2+ hour, 38+ min ago   (428+ words) Announced on 24 August, the agreement will see the Adelaide-developed Neumann Drive integrated into Inovor’s Hyperion spacecraft, providing the satellites with in-orbit manoeuvrability and greater operational flexibility. The first Hyperion spacecraft is targeted for launch in late 2027. Hyperion is being developed…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (175+ words) NASA says President Donald J. Trump will award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to each member of the Artemis II crew during a ceremony at 11 a.m. EDT on Friday, Aug. 28 at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The crew includes…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (259+ words) Queensland Research Labs, a Southeast Queensland-based deep technology company, has announced it has changed its name to Q-Phase, describing the move as a shift from a research-focused entity to a sovereign defence technology developer. The company said the new name…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (118+ words) space & defense Rocket Lab says it has successfully completed its 93rd Electron launch, deploying a single satellite for constellation operator iQPS from the company’s Launch Complex 1. The mission, titled “The Lightning God Defends”, lifted off at 1:04 a.m. NZST on 21 August…...

6+ day, 57+ min ago   (168+ words) NASA and Katalyst Space have said the LINK spacecraft will no longer attempt to capture and boost the agency’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to a higher altitude, citing an ongoing attitude control issue affecting the commercial spacecraft. In an update…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (557+ words) A SpaceX Starship has been recovered off Christmas Island following more than three weeks at sea, with the Australian Space Agency coordinating with SpaceX and the Australian Government on the recovery operation. The 52-metre Starship upper stage, known as Ship…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (812+ words) In our rare moments of whimsy and wonder, those of us involved in the business of data centre infrastructure design and security have to consider every possibility of what lies ahead for artificial intelligence facilities. This vision is no longer…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (365+ words) NASA astronaut Mike Fincke is leaving the agency after 30 years of service, following a career that included four spaceflights, 549 days in space and nine spacewalks supporting the International Space Station. In a statement, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said Fincke contributed…...

2+ week, 22+ min ago   (381+ words) Optus says it has completed the first phase of Project Aurora, a program intended to extend the operational life of its Optus D3 geostationary satellite, after the Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) was successfully undocked from the spacecraft. The company said the…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (172+ words) The 77th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2026) will be held in Antalya, Türkiye, from 5 to 9 October 2026, marking the first time the event has been hosted in the country. The International Astronautical Federation (IAF) said the congress will be hosted by the Turkish…...