Space

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

Ellie In Space X Teslarati (double interview)

Ellie In Space is more than a YouTube channel dedicated to SpaceX and space in general. The host, Ellie, has…

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…

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…

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…

Amazon chooses everyone but SpaceX to launch its Starlink competitor

Amazon has announced a series of record-breaking launch contracts that will place a "majority" of its 3,236-satellite Project Kuiper constellation…

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope mirror surpasses expectations as alignment continues

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has completed another critical mirror alignment step and has released the highest resolution infrared image…

NASA’s SLS Moon rocket rolls out to the launch pad for the first time

Around noon EST on Thursday, March 17th, the high bay doors of NASA’s vast Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) opened, revealing…

Astra returns to flight and deploys first satellites weeks after launch failure

Astra's Rocket 3 vehicle has successfully returned to flight and deployed its first satellites in orbit a mere 33 days…

NASA says “nothing has changed” as US astronaut prepares to ride Russian spacecraft

An official Russian video posted on Twitter has fueled rampant speculation that the country's beleaguered space agency intends to abandon…

NASA’s SLS Moon rocket is almost ready for its first trip to the launch pad

NASA says its first complete Space Launch System (SLS) rocket is less than a week away from its first rollout…

SpaceX’s first Jupiter launch a step closer as NASA begins assembling ‘Europa Clipper’

NASA says that the assembly of Europa Clipper has begun at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), in Southern California. Europa…

Rocket Lab to build reusable Neutron rocket factory and launch pad in Virginia

Rocket Lab has selected Virginian island to host the first launch site, factory, and landing pad for its next-generation Neutron…