Flip News — space news https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/space/ The latest Flip News stories on space. en-GB Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:26 GMT Blue Origin seeks FAA approval to fly New Glenn up to 50 times a year from Cape Canaveral https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/blue-origin-faa-50-launches-cadence/ https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/blue-origin-faa-50-launches-cadence/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:05:00 GMT Blue Origin has asked the FAA to more than quadruple its New Glenn launch limit to 50 a year from Launch Complex 36, with a 68-page draft environmental assessment now open for public comment through October 30. James Calloway Blue Origin New Glenn FAA Cape Canaveral space Florida Today NASA adds Blue Origin's New Glenn 9x4 to its launch services contract https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/nasa-adds-blue-origin-new-glenn-9x4-launch-contract/ https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/nasa-adds-blue-origin-new-glenn-9x4-launch-contract/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:29:00 GMT NASA has added Blue Origin's New Glenn 9x4 launch service to its NLS II contract under an on-ramp clause, making the vehicle available to its Launch Services Program for future missions. James Calloway NASA Blue Origin New Glenn launch contract space NASA Pakistan closes in on historic Tiangong flight as two pilots await final selection https://flipnews.co.uk/science/pakistan-tiangong-first-foreign-astronaut-selection/ https://flipnews.co.uk/science/pakistan-tiangong-first-foreign-astronaut-selection/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 02:40:00 GMT Two Pakistani pilots training in Beijing will learn next month which one becomes the first foreign astronaut aboard China's Tiangong space station, Pakistan's space agency has told Reuters. Priya Raman space Pakistan China Tiangong astronauts SUPARCO Geo News NASA names winners of $650,000 Deep Space Food Challenge for Mars missions https://flipnews.co.uk/science/nasa-deep-space-food-challenge-winners/ https://flipnews.co.uk/science/nasa-deep-space-food-challenge-winners/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:35:00 GMT NASA has awarded $650,000 to the winners of its Deep Space Food Challenge: Mars to Table, with the top $300,000 prize going to Chinyere Ukeje of Philadelphia for a modular food ecosystem named ANI. Priya Raman NASA space Mars food systems Centennial Challenges NASA RAF launches first dedicated space squadron to defend British satellites https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/uk-raf-satellite-squadron/ https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/uk-raf-satellite-squadron/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The RAF has launched No. III Space Effects Squadron, the UK's first unit dedicated to disrupting, degrading and denying hostile threats to British satellites. Tom Ellery raf space satellites no iii space effects squadron harv smyth wes streeting electronic warfare GOV.UK NASA's Roman telescope sees starlight for the first time https://flipnews.co.uk/science/roman-telescope-first-light/ https://flipnews.co.uk/science/roman-telescope-first-light/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope's 300-megapixel camera has captured its first photons of starlight — a blurry but landmark test image as the flagship observatory wakes up en route to L2. Sarah Whitfield NASA Roman Space Telescope astronomy space NASA Canada and France pledge joint space infrastructure after Carney–Macron talks https://flipnews.co.uk/world/canada-france-space-infrastructure-pledge/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/canada-france-space-infrastructure-pledge/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canada and France will jointly develop shared space infrastructure, including launch systems and ground reception facilities, Mark Carney and Emmanuel Macron announced after talks in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. Sarah Whitfield Canada France Mark Carney Emmanuel Macron space Reuters