Why is China’s heavy-lift Long March 5B able to launch only 10 Guowang satellites at a time? Wearing their orange […]
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Trump orders cull of regulations governing commercial rocket launches
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday directing government agencies to “eliminate or expedite” environmental reviews for commercial launch […]
After first operational launch, here’s the next big test for ULA’s Vulcan rocket
This launch was a big success, but it doesn’t necessarily quash anxieties about ULA’s ability to deliver. The third flight […]
Space Force officials take secrecy to new heights ahead of key rocket launch
The Vulcan rocket checks off several important boxes for the Space Force. First, it relies entirely on US-made rocket engines. […]
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, […]