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ULA Atlas V rocket launches NOAA, NASA weather satellite

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket has successfully launched the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) – T mission…

SpaceX awarded three more NASA astronaut launch contracts

Three months after announcing its intent, NASA has procured three more Crew Dragon astronaut launches from SpaceX, raising the total…

SpaceX delivers truckload of Starlink dishes to Ukraine, as promised

The Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine reports that a substantial truckload of Starlink dishes has arrived in the besieged country,…

SpaceX a bastion of independent US, European spaceflight amid Russian threats

Russia has invaded Ukraine without provocation, triggering a series of diplomatic responses - sanctions in particular - that recently culminated…

Rocket Lab to debut second New Zealand launch pad with first launch of 2022

Rocket Lab, a California-based aerospace company, recently announced the completion of a second launch pad at its primary New Zealand…

Relativity Space reveals plans to rapidly upgrade 3D-printed Terran 1 rocket

Relativity Space has announced that it will only launch the first version of its small Terran 1 rocket a handful…

SpaceX’s Starbase environmental review delayed another month

The FAA says that it will take at least another month to complete a crucial environmental review of orbital Starship…

SpaceX set for third Starlink launch in a row [webcast]

Update: SpaceX says that a Falcon 9 rocket is on track Starlink 4-11 from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB)…

SpaceX to launch “next-generation satellite-servicing vehicle” for Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman subsidiary SpaceLogistics has selected SpaceX to launch its first Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) - better described as the…

Antares rocket launches Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station

Northrup Grumman has launched a fresh batch of supplies and equipment to the International Space Station with its Antares rocket…

SpaceX to send retired Starship to local Texas airport, says Elon Musk

In a brief Twitter exchange, the Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) appears to have talked SpaceX CEO Elon Musk…

Firefly nears second orbital launch attempt as US forces Ukrainian founder to divest

While the rocket startup he is responsible for resurrecting is preparing for a second orbital launch attempt, a Ukrainian multimillionaire…

SpaceX Falcon 9 booster aces eleventh launch and landing for the second time

For the second time, a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster has completed its eleventh launch, spaceflight, and landing - helping deliver…

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy likely to launch NASA telescope after ULA skips competition

On the heels of what will likely be NASA's most significant telescope launch for at least a decade, the space…

SpaceX’s South Texas Starship factory has a new tallest building

Less than four months after construction began, the newest addition to SpaceX's South Texas Starship factory is now the facility's…

European astronauts want their own spacecraft after decades of reliance on Russia, NASA, SpaceX

On February 16th, the European Space Agency (ESA) held the European Space Summit in Toulouse, France, offering European Space Agency…

SpaceX to close out February with Starlink launches on Monday and Friday [updated]

Update: SpaceX has delayed Starlink 4-8 from February 20th to no earlier than (NET) 9:44 am EST (14:44 UTC), Monday,…

Chinese rocket mistaken for a SpaceX upper stage on a collision course with the Moon

Rocket debris that is expected to crash into Earth's Moon next month appears to have been incorrectly identified as part…

SpaceX preparing to assemble launch tower for Starship’s first Florida pad

SpaceX has slowly but surely begun the process of building Starship's first Florida launch pad - including preparations for the…

SpaceX ‘destacks’ Starship and Super Heavy: what’s next?

On February 14th, a bit less than four days after the giant rocket was used as a backdrop for CEO…