NASA SLS rocket launches Orion spacecraft to the Moon
After years, months, days, hours, and minutes of waiting, NASA's first Space Launch System (SLS) rocket has successfully lifted off…
2 weeks ago
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Firefly launches world’s largest carbon fiber rocket into orbit on second try
Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket has successfully reached orbit on its second try, cementing the company as the victor of a…
2 months ago
NASA spacecraft successfully slams into asteroid ten months after SpaceX launch
Ten months after launching into interplanetary space on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirect Test (DART) spacecraft…
2 months ago
NASA’s SLS Moon rocket almost aces vital prelaunch test on 7th try
Following several incomplete attempts in April, June, August, and September, NASA's first Space Launch System (SLS) Moon rocket has almost…
2 months ago
Blue Origin rocket launch fails after engine catches fire
Blue Origin's suborbital New Shepard rocket suffered a catastrophic engine failure during its 23rd launch attempt, ending a seven-year streak…
3 months ago
SpaceX, Firefly Aerospace targeting three rocket launches in two days
Update: As is a common occurrence in spaceflight, two of the three planned missions have been delayed or scrubbed. Firefly's…
3 months ago
NASA to retry Artemis I Moon rocket launch on Saturday
NASA says it has alleviated issues that arose during its first Space Launch System (SLS) Moon rocket launch attempt and…
3 months ago
NASA scrubs first SLS Moon rocket launch attempt
NASA has scrubbed the first attempted launch of its Space Launch System (SLS) Moon rocket after running into multiple issues,…
3 months ago
NASA says SLS Moon rocket is ‘go’ for launch debut
After rolling the vehicle to its Kenndy Space Center, Florida launch pad two days early for what is hoped to…
3 months ago
NASA to roll SLS Moon rocket to the launch pad two days early
NASA has given the go-ahead to roll its Space Launch System (SLS) Moon rocket to the launch pad two days…
4 months ago
Blue Origin scraps New Glenn recovery ship, finishes first ‘test tank’
After four years of halting work, Blue Origin has fully abandoned a transport ship it once intended to convert into…
4 months ago
SpaceX shares how it’s making Starlink satellites less bright.
SpaceX shared how it's making its Starlink satellites less bright. The space exploration company published a document titled, Brightness Mitigation…
4 months ago
Relativity’s first 3D-printed rocket aims to debut a new rocket fuel
Relativity can almost taste the vacuum of space. A substantial amount of work remains, but the startup continues to defy…
4 months ago
Relativity Space’s first 3D-printed rocket booster passes early tests
Relativity Space CEO Tim Ellis says that the startup's first 3D-printed 'Terran-1' rocket booster has already completed a few significant…
5 months ago
Rocket Lab spacecraft sends NASA’s CAPSTONE mission to the Moon
Rocket Lab has successfully sent a small NASA spacecraft on its way to the Moon, acing the complex interplanetary launch…
5 months ago
Relativity Space’s first 3D-printed rocket arrives at launch pad
Relativity Space has shipped both stages of its first 3D-printed Terran-1 rocket to a launch pad it recently finished constructing…
5 months ago
Boeing Starliner joins SpaceX’s Crew Dragon at the International Space Station
Boeing's Starliner crew capsule has successfully rendezvoused, approached, and docked with the International Space Station for the first time, marking…
6 months ago
Boeing Starliner spacecraft successfully returns to flight 29 months after ill-fated debut
More than three years after SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft first safely reached orbit and almost three and a half years…
7 months ago
Rocket Lab briefly catches Electron booster with a helicopter on first try
In a significant achievement, public launch provider Rocket Lab has - with a few caveats - successfully used a helicopter…
7 months ago
NASA’s Webb Telescope mirror crushes “most optimistic predictions” after final alignment
NASA says that the nascent James Webb Space Telescope's (JWST) "optical performance...continues to be better than the...most optimistic predictions" after…
7 months ago