With both solid rocket boosters fully stacked and all four RS-25 engines now installed on the Core Stage, NASA is preparing to mate the stage to the boosters and form the short stack that will roll to ...
Crew-12’s crew spent their last days on the Station preparing for their return, packing essential items, testing their SpaceX pressure suits, and preparing the Station for the arrival of their ...
The third transportation vehicle for NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services 2 contracts for resupply efforts of the International Space Station has passed a major test milestone at Edwards Air Force Base ...
A Long March 2D has conducted the sixth Chinese launch of 2018, with the lofting of the Zhangheng-1 spacecraft, a new research satellite for the observation of ionospheric precursors of earthquakes.
Following NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s stark assessment of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner program’s troubled history—pinning the blame not just on technical flaws but on systemic failures in ...
Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg has noted redesign work on the company’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is advancing well, though the company must still coordinate with NASA on future launch plans. Part of the ...
SpaceX made significant strides in the Starship program during Flight 14. Booster 21, despite losing a few engines, still completed its entire flight. Ship 41 reached orbit despite losing a Raptor ...
One veteran astronaut and three first-time flyers began a six-month mission to the International Space Station as part of the NASA and SpaceX Crew-13 mission. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke ...
At SpaceX’s Starbase production site, teams are progressing multiple Starship vehicles through the Production Site facilities, preparing them for upcoming cryogenic testing and beyond while expanding ...
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launched the classified NROL-97 payload for the United States National Reconnaissance Office. Falcon Heavy is scheduled to liftoff from 39A at the Kennedy Space Center at 11:53 ...
Luxembourg-based Space Cargo Unlimited announced on Sept. 15 that it has contracted a dedicated Starfall mission targeting a 2028 Starship launch. The company intends to fly a one-tonne “space factory ...
NASA is currently forecasting that Artemis 2 will be ready to launch no earlier than (NET) September 2023, but similar to attempting to forecast when Artemis 1 will be ready to launch, there is also ...