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Nasa receives large budget boost from Congress

The SLS rocket is one of the major projects funded in the new Nasa budget. Image courtesy of Nasa.

Posted on 19 Dec 2015 by Michael Cruickshank

US space agency Nasa has received a large increase to its budget following approval by Congress.

Airbus Defence and Space to build $350m Jupiter spacecraft

Schematic of the Jovian magnetosphere with Jupiter at its centre and its moons orbiting - image courtesy of Wikicommons and Volcanopele

Posted on 14 Dec 2015 by Aiden Burgess

Airbus Defence and Space has signed a $350m contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop and build the agency’s JUICE (Jupiter Icy moons Explorer) spacecraft.

Blue Origin makes historic re-useable rocket landing

The 'New Shepard' rocket launches from its West Texas launch site as it began its historic test - image courtesy of Blue Origin.

Posted on 25 Nov 2015 by Aiden Burgess

Blue Origin has made a breakthrough which could potentially bring about a new era in more affordable space transportation.

Nasa to collect asteroid boulder and orbit it around the moon

The Nasa Asteroid Redirect Robotic Mission (ARRM) intends to collect an asteroid boulder and put it into orbit around the moon - image courtesy of Nasa.

Posted on 27 Oct 2015 by Tim Brown

Nasa is developing a first-ever robotic mission to visit a large near-Earth asteroid, collect a multi-ton boulder from its surface, and redirect it into a stable orbit around the moon.

China plans 2018 space station launch

The Chinese space station will be open to international modules in a similar way to the ISS (pictured). Image courtesy of Nasa

Posted on 21 Oct 2015 by Michael Cruickshank

Chinese officials have announced last week that the country will begin construction of its first space station in 2018.

First Lunar XPrize launch contract signed

An artist's impression of the SpaceIL lander. Image courtesy of SpaceIL.

Posted on 8 Oct 2015 by Michael Cruickshank

An Israeli spaceflight start-up has booked a 2017 launch for its pioneering moon lander, as part of Google’s Lunar XPrize.

India launches first ISRO space laboratory

The Astrosat spacecraft is launched into orbit. Image courtesy of ISRO.

Posted on 29 Sep 2015 by Michael Cruickshank

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched the country’s first ever space laboratory over the weekend.

Blue Origin announces new Florida spaceport

The Blue Origin New Shepard being tested earlier this year - image courtesy of Blue Origin.

Posted on 20 Sep 2015 by Michael Cruickshank

Private spaceflight company Blue Origin has today announced plans to build a large launch facility for its spacecraft in Florida.

World’s first all-electric propulsion satellite ABS-3A commences service

An artists' rendering of the world's all-electric propsulsion satellite, ABS-3A, on-orbit and operating in space - image courtesy of Boeing

Posted on 14 Sep 2015 by Tim Brown

The world’s first all-electric propulsion satellite, built by Boeing for Bermuda-based telecommunications operator ABS, is now operational after an on-orbit handover on August 31.

SpaceX confirms Spring 2016 Falcon Heavy launch

An artist's impression of the Falcon Heavy mid-flight. Image courtesy of SpaceX.

Posted on 8 Sep 2015 by Michael Cruickshank

Rocket manufacturer and space-launch provider SpaceX has this week confirmed a time period for the first test of its new heavy-lift rocket.