Spacecraft

Japan launches uncrewed space mission to become first to gather samples from Mars' moon Phobos

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Martian Moons eXploration spacecraft lifted off aboard an H3 rocket before dawn from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan.

The H3 rocket carrying the Martian Moons Exploration (MMX) rover bound for Mars' moon Phobos lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, October 20, 2026 in this photo taken by Kyodo.
The SpaceX Starship and Super Heavy v3 Booster lift off on its 13th test flight from the SpaceX launch complex in Starbase, Texas, U.S., July 24, 2026.

SpaceX's Starship engine failure could cause problem for NASA's 2028 moon mission objectives

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Northrop Grumman's Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) and Mission Extension Pods (MEPs) launches from Space Force Station's Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on July 21, 2026.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage to crash into Moon at seven times the speed of sound

Blue Origin New Glenn explodes at Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, on May 29, 2026.

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What did China's rover discover hidden under the moon's surface? - study

The find could prove that volcanic activity on the moon didn't end 1 billion years ago, but may still be active today.

 A picture taken from the camera of the lunar landing spacecraft Luna-25 shows the Zeeman crater located on the far side of the moon, August 17, 2023

Moon landing anticipation builds for India after Russia's crash

A successful mission would make India only the fourth country to successfully land on the moon, after the former USSR, the United States and China.

The words 'India Moon Mission', Moon and an Indian flag are seen in this illustration, August 21, 2023.

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter performs test flight on Mars in rare footage

"We do not have a problem", research on the red planet will continue after a malfunction called it into question.

 NASA's Perseverance rover filmed the Ingenuity helicopter during its 54th flight.

Russia's Luna-25 smashes into moon in failure

Russia's moon mission failed after the Luna-25 spacecraft slammed into the moon.

 A Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster with a Fregat upper stage and the lunar landing spacecraft Luna-25 blasts off from a launchpad at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, August 11, 2023.

Russia's lunar lander hit by unspecified 'emergency situation'

The nature of the "emergency situation" and how it may impact the lander's landing on the moon is as of yet unclear.

 Specialists take part in preparations ahead of the launch of the lunar landing spacecraft Luna-25 mission to search for ice near the south pole of the moon, at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Amur region, Russia, in this handout photo published August 1, 2023.

The Israeli flag was taken onto the first commercial space flight

Keisha Schahaff, who is married to an Israeli husband, and her 18-year-old daughter, Ana Mayers, wore the flags of Scotland and Israel on their suits.

RICHARD BRANSON prepares to spray champagne after flying with a crew in Virgin Galactic’s passenger rocket plane ‘VSS Unity’ on July 11.

Russia launches lunar lander in race to find water on moon

The Russian lunar mission, the first since 1976, is racing against India, which launched its Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander last month, and more broadly with the United States and China.

 US Cygnus and Russian Soyuz spaceships

Lockheed gets US defense contract to develop nuclear-powered spacecraft

Lockheed Martin said the project is an advancement in propulsion technology – from chemical propulsion engines to nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) engines.

Lockheed Martin's logo is seen during Japan Aerospace 2016 air show in Tokyo, Japan, October 12, 2016.

UAE launches Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt

The mission would extend 10 times past that of the Mars mission, with a total estimated travel distance of 5 billion Kilometers.

An H-2A rocket carrying the Hope Probe, developed by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the Mars explore, rises into the air after blasting off from the launching pad at Tanegashima Space Center on the southwestern island of Tanegashima, Japan, in this

Mystery Chinese spacecraft returns to Earth after 276 days

Commentators on Chinese social media have speculated that Beijing has been developing a spacecraft like the US Air Force's X-37B, an autonomous spaceplane that can remain in orbit for years.

A Long March-5B Y3 rocket, carrying the Wentian lab module for China's space station under construction, takes off from Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Hainan province, China, July 24, 2022.