SMILE lifts off to map Earth's magnetic shield in unprecedented detail
After more than a decade of joint development between ESA and China's CNSA, the SMILE spacecraft is now in orbit and ready to deliver the fi…
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SMILE Launches to Map Earth's Magnetic Shield in Detail
On 19 May 2026, a Vega-C rocket carried ESA's SMILE spacecraft into orbit from French Guiana. The joint European-Chinese mission aims to ima…
Smile satellite launches to map Earth's magnetic shield in unprecedented detail
Lifting off on a Vega-C rocket from Kourou on 19 May 2026, the Smile spacecraft begins a multi-year investigation into space weather, geomag…
CRS-34: SpaceX Delivers Fresh Science to the Space Station
SpaceX's 34th contracted resupply flight for NASA got off the ground after a 24-hour delay, sending a Cargo Dragon loaded with close to thre…
ISS Supply Chain: Dragon Follows Cygnus in Back-to-Back Cargo Push
With Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL having recently dropped off fresh produce and scientific gear at the International Space Station, a SpaceX…
Double Cargo Run: Cygnus and Dragon Keep the ISS Supplied
Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL and SpaceX's Cargo Dragon each made their way to the ISS in spring 2026, bringing fruit, onions, and nearly thr…
Fresh Produce and Science: ISS Gets a Double Resupply
Oranges, onions, and nearly 6,500 pounds of scientific equipment: the ISS received a double shot of supplies in May 2026, courtesy of Northr…
Perseverance Pushes West Into Uncharted Martian Territory
More than five years into its mission, NASA's Perseverance rover is venturing deeper into Mars than ever before. A series of newly released …
Perseverance Ventures Deeper West Into Uncharted Mars
Two selfies and an expansive panorama captured in early 2026 mark Perseverance's deepest incursion into unexplored Martian terrain west of J…
Starship, Falcon 9, Rocket Lab: the launch market shifts
SpaceX fired all 33 Raptor engines on Booster 19 for a full-duration static fire on May 7, 2026. As Ship 39 readies for rollout, Rocket Lab …
Artemis II and Webb: Two Windows on the Cosmos
A razor-thin arc of Earth glowing against total darkness, and a spiral galaxy rendered in unprecedented detail: within days of each other, t…
Artemis II and Webb: Two windows onto the cosmos
A razor-thin arc of sunlit Earth, a spiral galaxy 45 million light-years away laid bare in infrared: Artemis II and the Webb telescope deliv…
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