“This is the first time we’ll have a space layer fully integrated into our warfighting operations.” A SpaceX Falcon 9 […]
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After early struggles, NASA’s ambitious mission to Titan is “on track” for launch
So how is Dragonfly doing now? In recent years the Dragonfly mission has started to receive the funding and resources […]
SpaceX’s lesson from last Starship flight? “We need to seal the tiles.”
SpaceX is targeting an orbital Starship flight with a next-gen vehicle next year. SpaceX’s 10th Starship test flight ended with […]
On a day of rebranding at the Pentagon, this name change slipped under the radar
A Space Force spokesperson echoed these sentiments in a statement Friday. The spokesperson said the command’s mission “is to generate, […]
Congress and Trump may compromise on the SLS rocket by axing its costly upper stage
There are myriad questions about how NASA’s budget process will play out in the coming weeks, with the start of […]
GOP may finally succeed in unrelenting quest to kill two NASA climate satellites
Before satellite measurements, researchers relied on estimates and data from a smattering of air and ground-based sensors. An instrument on […]
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 […]
Starship’s heat shield appears to have performed quite well in test
One of the more curious aspects of the 10th flight of SpaceX’s Starship rocket on Tuesday was the striking orange […]
Rocket Report: SpaceX achieved daily launch this week; ULA recovers booster
Firefly Aerospace reveals why its Alpha booster exploded after launch in April. Starship and its Super Heavy booster ascend through […]
With recent Falcon 9 milestones, SpaceX vindicates its “dumb” approach to reuse
As SpaceX’s Starship vehicle gathered all of the attention this week, the company’s workhorse Falcon 9 rocket continued to hit […]