The FAA’s environmental review approved SpaceX’s proposal for two Starfall reentry demonstrations. It did not specify if these demos would […]
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A US military exercise in space got underway with barely anyone noticing
Skip to content The Space Force wants to cut the time to field new satellites from years to weeks, days, […]
Rocket Report: Rebuild begins at Blue Origin launch pad; Relativity targets Mars
A French launch startup is scrapping the name of its rocket, apparently due to a trademark issue. NASA Administrator Jared […]
A bold satellite rescue mission came together in record time, but will it work?
“I consider this a success already, just from the fact that we’re even going to try this.” The Link spacecraft […]
Key mission for Europe’s commercial space enterprise scrubbed again
Andøya’s location near a rich offshore fishery has also generated tension. The skipper of the longline fishing boat within the […]
A Chinese rocket breaks apart dangerously close to the Starlink constellation
The upper stage from a commercial Chinese rocket that launched last week has broken apart in space, spreading debris in […]
FCC lifts looming deadline for Amazon Leo satellite broadband constellation
The Federal Communications Commission has waived a requirement for Amazon to launch half of its satellite broadband constellation by the […]
Safety officials finally have a good idea of what a big rocket explosion can do
Overpressure from the Blue Origin blast shattered windows at a hangar about a mile away from the pad. Blue Origin’s New […]
In a surprise launch, China debuts another big rocket designed for reusability
There are sound engineering reasons to use the same approach SpaceX uses with the Falcon 9. The first Long March […]
Rocket Report: A dark day for Blue Origin; Pentagon eyes new launch site
A new crew launched to China’s Tiangong space station, and one of the astronauts will stay for a year. A […]