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Japan lost a 5-ton navigation satellite when it fell off a rocket during launch
If you’re in the space business long enough, you learn there are numerous ways a rocket can fail. I’ve written […]
A WB-57 pilot just made a heroic landing in Houston after its landing gear failed
One of NASA’s three large WB-57 aircraft made an emergency landing at Ellington Field on Tuesday morning in southeastern Houston. […]
Trade wars muzzle allied talks on Trump’s Golden Dome missile shield
“International partners, I have not been allowed to talk to yet because of the trade wars.” President Donald Trump speaks […]
As data from space spikes, an innovative ground station company seeks to cash in
By the end of the year, Northwood, based in El Segundo, California, had shown the ability to build eight of […]
Former astronaut on lunar spacesuits: “I don’t think they’re great right now”
“These are just the difficulties of designing a spacesuit for the lunar environment.” NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara kneels down to […]
Rocket Report: Chinese rockets fail twice in 12 hours; Rocket Lab reports setback
Another partially reusable Chinese rocket, the Long March 12B, is nearing its first test flight. An Archimedes engine for Rocket […]
Blue Origin makes impressive strides with reuse—next launch will refly booster
SpaceX successfully landed its second Falcon 9 booster in April 2016, on the 23rd overall flight of the Falcon 9 […]
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All sorts of interesting flags and artifacts will fly to the Moon on Artemis II
NASA’s first astronauts to fly to the Moon in more than 50 years will pay tribute to the lunar and […]
Another Jeff Bezos company has announced plans to develop a megaconstellation
The announcement came out of the blue, from Blue, on Wednesday. The space company founded by Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin, […]
