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China to send youngest astronaut, mice on space mission

The crew for China’s next manned flight to its space station will include the country’s youngest astronaut to undertake a space mission, authorities said Thursday, as well as four lab mice.

India space agency to launch its heaviest satellite

India’s space agency will launch its heaviest ever communication satellite on its largest launch vehicle on Sunday, its latest step in an ambitious space and technology drive.

AAUB holds 18th syndicate meeting

The Aviation and Aerospace University, Bangladesh held its 18th syndicate meeting at the conference room of AAUB in Lalmonirhat on Thursday...

Tensions flare between Musk, NASA over Moon mission

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk lashed out at NASA’s acting administrator on Tuesday after the space agency chief invited other companies to enter the race to help get humans back on the Moon...

SpaceX disables 2,500 Starlink devices at Myanmar scam centres

SpaceX has cut service to more than 2,500 Starlink devices at Myanmar scam centres, a company executive said Wednesday, after AFP revealed that their use had exploded in the illicit industry...

Musk’s megarocket faces crucial new test after failures

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is gearing up for the next test of its Starship megarocket on Sunday, after a string of recent failures that has prompted some observers to question its viability.

Chinese tiger, French berets, space cannons mark Gamescom 2025

A new instalment in Chinese action saga ‘Black Myth’, a long-awaited indie favourite and stereotypically French cosplay have all marked the vast Gamescom trade fair this week in Cologne...

SpaceX launches secretive US military spacecraft

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted into space on Thursday night carrying the US military’s secretive X-37B drone.

Musk’s megarocket faces new test

Elon Musk’s SpaceX announced Friday that its Starship megarocket is scheduled to blast off on a new test flight next weekend after recent attempts have ended in fiery explosions...

Trump eases space regulations in win for Musk

US president Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday easing regulations for the private space industry, including eliminating some environmental reviews, in a move likely to please his erstwhile adviser Elon Musk...

AAUB holds 17th academic council meeting

The Aviation and Aerospace University, Bangladesh held the 17th academic council meeting at the conference room of its Dhaka campus on Monday...

SpaceX Crew Dragon docks with ISS

An international team of four astronauts aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule docked Saturday with the orbiting International Space Station.

Starlink internet sees hours-long global outage

SpaceX chief Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service experienced an hours-long global network outage Thursday, which executives attributed to a key software issue.

Dreyer praises govt for launching of Starlink

Vice-president of Global Operations at Starlink, SpaceX Lauren Dreyer highly commended Bangladesh government for its visionary leadership to bring the next-generation connectivity to the people with a quick pace and decisiveness...

Pakistan extends airspace ban on Indian flights to Aug 24

SpaceX keen to work closely with Bangladesh

SpaceX vice-president Lauren Dreyer on Friday met with chief adviser Muhammad Yunus during her visit to the country as part of a high-level delegation from SpaceX.

Spaceship carrying astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary, docks with ISS

A US commercial mission carrying astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary docked with the International Space Station on Thursday, marking the first time in decades that these nations have sent crew to space...

India, Poland, Hungary make spaceflight comeback with Axiom Mission 4

A US commercial mission carrying astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary blasted off to the International Space Station on Wednesday, marking the first time in decades that these nations have sent crew members to space.

Trump-Musk showdown threatens US space plans

SpaceX’s rockets ferry US astronauts to the International Space Station. Its Starlink satellite constellation blankets the globe with broadband, and the company is embedded in some of the Pentagon’s most sensitive projects, including tracking hypersonic missiles...

US missile shield plans risk nuclear war in space: North Korea

North Korea slammed on Tuesday US president Donald Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ missile shield plan as a ‘very dangerous’ threat that could spark nuclear war in space, state media said...

SpaceX to launch Starship next week after setbacks

SpaceX said Friday it will make another launch attempt next week of the massive Starship rocket—key to CEO Elon Musk’s long-term vision of colonising Mars—after two consecutive in-flight explosions earlier this year.

Macron party backs banning hijab in public spaces for under 15

French president Emmanuel Macron’s political party wants to ban minors under 15 from wearing the Muslim headscarf in public, with the government set to review a report Wednesday on the spread of ‘political Islamism’ in France...

Starlink officially begins operations in Bangladesh

US-based satellite internet service provider Starlink, a subsidiary of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, has officially launched its services in Bangladesh, offering two packages — Starlink Residence and Residence Lite...

Indian space agency’s satellite mission fails due to technical issue

The Indian space agency’s mission to launch into orbit a new Earth observation satellite failed after the launch vehicle encountered a technical issue, officials said Sunday.

SPARRSO holds seminar

A seminar titled ‘Progress in earth surface monitoring utilising remote sensing techniques: Bangladesh perspective’ was held at the Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organisation on Monday...

AAUB ranks 18th in international competition

Aviation and Aerospace University, Bangladesh, for the first time, participated in the Design/Build/Fly competition, organised by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics from April 2025 10 to 13 in Arizona, USA, and secured 18th place in the design report and 36th place overall...

Japan, China accuse each other of airspace ‘violation’ near disputed islands

Tokyo and Beijing exchanged diplomatic protests, each accusing the other of ‘violating’ national airspace, after a Chinese helicopter and coast guard vessels faced off with a Japanese aircraft around disputed islands...

India closes airspace to Pakistan aeroplanes

New Delhi closed its airspace to Pakistani aeroplanes on Wednesday after Islamabad banned Indian planes from overflying, the latest tit-for-tat measure as relations between the nuclear-armed rivals spiral into a tailspin.

Three Chinese astronauts return to Earth staying six month in space

Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Wednesday after six months on the country’s space station, state media footage showed, as Beijing advances towards its aim to become a major celestial power...

SpaceX services technical launch in Bangladesh by May

Lauren Dreyer, vice-president for Global Engagement at SpaceX, met Bangladesh’s chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on the sidelines of the Earthna Summit in Doha on Wednesday...