14 October 2016
Asgardia welcomes over 100,000 citizen applications in 48 hours and announces new million target
...by Dr Igor Ashurbeyli, one of the Russian Federation's most distinguished scientists and founder of the Aerospace International Research Center (AIRC) in Vienna. In a separate event in Paris on 11 October 2016, he became chairman of UNESCO’s ‘Science...
16 December 2016
Mini-spiral galaxies may transform how dark matter is perceived
Could mini-spiral galaxies shed light on the nature of dark matter? Yes, according to studies by researchers at the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) in Trieste, Italy, who are suggesting that these objects may serve as "...
20 March 2017
Scientists challenge how planets are defined
... from its own gravity, coupled with the influence of both a star and a nearby larger planet. If the International Astronomical Union (IAU) were to accept a new geophysical definition such as this to classify objects, then the number...
26 September 2017
First Asian company partners with Blue Origin
Asian startup company mu Space Corp announced today at the 68th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Adelaide that it has entered into an agreement with Blue Origin to partner on a future launch of a ...
13 October 2017
Moon Express and NanoRacks sign alliance for Moon missions
... new lander technologies for a return mission to the lunar surface. NanoRacks on the other hand, operates on the International Space Station (ISS) via a Space Act Agreement with NASA’s U.S. National Labs. NanoRacks is under contract with...
12 February 2018
Dream Chaser's first mission to ISS gets NASA go-ahead
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has been given formal approval by NASA to provide cargo to the International Space Station (ISS), with an anticipated launch window for late 2020. The resupply mission will be the ...
