Now playing Next Space SpaceX's Starship successfully completes fourth test without exploding The Starship rocket, which had exploded on previous demo flights, returned to Earth intact but with slight damage. 06/06/2024
Now playing Next Space Boeing successfully launches Starliner capsule on third attempt Onboard the inaugural launch of Boeing's Starliner capsule will be two NASA astronauts bound for the International Space Station (ISS). 05/06/2024
Now playing Next Euronews Tech Talks Europe's space sector to welcome new 'versatile' rocket soon | Podcast The new Ariane 6 rocket will close a dark chapter in European space history when the region had no workhorse launcher and no independent access to space. 29/05/2024
Now playing Next Space Why is it so hard for spacecraft to successfully land on the Moon? Only a handful of robot space missions have landed successfully on the Moon. Experts say a range of variables determines a lander’s success or fiery failure. 26/02/2024
Now playing Next Space Meet the first all-European crew set to launch to the ISS The crew will spend two weeks aboard the International Space Station, conducting more than 30 experiments, including research on stem cells, biological processes, and other microgravity studies. 18/01/2024
Now playing Next Space 2023 in review: Another landmark year for space exploration From ESA's JUICE mission and NASA's asteroid missions to SpaceX's attempts to launch the world's largest rocket, 2023 was another landmark for space. 28/12/2023
Now playing Next Space UK gives green light to launches from remote Scottish island spaceport The spaceport's operators say up to 30 rockets can be launched from the island of Unst each year, with the first launches planned for 2024. 23/12/2023
Now playing Next Space This start-up is trying to fuel a rocket engine with cow manure Interstellar Technologies’ cow-dung fuelled rocket engine successfully launched for 10 seconds. 13/12/2023
Now playing Next Tech News SpaceX plans for 2nd lift-off of Starship, the world's largest rocket SpaceX's ambitious reusable rocket will face another critical test on November 17 when the Elon Musk-owned company will attempt a second launch. 13/11/2023
Now playing Next Space ESA is returning to the asteroid nudged off its orbit last year A new ESA mission is heading back to the asteroid nudged off course when it crashed a spacecraft onto its surface last year. 31/10/2023
Now playing Next Space NASA's first asteroid samples land on Earth after 7-year journey The data gleaned by the space mission will likely help scientists with any asteroid-deflection efforts in the future. 24/09/2023
Now playing Next Euronews Tech Talks How is space exploration propelling our daily lives | Podcast In episode 7 of our podcast series, "Space Exploration: Very down to Earth," we embark on a journey across Europe to unveil how the strides taken above are intimately linked to improvements in our daily lives below. 23/08/2023
Now playing Next Mobility Russia readies launch of first lunar mission in 50 years NASA isn’t the only space agency focussed on missions to the Moon. Later this week, the Russian space agency, Roscosmos, will launch its own lunar landing vehicle. 08/08/2023
Now playing Next Mobility NASA lab awaits asteroid samples that could explain how life began The samples were collected by the unmanned OSIRIS-REx space probe which was launched from Cape Canaveral in 2016. 27/07/2023
Now playing Next no comment India successfully launches new mission to land robot explorer on moon India has successful launched a rocket to the Moon in a new bid to join the exclusive club of nations - Russia, the United States and China - who have successfully completed a controlled lunar landing. 14/07/2023
Now playing Next Mobility Ariane 5 successfully launches on final mission after 27-year service The launch of the last Ariane 5 mission leaves the European Space Agency (ESA) without its own launcher for the first time in over 40 years. 06/07/2023
Now playing Next Culture news A poem from humanity is going to fly on NASA's Jupiter moon mission “In Praise of Mystery: A Poem for Europa,” is part of NASA’s “Message In a Bottle Campaign” as the space agency prepares for a years-long journey to explore Jupiter’s moon Europa. 02/06/2023
Now playing Next Mobility How do you catch a falling satellite? This start-up has the answer While It’s become more cost-effective to launch satellites to orbit, bringing them back to Earth intact has proven much trickier. Until now. 22/05/2023
Now playing Next Mobility Elon Musk's giant SpaceX rocket explodes after launch from Texas The company said that today's launch would help them improve Starship’s reliability as they seek "to make life multi-planetary." 20/04/2023
Now playing Next Mobility A Spanish start-up is ready to launch Europe’s first reusable rocket SpaceX pioneered reusable rockets. Spain’s PLD Space is now hoping to shake up the industry with micro-launchers made in Europe. 07/04/2023