The tortoise and the hare “This is the very beginning of the Space Age.” New Glenn lifts off on its […]
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Rocket Report: Did China’s reusable rocket work?; DOT may review SpaceX fines
Rocket Lab announced it will soon launch a batch of eight German-owned wildfire-detection satellites. The Chinese Longxing-2 rocket is erected […]
NASA moves swiftly to end DEI programs, ask employees to “report” violations
NASA’s acting administrator is moving swiftly to remove diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility—or DEIA—programs from the space agency. In an […]
Satellite firm bucks miniaturization trend, aims to build big for big rockets
Although the price of this satellite bus is proprietary, various estimates place the cost at between $100 million and $150 […]
Rocket Report: Starship experiences a RUD; Blue Origin nails its debut launch
“The computed numbers below prove that this is quite feasible with margins to spare.” Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket launches […]
Fire destroys Starship on its seventh test flight, raining debris from space
The Federal Aviation Administration will likely require an investigation into the accident. This screen grab from SpaceX’s live broadcast of […]
Here’s what NASA would like to see SpaceX accomplish with Starship this year
Iterate, iterate, and iterate some more The seventh test flight of Starship is scheduled for launch Thursday afternoon. SpaceX’s upgraded […]
Two lunar landers are on the way to the Moon after SpaceX’s double moonshot
Julianna Scheiman, director of NASA science missions for SpaceX, said it made sense to pair the Firefly and ispace missions […]
Blue Origin reaches orbit on first flight of its titanic New Glenn rocket
Early on Thursday morning, a Saturn V-sized rocket ignited its seven main engines, a prelude to lifting off from Earth. […]
Firm developing a fully reusable rocket raises a quarter of a billion dollars
The company continues to make technical progress, Lapsa said. A few weeks ago, Stoke successfully tested the Nova rocket’s main […]