World Space Week 2026 Celebrates a New Era of Spaceflight

What happens when rockets become cheaper reusable and more accessible World Space Week is putting that question at the centre of its global celebrations Held from October to this year s theme is Rocket Revolution highlighting the rapid changes transforming spaceflight From commercial launch companies to reusable boosters and new spacecraft the way humanity reaches orbit is changing and millions of students and space enthusiasts are joining the celebration The United Nations established World Space Week in as an annual celebration of space science and technology The dates commemorate two milestones the launch of Sputnik in and the entry into force of the Outer Space Treaty in Why Rockets Are at the CentreFor decades launching something into space was largely the domain of national space agencies Today a growing commercial space sector is changing that picture Reusable rocket technology has helped make more frequent launches possible while new companies are

8 Oct 2026

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Jessica Watkins Leads the Way as SpaceX Crew Reaches ISS in Record Time

A journey that usually takes much longer unfolded at remarkable speed this week as four astronauts reached the International Space Station ISS in about eight hours Launched aboard SpaceX s Crew Dragon from Cape Canaveral Florida the mission marked the fastest US crewed journey to the ISS to date The quick transit was helped by the station s position relative to the launch site at liftoff At the heart of the mission was NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins who became the first Black woman to command a crew to orbit A geologist and former member of NASA s Curiosity rover science team Watkins is making her second journey to the space station Meet the CrewWatkins is joined by NASA pilot Luke Delaney Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov For Delaney Kutryk and Teteryatnikov the mission marks their first spaceflight Watkins meanwhile brings experience from her stay

2 Oct 2026

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A New Way to Cut Carbon Emissions: Denmark Opens Europe’s First Full-Scale CO₂ Storage Facility

What if the carbon dioxide produced by industries could be captured transported and locked away deep beneath the ocean floor Denmark is turning that idea into reality On September the Greensand Future project was officially inaugurated in Esbjerg launching what its partners describe as Europe s first commercial-scale fully integrated value chain for capturing transporting and permanently storing CO The project is located in the Danish North Sea and uses a depleted oil field known as the Nini West field as its underground storage site According to reports the inauguration was attended by Denmark s King Frederik X European Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan J rgensen Danish Finance Minister Peter Hummelgaard CINEA Director Paloma Aba Garrote and INEOS founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe From Factory Emissions to the SeabedGreensand Future connects several stages of the carbon storage process into one system CO captured from Danish and other European biogas facilities

21 Sep 2026

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He Jumped From 11,551 Metres! Russian Skydiver Sets World Record in Daring High-Altitude Feat

Imagine stepping out of a hot-air balloon more than kilometres above the ground with temperatures plunging to minus C and then hurtling towards Earth at over km h That is exactly what Russian skydiver Sergey Boytcov did setting a new world record with a breathtaking jump from an altitude of metres The record-breaking feat was carried out under the Stratum Jump project created by Russian company Created by the Heavens in support of the International Festival of Youth Boytcov s jump surpassed the previous record of metres set by Polish extreme athletes Seven Minutes of Pure AdrenalineOnce Boytcov stepped out of the balloon his free-fall speed soared beyond kilometres per hour His entire descent lasted seven minutes and seconds before his parachute was deployed at an altitude of metres He then landed safely in Russia s Ust-Kalmanka District in the Altai Territory The balloon itself climbed even higher reaching metres

24 Aug 2026

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China Lands Its First Orbital Rocket Booster—A Giant Leap Towards Reusable Spaceflight

For decades rockets have largely been treated as one-use machines launching payloads into space before their expensive hardware falls back to Earth That equation is changing China has now achieved a major milestone in its reusable-spaceflight ambitions with private space company LandSpace successfully recovering the first stage of its Zhuque- rocket on land The -metre rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi Desert at around a m local time on Wednesday carrying a Honghu- internet satellite into its designated orbit Then came the remarkable part After completing its job the rocket s nine-engine first stage began its journey back to Earth It performed a controlled descent and landed vertically at a designated recovery site in Minqin county Gansu province roughly kilometres from the launch site It marked China s first successful land-based recovery of an orbital rocket s first stage Why Landing the Booster MattersA

20 Aug 2026

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The Skies Are Going Electric: World’s Largest Battery-Powered Aircraft Takes Flight

The future of flying has just taken a significant step forward The X developed by Swedish-founded Heart Aerospace has successfully completed its maiden flight becoming the world s largest fully battery-powered aircraft to fly The -seat demonstrator remained airborne for minutes during an early test at Plattsburgh International Airport in New York Powered entirely by batteries the aircraft climbed to around feet with only a pilot onboard While the X may not carry passengers commercially its mission is important to prove that battery-electric propulsion can work at the scale of an aircraft resembling a small commercial airliner A -Pound Aircraft Running on BatteriesThe numbers behind the X make the achievement even more striking The aircraft weighs more than pounds has a wingspan of feet and stretches feet from nose to tail Its battery-electric propulsion system can produce more than megawatt of power According to Heart Aerospace the -minute demonstration flight

19 Aug 2026

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She's Only 12—But She Became the World's Youngest IBM-Certified AI Engineer

While most -year-olds are just beginning to explore technology AlDhabi AlMheiri is already shaping its future The remarkable Emirati prodigy has become the world's youngest IBM-certified AI engineer an extraordinary achievement that has placed her among the youngest technology pioneers anywhere in the world But for AlDhabi earning a globally recognised AI credential isn't the finish line it's the beginning of an even bigger mission Rather than keeping her knowledge to herself she is using it to help children understand artificial intelligence in a way that is ethical responsible and empowering She believes that AI education should go beyond technology and include ethics critical thinking digital responsibility and human values Turning Knowledge into OpportunityInspired by her passion for technology AlDhabi founded the AI Learning Academy a platform that introduces children to artificial intelligence through engaging interactive and personalised learning experiences Designed primarily for young learners between the ages of and

6 Aug 2026

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Meet Nathan Thomas: The 18-Year-Old Who Became the World's Youngest Male Professor

Most -year-olds are just beginning college life Nathan Thomas was already standing at the front of a classroom teaching it The Florida native has earned the title of the world's youngest male professor achieving the feat at years and days In doing so he broke a -year-old Guinness World Records milestone surpassing Scottish mathematician Colin Maclaurin who became a professor at the age of in the early th century Thomas began teaching at Miami Dade College in August leading the course 'C for Engineers' COP Remarkably many of the students in his classroom were the same age as he was His achievement has not only rewritten the record books but also demonstrated that talent and dedication know no age Learning Started Long Before Most Children Enter High SchoolNathan's remarkable journey began far earlier than most At just years old he enrolled simultaneously in school and Miami Dade College beginning a

4 Aug 2026

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The World's Most Inspiring Wall Isn't Made of Stone—It's Made of Trees!

When people think of the world's greatest walls the Great Wall of China often comes to mind But across Africa another monumental wall is taking shape one that isn't built with bricks or stones but with trees grasslands and wetlands Known as the Great Green Wall this ambitious African-led initiative stretches across the Sahel region creating a living barrier against desertification and climate change Spanning nearly kilometres the project is restoring degraded landscapes while improving livelihoods for millions of people Launched by the African Union in the initiative is one of the world's most ambitious ecosystem restoration efforts Its goal is to restore million hectares of degraded land by Why the Sahel Needed a Green ShieldThe Sahel is a vast semi-arid region that stretches along the southern edge of the Sahara Desert from Senegal in the west to Djibouti in the east It is also one of the regions most

8 Jul 2026

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