June 2nd 2024, China landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the far side of the moon on Sunday, overcoming a key hurdle in its landmark mission to retrieve the world’s first rock and soil samples from the dark lunar hemisphere. The landing elevates China’s space power status in a global rush to the moon, where countries […]
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) is an American aerospace manufacturer and space launch service provider formed in December 2006. It is a joint venture between two major aerospace companies, Lockheed Martin and Boeing. ULA was established to provide reliable and cost-effective access to space for a variety of payloads, including satellites, scientific instruments, and national […]
The MESSENGER (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging) mission was a NASA robotic spacecraft that orbited the planet Mercury. MESSENGER was the first mission designed to orbit Mercury and provide detailed, comprehensive observations of the planet’s surface, atmosphere, and magnetic field. Launched on August 3, 2004, MESSENGER performed a series of flybys of Earth, […]
The Artemis program is a series of missions led by NASA with the goal of returning humans to the Moon and establishing a sustainable presence there. Here are some key details about the NASA Artemis mission: Artemis I: Uncrewed Test Flight Objective: Artemis I is an uncrewed test flight designed to demonstrate the capabilities of […]
Laika was a Soviet space dog who became one of the first animals to orbit the Earth. Laika’s historic mission took place on November 3, 1957, aboard the spacecraft Sputnik 2. The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2 as part of its space program during the early years of the space race. Laika, a stray dog […]