James Webb Space Telescope penciled in for launch this century. Yes, Dec 18, 2021
This thing better not explode on the pad
09 Sep 2021
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ESA swamped by over 23,000 applicants for astronaut program
Apologises for slow processing, says those invited for further tests will hear by November
25 Aug 2021
Euro space boffins hatch comms satellite hijack plan to save Earth from extinction
Liv Tyler-friendly Armageddon-avoidance project won't want to miss a thing with repurposed orbiters
13 Jul 2021
Your spacesuit ran into a problem and needs to restart
ISS solar array installation overran after a good old 'off and on again'
17 Jun 2021
Spacewalk veterans take a trip outside the ISS to pump up the power with new solar arrays
Lego ISS fans, look away now
16 Jun 2021
Surviving eclipse season and resurrecting 25-year-old software with Windows for Workgroups 3.11: One year with Mars Express
Space extenders ESA's veteran probe left for its mission 18 years ago today
02 Jun 2021
ESA signs off on contracts for lunar data relay and navigation
Surrey Satellite and Airbus to ponder a fleet of Moonlight satellites
21 May 2021
SpaceX flings another bunch of humans into orbit in reused capsule atop reused booster
Second jaunt to the International Space Station for Endeavour
23 Apr 2021
Satellite collision anticipated by EU space agency fails to materialize... for now at least
Internet rubberneckers and crisis-starved media left to ponder non-event
10 Apr 2021
ESA gives UK space an £8.5m Boost: Rocketeers eye a 2022 launch
Lawmakers still need to sign off on launch from UK soil, though
25 Mar 2021
Good news: An end is in sight for the COVID-19 pandemic. Bad news: Nitrogen dioxide pollution is on the up as life returns to normal
Say goodbye to the lovely cleaner air we've been breathing for a year
16 Mar 2021
ESA mulls sending waves of robot explorers into dark depths of lunar lava tubes
Lidar-equipped spherical probes or solar panel-powered cranes, perhaps?
26 Feb 2021
No fair! Space Launch System gets cool stickers even though monster rocket failed test
They say 'NASA' and 'ESA', not 'You tried'
24 Feb 2021
European Space Agency open to hiring astronauts with a physical disability
‘Help Wanted … in Space’ signs go up for first time in over a decade
17 Feb 2021
ESA signs off on three more service modules for Moon mission – despite agency boss casting doubt on 2024 landing
Director General injects some reality into the lunar landing schedule
02 Feb 2021
ESA signs on the dotted line for ESPRIT, Europe's Lunar Gateway module
In brief Also: Another One Leaves the Crust, SLS gets ready to rumble, and SpaceX sets off the 2021 fireworks
08 Jan 2021
Earth observation chief Dr Josef Aschbacher takes reins at European Space Agency
In brief Also: Rocket Lab rounds out a busy year, OneWeb returns to constellation work, NASA ploughs ahead with Orion
22 Dec 2020
Double trouble for Virgin Galactic and Virgin Orbit as aborted test flight and COVID-19 keep both grounded
In brief Also: ESA signs contracts for the Space Rider and Boeing's Calamity Capsule aims for March 2021
14 Dec 2020
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