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The modern era of low-flying satellites may begin this week
Clarity-1 at the pad Albedo’s first big test may come within the next week and the launch of the “Transporter-13” […]
Firefly’s picture-perfect Moon landing shows the way for lunar exploration
Firefly Aerospace became the first commercial company to make a picture-perfect landing on the Moon early Sunday, touching down on an […]
SpaceX readies a redo of last month’s ill-fated Starship test flight
The FAA has cleared SpaceX to launch Starship’s eighth test flight as soon as Monday. Ship 34, destined to launch […]
Rocket Report: Rocket Lab’s news blitz; Starship mishap blamed on vibrations
One Falcon 9 launched an Intuitive Machines lunar lander, an asteroid prospector, and a NASA science probe. Peter Beck, Rocket […]
Astroscale aced the world’s first rendezvous with a piece of space junk
Astroscale’s US subsidiary won a $25.5 million contract from the US Space Force in 2023 to build a satellite refueler […]
The Moon’s next robotic visitor is lining up for landing this weekend
The first lunar lander built by Firefly Aerospace is on quite a trip, and has the selfies to prove it. […]
Long-time advocate of SLS rocket says it’s time to find an “off-ramp”
“A revised Artemis campaign plan should be a high priority for the new NASA Administrator,” Pace wrote. “There may be […]
Asteroid 2024 YR4 is going to miss Earth, but the story doesn’t end there
These new capabilities include powerful telescopes, some of which are expressly designed to find near-Earth hazards. The Vera C. Rubin […]
German startup to attempt the first orbital launch from Western Europe
The nine-engine first stage for Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket lights up on the launch pad on February 14. Credit: Isar […]