NASA has finally test-fired the first of its new $100 million SLS rocket engines. Backdropped by an offshore thunderstorm, a […]
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NASA tested a new SLS booster that may never fly, and the end of it blew off
NASA didn’t want to say much about one of the tests, and the other one lost its nozzle. An uncontained […]
Crunch time—we’ll soon find out if Amazon’s launch providers are up to the job
Skip to content ULA has been waiting on Amazon’s satellites for years, but Amazon will soon be waiting on rockets. […]
SpaceX’s next Starship just blew up on its test stand in South Texas
SpaceX had high hopes for Starship in 2025, but it’s been one setback after another. A fireball erupts around SpaceX’s […]
Honda’s hopper suddenly makes the Japanese carmaker a serious player in rocketry
The company has not disclosed its spending on rocket development. Honda’s hopper is smaller than similar prototype boosters SpaceX has […]
Rocket Report: New delay for Europe’s reusable rocket; SpaceX moves in at SLC-37
Canada is the only G7 nation without a launch program. Quebec wants to do something about that. This graphic illustrates […]
Prepping for Starship, SpaceX is about to demolish one of ULA’s launch pads
SpaceX may soon have up to nine active launch pads. Most competitors have one or two. A Delta IV Heavy […]
China extends its reach into the Solar System with launch of asteroid mission
Comet 311P/PanSTARRS was observed by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2013 with a set of six comet-like tails radiating from […]
SpaceX may have solved one problem, only to find more on latest Starship flight
SpaceX’s ninth Starship survived launch, but engineers now have more problems to overcome. An onboard camera shows the six Raptor […]
FAA: Airplanes should stay far away from SpaceX’s next Starship launch
“The FAA is expanding the size of hazard areas both in the US and other countries.” The Starship for SpaceX’s […]