SpaceX is having trouble with Starship’s upper stage after back-to-back failures, but engineers are making remarkable progress with the rocket’s […]
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Starliner’s flight to the space station was far wilder than most of us thought
Skip to content “Hey, this is a very precarious situation we’re in.” NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore receives a warm welcome […]
Four private astronauts launch on first human mission to fly over the poles
“I call it the last frontier of unexplored territory in low-Earth orbit.” With thunderstorms just offshore, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket […]
Tuesday Telescope: A close-up of the magical camera at the end of a robotic arm
Welcome to the Tuesday Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light—a little […]
Europe’s quest to finally land on Mars takes another turn
Four years later, citing budget issues and cost overruns with the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA ended its participation in […]
The first flight of Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket lasted just 40 seconds
“Today, we know twice as much about our launch system as yesterday before launch.” A fireball rises over Andøya after […]
NASA’s Curiosity rover has found the longest chain carbon molecules yet on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has detected the largest organic (carbon-containing) molecules ever found on the red planet. The discovery is […]
NASA to put Starliner’s thrusters through an extensive workout before next launch
Skip to content “We’ll continue to work through certification toward the end of this year.” Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft undocks from […]
Rocket Report: Stoke is stoked; sovereignty is the buzzword in Europe
“The idea that we will be able to do it through America… I think is very, very doubtful.” Stoke Space’s […]
As NASA faces cuts, China reveals ambitious plans for planetary exploration
All of these grand Chinese plans come as NASA faces budget cuts. Although nothing is final, Ars reported earlier this […]