contract to bring Mars samples back to Earth

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Lockheed Martin's space division has won a NASA contract to build the rocket that…

SpaceX rocket successfully launches US spy satellite

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A US intelligence agency said Wednesday that its newest spy satellite successfully launched into orbit…

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