The Vulcan rocket checks off several important boxes for the Space Force. First, it relies entirely on US-made rocket engines. […]
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Why does Jeff Bezos keep buying launches from Elon Musk?
Skip to content Satellite companies find themselves between a rocket and a hard place. A reusable Falcon 9 booster after […]
NASA plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon—a space lawyer explains why
These sought-after regions are scientifically vital and geopolitically sensitive, as multiple countries want to build bases or conduct research there. […]
James Lovell, the steady astronaut who brought Apollo 13 home safely, has died
Gemini and Apollo astronaut Lovell was the first person to fly to the Moon twice. Astronaut Jim Lovell takes a […]
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Texas politicians warn Smithsonian it must not lobby to retain its space shuttle
(Oddly, Cornyn and Weber’s letter to Roberts described the law as requiring Duffy “to transfer a space vehicle involved in […]
Rocket Report: Firefly lights the markets up; SpaceX starts selling trips to Mars
All the news that’s fit to lift “Get on board! We are going to Mars!” The Vulcan rocket for ULA’s […]
NASA’s new chief has radically rewritten the rules for private space stations
Winners and losers About five years ago, NASA awarded initial space station development contracts to four different companies: Northrop Grumman, […]
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Houston, you’ve got a space shuttle… only NASA won’t say which one
An orbiter by any other name… “The acting administrator has made an identification.” Don’t say Discovery: Acting NASA Administrator Sean […]
Lunar Outpost celebrates release of Lego Moon Rover Space Vehicle
The set’s large, main futuristic rover with its rocker suspension, four-wheel steering, deployable solar panels, and rotating arm is not […]
Is the Dream Chaser space plane ever going to launch into orbit?
“We wanted to have a fuel system that was green instead of using hypergolics, so we could land it on […]