The months leading up to the launch of Axiom Mission 4, a private space flight to the International Space Station carrying four astronauts from four different countries, were filled with intense preparation at the company’s base in Houston. For the crew’s pilot, astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, the anticipation grew exponentially as he prepared to become the … Read more
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sanchez are preparing to have their star-studded wedding in Venice, Italy, at the end of June, but many locals are claiming there’s “No Space For Bezos” in the city. Last week, activists in Venice gathered to organize protests on June 26, 27 and 28 — the dates … Read more
Economic and geopolitical turmoil is forcing the Canadian and European space agencies to work together more closely, the organizations’ leaders said Friday as they signed a joint statement reaffirming their long-standing collaboration. At the Canadian Space Agency‘s headquarters south of Montreal, Josef Aschbacher, director general of the European Space Agency, said economic uncertainty and global … Read more
Japanese company ispace has declared a second failure in a bid for its lunar lander to touchdown on the moon after communication was lost less than two minutes before the scheduled grounding The Resilience lander as it circled the moon(Image: AP) A lunar lander from a Japanese company crashed while attempting a touchdown on the … Read more