31 July 2025
Jacque van Oene reports for ROOM from Kennedy Space Center for the launch of Space Station Crew-11 astronauts. Everything is set for the launch Crew-11 today (Friday, 31 July) from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) at 12:09 Florida time (16:09 UTC) to the International Space Station (ISS). The weather outlook is currently 90 percent go and the weather in the recovery zone along the Atlantic Ocean is positive.
25 June 2025
As UK Space Conference prepares to convene on 16-17 July in Manchester, UK space business leaders have voiced broad support for the UK government’s new industrial strategy.
11 June 2025
A prototype of our IVF incubator has been launched to test key functions in orbit. This marks an important step toward realizing ARTIS (Assisted Reproductive Technology In Space): a fully automated IVF minilab designed to safely enable conception and early embryonic development in space.
28 May 2025
SpaceX’s ninth test flight of its Starship launch system ended in failure on 27 May 2025, when the upper-stage vehicle lost control and broke up during re-entry over the Indian Ocean
22 April 2025
Japan’s Axelspace Corporation to launch seven next-generation Earth observation microsatellites in 2026.
The latest issue of ROOM Space Journal features a bold cover and groundbreaking content, tackling topics like human reproduction in microgravity, the threat of solar storms, and the rise of new space players like South Korea and Portugal. With expert insights and global contributors, ROOM continues to lead the conversation on space innovation, policy, and the future of humanity beyond Earth.
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander successfully touched down on the Moon’s surface on 2 March at the company’s first attempt and has started 14 days of lunar operations and experiments.
ClearSpace has embarked on its GEO Life Extension Mission, a pioneering project dedicated to extending the operational life of geostationary satellites scheduled for retirement between 2028 and 2030.
FAA investigation launched after SpaceX Starship 7 explodes before reaching orbit on back of busy launch week which also saw three SpaceX Falcon 9 launches and successful first flight of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket.
EU signs contract with SpaceRISE consortium for the Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite (IRIS²), a multi-orbital constellation of 290 satellites to counter reliance on Starlink.
