A South Korean rocket startup will soon make its first attempt to reach low-Earth orbit. The Orion spacecraft for the […]
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Hans Koenigsmann, who investigated all of SpaceX’s rocket failures, is going to space
Then she kind of asked me, “Do you think I could be an astronaut?” I mean, technically, you don’t need […]
Rocket Report: Bezos’ firm will package satellites for launch; Starship on deck
The long, winding road for Franklin Chang-Diaz’s plasma rocket engine takes another turn. Blue Origin’s second New Glenn booster left […]
Ted Cruz reminds us why NASA’s rocket is called the “Senate Launch System”
All of the original US senators who created and sustained NASA’s Space Launch System rocket over the last 15 years—Bill […]
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, […]
Smithsonian Air and Space opens halls for “milestone” and “future” artifacts
$900M renovation nearing completion John Glenn’s Friendship 7 returns as SpaceX and Blue Origin artifacts debut. “Futures in Space” recaptures […]
The second launch of New Glenn will aim for Mars
Notably, the company plans to launch each new rocket as soon as it is ready to fly to gather data […]
Rocket Report: New delay for Europe’s reusable rocket; SpaceX moves in at SLC-37
Canada is the only G7 nation without a launch program. Quebec wants to do something about that. This graphic illustrates […]
Second New Glenn launch slips toward fall as program leadership departs
A few weeks ago, the chief executive of Blue Origin, Dave Limp, convened an all-hands meeting for the more than […]
Rocket Report: The pitfalls of rideshare; China launches next Tiangong crew
This week, engineers ground-tested upgrades for Blue Origin’s New Glenn and Europe’s Ariane 6. A Long March 2F carrier rocket, […]