Rocket Lab to launch NASA’s PREFIRE mission
NASA has announced they have selected Rocket Lab to launch their PREFIRE mission to study Earth's climate and how the…
8 months ago
NASA
Weekly Space Recap: August 7 – August 13
Here are some of the stories you may have missed in the past week. The second week of August 2023…
8 months ago
Artemis II astronauts get their first look at their Orion spacecraft
The Artemis II astronauts that will be the first crew to fly around the Moon in 50 years got a…
9 months ago
Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule delayed to NET March 2024
Boeing expects the Starliner crew capsule to be ready no earlier than March 2024. However, that could slip further pending…
9 months ago
NASA awards Axiom Space 4th Crewed flight to ISS
SpaceX will launch the 4th Axiom mission to the International Space Station no earlier than August 2024. NASA had previously…
9 months ago
Final Antares flight successfully launches Space Station resupply mission
Antares' final mission was a 100 percent success as the rocket sent the Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space…
9 months ago
Northrup Grumman’s Antares set for its swan song launch
Later this evening at 8:31 p.m. ET (00:31 UTC on the 2nd), the Northrup Grumman Antares 230+ rocket is scheduled…
9 months ago
NASA and DARPA award contract for Nuclear Rocket Engine
NASA and DARPA announced they awarded Lockheed Martin and BWX Technologies to build and develop a nuclear thermal rocket (NTR)…
9 months ago
Canoo delivers three Crew Transportation Vehicles to NASA
Canoo (NASDAQ: GOEV) has delivered three specialized versions of their Lifestyle electric vehicle to NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The Crew…
9 months ago
Rocket Lab launches 7 satellites, recovers first stage booster
The 'Baby Come Back' mission successfully lifted off from Launch Complex 1B on the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand at…
9 months ago
SpaceX completes 28th commercial resupply mission to ISS
After undocking from the International Space Station on June 29th, SpaceX's Cargo Dragon capsule splashed down off of the coast…
10 months ago
Rocket Lab announces next launch, will attempt first stage recovery
Rocket Lab is expected to launch seven satellites from Launch Complex 1 on the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand. This…
10 months ago
SpaceX Dragon capsule breaks U.S. spaceflight records
SpaceX has now launched a flight-proven Dragon capsule to the International Space Station (ISS) 20 times. Following the successful launch…
11 months ago
Rocket Lab’s Electron delivers TROPICS constellation to orbit
Electron, Rocket Lab's small satellite launch vehicle, launched twice, just ~2 weeks apart from the companies Launch Complex 1 in…
11 months ago
NASA selects Blue Origin to land Astronauts on the Moon
NASA has awarded Blue Origin $3.4 billion dollars for its Human Landing System (HLS), Blue Moon. Blue Moon will launch…
11 months ago
SpaceX’s first NASA astronauts to receive Space Medal of Honor for Dragon test flight
NASA says that the astronauts responsible for SpaceX's first crewed Dragon test flight will be awarded the Congressional Space Medal…
1 year ago
SpaceX’s backup Dragon launch pad on track for 2023 debut
SpaceX has begun building a backup launch pad for its Cargo and Crew Dragon spacecraft and says the facility could…
1 year ago
SpaceX’s latest Falcon Heavy launch captured from a rare perspective
NASA cameras installed on the International Space Station happened to be in the right place and at the right time…
1 year ago
SpaceX Dragon spacecraft returns NASA cargo to Earth after six weeks in space
A SpaceX Cargo Dragon 2 spacecraft has safely returned to Earth after delivering several tons of NASA supplies to the…
1 year ago
SpaceX wins Sentinel 6B radar satellite launch contract
SpaceX has won a contract to launch the joint US-European Sentinel 6B radar satellite as early as November 2025. Five…
1 year ago