Two female astronauts searched for microorganisms during a nearly seven-hour spacewalk at the ISS when one of them temporarily could not move her left arm due to a problem with the glove heater, which was resolved before returning to the airlock. (translated)
A scientific initiative is planning the first targeted space mission to Alpha Centauri, which will take 80,000 years, but has the potential to inspire future generations and provide new data on interstellar travel. (translated)
The new weather satellite "Meteosat Third Generation Imager-2," which was recently launched into space from French Guiana, uses innovative thermal insulation technology from Lower Austria to protect sensitive satellite technology from extreme temperature conditions in space and to provide high-resolution weather data for more accurate forecasts. (translated)
Former Airbus manager Hélène Huby plans to build a European competitor to Elon Musk's SpaceX and views space travel as key to the future of humanity. (translated)
Ernsthaft, Friedrich? Keine Ambitionen in der Chemie, im Maschinen- und Anlagenbau, in der Automobilindustrie und in der Luft- und Raumfahrt? Wenn das die Zukunftsvision des deutschen Kanzlers ist, steht es wirklich schlecht um unser Land. WK https://t.co/zJrHvlLPuX #Zukunft #Industrie #Deutschland
The new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from NASA has been launched into space with a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket and is expected to reach its orbit in about a month to study exoplanets, stars, and black holes. (translated)
Airbus is reportedly considering the sale of its US space division to focus on cooperation with European defense manufacturers Thales and Leonardo. (translated)
President Donald Trump honors the Artemis II astronauts with the highest US space medal after their historic record flight around the Moon. (translated)
US President Donald Trump has ordered the establishment of a national space academy that is supposed to train military and civilian aspects of space travel, in order to strengthen US space technology and compete with China. (translated)
The Ariane 6 successfully launched the weather satellite MTG-I2 into space from the European spaceport in Kourou. (translated)
The European Space Agency (ESA) plans to launch the new weather satellite "MTG-I2", which will provide high-resolution images at short intervals to improve weather forecasting and protection against extreme weather events in Europe and North Africa, while the collaboration with Austrian space technology underscores the project. (translated)
Scientists from Southern Illinois University have developed cookies made from plastic waste as part of a NASA-funded project, transforming PET plastic into edible ingredients using genetically modified yeasts to secure food supply during longer space missions. (translated)
China has unexpectedly postponed the launch of its lunar probe "Chang'e 7," which is supposed to search for ice in the Moon's south pole region, citing a tropical storm as the reason. (translated)
The USA plans a dramatic increase in rocket launches to 1,000 per year by 2030 to strengthen the private space industry and rapidly advance space technology, including crewed missions to the Moon and Mars. (translated)
US President Donald Trump has signed an order to drastically increase rocket launches, aimed at enabling at least 1,000 launches and landings per year by 2030, with the goal of strengthening the private space industry and examining government lands for new launch and landing sites. (translated)
US President Donald Trump has signed an order that aims to enable at least 1,000 rocket launches and landings annually by 2030 to strengthen the private space industry and promote competitiveness against state suppliers, with companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin expected to benefit directly. (translated)
The unprecedented rescue mission by NASA to restore the research satellite Swift has failed due to a problem with the control of the unmanned spacecraft Link, which led to the mission being aborted. (translated)
The spectacular video shows the first explosion-free landing of an intact Starship after the 13th test flight, during which the almost 50-meter-tall spacecraft gently landed in the Indian Ocean and was subsequently towed for over 24 days to Christmas Island. (translated)
The Chinese rocket "Zhuque-3" has successfully landed a rocket stage on landing legs for the first time after an orbital launch, representing a significant advancement in China's effort to catch up to Elon Musk's SpaceX in rocket reusability. (translated)
Heute früh hat das private chinesische Raumfahrtunternehmen LandSpace die 1.Stufe seiner wiederverwendbaren Rakete ZQ-3 erfolgreich auf festem Boden gelandet. Auch 2026 erhält China von Deutschland Entwicklungshilfe, z.B. die Kosten für 40.000🇨🇳Studenten an🇩🇪Unis + Klimaprojekte. https://t.co/Ymd4jpgxVz #Raumfahrt #China #Innovation
