Disrupted
LATEST NEWS FROM DISRUPTED
Disrupted
Russia says moon shot failed due to control unit malfunction
Russia on Tuesday blamed a malfunction in an on-board control unit for causing its first lunar mission in 47 years to crash into the moon in August.
Disrupted
China offers to collaborate on lunar mission as deadlines loom
China, which aims to become a major space power by 2030, has opened up a key lunar mission to international cooperation as mission deadlines loom for setting up a permanent habitat...
Disrupted
Avio's Vega C rockets to fly again in late 2024 after ESA recommendations
Italy's Avio said on Monday its Vega C rockets would return to flight in late 2024 after implementing fixes recommended by an independent panel set up by the European Space Agency ...
Disrupted
Social media and private partnership: inside the changes at India's space agency
When the Indian Space Research Organization's (ISRO) Chandrayaan-3 mission landed on the moon, more than 8 million people tuned in for the event's YouTube live-stream - a record fo...
Disrupted
Japan's MUFG Bank, two others lead $290 million Sierra Space fundraising -Nikkei
MUFG Bank is among three Japanese firms leading a $290-million fundraising round for U.S. spaceship company Sierra Space, spearheading a commercial "spaceport" project in the south...
Disrupted
Capsule with NASA's first asteroid sample heads for Utah touchdown
A NASA capsule carrying the largest soil sample ever collected from an asteroid is due to return to Earth on Sunday, expected to streak through the atmosphere and parachute into th...
Disrupted
NASA's first asteroid sample on track for Sunday parachute landing in Utah
A NASA space capsule carrying a sample of rocky material plucked from the surface of an asteroid three years ago hurtled toward Earth this weekend headed for a fiery plunge through...
Disrupted
In a first, RNA is recovered from extinct Tasmanian tiger
The Tasmanian tiger, a dog-sized striped carnivorous marsupial also called the thylacine, once roamed the Australian continent and adjacent islands, an apex predator that hunted ka...
Disrupted
Rocket Lab's latest mission ends abruptly after lift-off, shares tank
Shares of Rocket Lab USA slumped around 26% in premarket trading on Tuesday after the space company's latest mission ended about 2-1/2 minutes following launch due to an undisclose...
Disrupted
India plans crucial test in crewed space mission by October
India is set to conduct a key test in its ambitious crewed space mission Gaganyaan as early as next month, the project director of the mission R. Hutton told Reuters.
Disrupted
Germany signs U.S.-led space norms pact Artemis Accords
Germany on Thursday became the 29th country to sign the Artemis Accords, a U.S.-led multilateral agreement meant to establish norms of behavior in space and on the lunar surface.
Disrupted
Britain may designate genomics sector as critical infrastructure
Britain is exploring designating its genomics sector as critical national infrastructure, Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden said on Monday, amid pressure from lawmakers concerned...
Disrupted
UK scientist who created Dolly the Sheep clone dies at 79
British scientist Ian Wilmut, whose research was central to the creation of the famous cloned animal, Dolly the Sheep, has died at 79, the Roslin Institute of Edinburgh said on Mon...
Disrupted
Europe's space agency welcomes UK deal with EU on satellites
The European Space Agency on Friday welcomed a deal for Britain to resume full membership of Europe's Copernicus programme, easing doubts over the next batch of climate-tracking sa...
Disrupted
Japan's 'moon sniper' to test precision landing - and Tokyo's space ambitions
Japan aims to become the fifth country to land a spacecraft on the lunar surface with the launch of a low-cost "moon sniper" on Thursday that will test precision landing technology...
Disrupted
After the moon, India sets sights on studying the sun with rocket mission
Following up on the success of India's moon landing with the Chandrayaan-3, the country's space agency was set to launch a rocket on Saturday to study the sun.
Disrupted
Crashed Russian mission left a crater on the moon, NASA images show
Russia's failed Luna-25 mission left a 10-metre wide crater on the moon when it crashed last month after a problem preparing for a soft landing on the south pole, according to imag...
Disrupted
Explainer-Japan's moon landing: When is it and why is it important?
Japan's space agency on Monday postponed the planned launch of what it hopes will become the first Japanese spacecraft to land on the moon due to strong, high-altitude winds.
Disrupted