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Tag: Space
NASA nominee asks why lunar return has taken so long, and why it costs so much
WASHINGTON, DC—Over the course of a nearly three-hour committee hearing Wednesday, the nominee to lead NASA for the Trump administration […]
Tuesday Telescope: Does this Milky Way image remind you of Powers of 10?
Welcome to the Tuesday Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light—a little […]
A military satellite waiting to launch with ULA will now fly with SpaceX
For the second time in six months, SpaceX will deploy a US military satellite that was sitting in storage, waiting […]
With new contracts, SpaceX will become the US military’s top launch provider
The military’s stable of certified rockets will include Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, Vulcan, and New Glenn. A SpaceX Falcon Heavy […]
SpinLaunch—yes, the centrifuge rocket company—is making a hard pivot to satellites
Outside of several mentions in the Rocket Report newsletter dating back to 2018, Ars Technica has not devoted too much […]
Rocket Report: Next Starship flight to reuse booster; FAA clears New Glenn
“The first Super Heavy reuse will be a step towards our goal of zero-touch reflight.” SpaceX tests a Super Heavy […]
SpaceX just took a big step toward reusing Starship’s Super Heavy booster
SpaceX is having trouble with Starship’s upper stage after back-to-back failures, but engineers are making remarkable progress with the rocket’s […]
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 […]