Good Morning, Earth! – NASA

A core stage, an upper stage and four of the most powerful boosters ever produced in Europe. This timelapse video shows how Ariane 6 is built up at the launch zone.   On 17 June 2026 at 09:21 local time (13:21 BST, 14:21 CEST), Ariane 6 flight VA269 soared to orbit from Europe’s Spaceport in French…

Flight engineer Sophie Adenot of ESA (European Space Agency) assists flight engineer Chris Williams of NASA as he tries on his spacesuit, testing its comfort and mobility as well as its communications and life support systems inside the International Space Station’s Quest airlock. Image Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI/AURA; IR:NASA/JPL/Caltech; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N. Wolk Read…

Three new contracts are going to companies that will be building a series of lunar landers. From left to right: Astrobotic’s Griffin lander, Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C, and Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost. Astrobotic / Firefly / Intuitive Machines On June 30th, NASA announced additional details about its new plans for the Moon. The agency announced new…

Editor’s note: This release was updated on June 30, 2026, to clarify the engineering development version for the PROMISE rover. NASA announced Tuesday the selection of three companies to land four new missions on the Moon in late 2028 as part of the agency’s Moon Base Program. Astrobotic, Firefly Aerospace, and Intuitive Machines will deliver…

  Introduction: In this article, I’ll delve into a fascinating aspect of space exploration: the intricate art of maintaining uninterrupted communication with spacecraft throughout their missions. As humanity ventures farther into the cosmos, ensuring effective and reliable communication with distant probes and satellites becomes paramount. Space agencies face the formidable challenge of establishing and maintaining…

  Space exploration has always fascinated humanity, with the idea of reaching beyond our planet and exploring the unknown. With advancements in technology, we have been able to send probes, rovers, and even humans into space. But can space missions involving human spaceflight pave the way for the colonization of other planets? Human spaceflight has been a crucial aspect of space exploration, enabling us to collect…