From the outside, China’s Zhuque-3 rocket looks like a clone of SpaceX’s Falcon 9. LandSpace’s Zhuque-3 rocket with its nine […]
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NASA seeks a “warm backup” option as key decision on lunar rover nears
By the time the second group of NASA astronauts reach the Moon later this decade, the space agency would like […]
The missile meant to strike fear in Russia’s enemies fails once again
Therefore, it’s no wonder Russian officials like to talk up Sarmat’s capabilities. Russian President Vladimir Putin has called Sarmat a […]
Space CEO explains why he believes private space stations are a viable business
Skip to content Voyager Technologies Chairman Dylan Taylor checks in with Ars from the space station frontier. Dylan Taylor, chairman […]
Before a Soyuz launch Thursday someone forget to secure a 20-ton service platform
Skip to content “We are going to learn just how important the ISS is to leadership.” Technicians work on the […]
ULA aimed to launch up to 10 Vulcan rockets this year—it will fly just once
Engineers traced the problem to a manufacturing defect in an insulator on the solid rocket motor, and telemetry data from […]
Russia’s Soyuz 5 will soon come alive. But will anyone want to fly on it?
The Soyuz 5 rocket, also named Irtysh for a river that flows through Russia and Kazakhstan, answers to that purpose. […]
China launches an emergency lifeboat to bring three astronauts back to Earth
And then, last year, Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule suffered a series of helium leaks and propulsion problems that made NASA […]
Rivals object to SpaceX’s Starship plans in Florida—who’s interfering with whom?
“We’re going to continue to treat any LOX-methane vehicle with 100 percent TNT blast equivalency.” Artist’s illustration of Starships stacked […]
It’s official: Boeing’s next flight of Starliner will be allowed to carry cargo only
The US space agency ended months of speculation about the next flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, confirming Monday that the […]