Europe’s first private launch company is learning to embrace failure
Isar Aerospace, based in Germany, is the first in a crop of new European rocket companies to attempt an orbital launch. If ...
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Boeing's next Starliner launch for NASA could slip to early 2026 after fixes
Last June, Starliner launched on its first-ever crewed flight, which sent NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space ... helium leaks in its propulsion system ...
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ULA’s Vulcan Launch System Now Space Force-Certified for National Security Missions
Explore the details of United Launch Alliance's Vulcan launch system and its certification from the U.S. Space Force.
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Watch SpaceX launch historic Fram2 astronaut mission over Earth's poles tonight (video)
Fram2 will send four people from four different nations to low Earth orbit for three to five days. Those crewmembers — all of ...
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Space Force Adds 2 Launch Providers to NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 Contract
Read about the Space Force's addition of Rocket Lab and Stoke Space to the National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 ...
Four different rockets, three landers, and two decades: Will ExoMars ever launch?
The latest news, announced Sunday, is that Airbus will design and build the lander that will carry the ExoMars down to the surface of Mars. The mission is scheduled to launch no earlier than 2028 on a ...
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It’s Looking More Likely NASA Will Fly the Artemis II Mission
Late Saturday night, technicians at Kennedy Space Center in Florida moved the core stage for NASA’s second Space Launch System rocket into position between the vehicle’s two solid-fueled boosters.
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Stoke Space and Rocket Lab join Space Force’s national security launch program
Stoke and Rocket Lab join Jeff Bezos’ Kent-based Blue Origin space venture as well as SpaceX and United Launch Alliance on the Pentagon’s current launch service list, known as Phase 3 Lane 1.
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Centennial rocket cleared for National Security Space Launch missions
and certification of this launch system is a direct result of their focus, dedication and teamwork,” said Gen Panzenhagen, Program Executive Officer for Assured Access to Space. The Vulcan ...
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China in bid to challenge SpaceX by deploying maglev rocket launch pad by 2028
In a bid to disrupt the United States’ long-held dominance in space exploration, China is quietly advancing a radical new rocket launch system – powered not by roaring engines but by ...
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SpaceX prepares to launch 4-person crew on first polar orbit mission
X/@SpaceX Four space explorers will launch with SpaceX next week on a polar orbital mission that could unlock a new area in space for future spaceflights. The four-person mission, known as Fram2 ...
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WATCH: SpaceX launch out of Vandenberg Space Force Base
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday afternoon for the liftoff of a Falcon 9 rocket out of Vandenberg Space Force Base.Team Vandenberg Guardians and Airmen will be supporting a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch ...