“This ought to make for some good reading,” NASA’s mission management team chair said. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman joins the […]
Category: space launch system
Rocket Report: Pentagon needs more missile interceptors; Artemis II clears review
SpaceX has started commissioning a second launch pad at the company’s Starbase facility in Texas. Firefly Aerospace’s seventh Alpha rocket […]
Rocket Report: SpaceX launch prices are going up; Russia fixes broken launch pad
It looks like United Launch Alliance will build more upper stages for NASA’s SLS rocket. A welder works on repairs […]
No fooling: NASA targets April 1 for Artemis II launch to the Moon
NASA has fixed the problem that forced the removal of the rocket for the Artemis II mission from its launch […]
After fueling test, optimism grows for March launch of Artemis II to the Moon
A second fueling test on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket ended Thursday night, giving senior managers enough confidence to move […]
Rocket Report: Chinese launch firm raises big money; Falcon 9 back to the Bahamas
The company that attempted China’s first orbital-class rocket landing says it will soon try again. A Falcon 9 booster on […]
NASA has a new problem to fix before the next Artemis II countdown test
John Honeycutt, chair of NASA’s Artemis II mission management team, said the decision to relax the safety limit between Artemis […]
Rocket Report: SpaceX probes upper stage malfunction; Starship testing resumes
Amazon has booked 10 more launches with SpaceX, citing a “near-term shortage in launch capacity.” The top of SpaceX’s next […]
NASA finally acknowledges the elephant in the room with the SLS rocket
“You know, you’re right, the flight rate—three years is a long time.” The Artemis II mission is not going to […]
Unable to tame hydrogen leaks, NASA delays launch of Artemis II until March
NASA spent most of Monday trying to overcome hydrogen leaks on the Artemis II rocket. NASA’s second Space Launch System […]