Over the weekend, China debuted a new rocket on the nation’s path to the Moon
Depending on how you count them, China now has roughly 18 types of active space launchers.
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Falcon 9 reaches a flight rate 30 times higher than shuttle at 1/100th the cost
The Falcon 9 rocket is truly delivering on the promise of rapid, reusable launch.
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Rocket Report: A good week for Blue Origin; Italy wants its own launch capability
Blue Origin is getting ready to test-fire its first fully integrated New Glenn rocket in Florida.
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NASA awards SpaceX a contract for one of the few things it hasn’t done yet
This was the first time ULA's Vulcan rocket was eligible to compete for a major NASA contract.
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After Russian ship docks to space station, astronauts report a foul smell
Cosmonauts aboard the Russian segment of the station donned protective equipment.
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A former Orion manager has surprisingly credible plans to fly European astronauts
"I know it's super hard, and I know it was crazy."
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Russian ballistic missile attack on Ukraine portends new era of warfare
This is the first time an IRBM, once restricted by a Cold War arms treaty, has been used in combat.
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Rocket Report: Next Vulcan launch slips into 2025; Starship gets a green light
"Constellation companies and government satellite operators are desperate."
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NASA is stacking the Artemis II rocket, implying a simple heat shield fix
NASA expects it to take about four months to fully assemble the main parts of the SLS rocket.
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As NASA increasingly relies on commercial space, there are some troubling signs
"The government's really got to look at itself."
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SpaceX just got exactly what it wanted from the FAA for Texas Starship launches
"All pertinent conditions and requirements of the prior approval have been met."
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The key moment came 38 minutes after Starship roared off the launch pad
SpaceX wasn't able to catch the Super Heavy booster, but Starship is on the cusp of orbital flight.
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SpaceX will try some new tricks on Starship’s sixth test flight
"An additional objective for this flight will be attempting an in-space burn using a single Raptor engine."
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The ISS has been leaking air for 5 years, and engineers still don’t know why
"This is a an engineering problem, and good engineers should be able to agree on it."
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SpaceX president predicts rapid increase in Starship launch rate
"It's going to be hard to catch us, but I certainly hope people try."
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A lot of people are mistaking Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites for UAPs
"We were able to assess that they were all in those cases looking at Starlink flares."
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As ABL Space departs launch, the 1-ton rocket wars have a clear winner
"Our path to making a big contribution as a commercial launch company narrowed considerably."
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Firefly Aerospace rakes in more cash as competitors struggle for footing
The Series D fundraising round was "oversubscribed" and netted Firefly $175 million.
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For the second time this year, NASA’s JPL center cuts its workforce
"If we hold strong together, we will come through this."
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There are some things the Crew-8 astronauts aren’t ready to talk about
"I did not say I was uncomfortable talking about it. I said we're not going to talk about it."
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Russia: Fine, I guess we should have a Grasshopper rocket project, too
On this timeline Russia is nearly a decade and a half behind SpaceX.
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Space policy is about to get pretty wild, y’all
Saddle up, space cowboys. It may get bumpy for a while.
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Rocket Report: Australia says yes to the launch; Russia delivers for Iran
The world's first wooden satellite arrived at the International Space Station this week.
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Nearly three years since launch, Webb is a hit among astronomers
Demand for observing time on Webb outpaces supply by a factor of nine.
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The next Starship launch may occur in less than two weeks
Starship will launch during the late afternoon so its descent into Indian Ocean is visible.
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NRO chief: “You can’t hide” from our new swarm of SpaceX-built spy satellites
"A satellite is always coming over an area within a given reasonable amount of time."
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After 31 cargo missions, NASA finds Dragon still has some new tricks
Typically, most of the ISS propulsion comes from the Russian segment of the space station.
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China reveals a new heavy lift rocket that is a clone of SpaceX’s Starship
The Long March 9 gets flaps and a reusable upper stage.
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US Space Force warns of “mind-boggling” build-up of Chinese capabilities
Russia and China "have developed and demonstrated the ability to conduct war fighting in space."
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As North Korean troops march toward Ukraine, does a Russian quid pro quo reach space?
The budding partnership between Russia and North Korea may now be blossoming into space.
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What is happening with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft?
Among the options NASA and Boeing are considering: A Starliner cargo flight.
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Rocket Report: New Glenn shows out; ULA acknowledges some fairing issues
"We have integrated some corrective actions and additional inspections."
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Finally, a sign of life for Europe’s sovereign satellite Internet constellation
European nations don't want to remain beholden to Starlink, OneWeb, or other networks.
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While ULA studies Vulcan booster anomaly, it’s also investigating fairing issues
"We have integrated some corrective actions and additional inspections of the hardware."
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The New Glenn rocket’s first stage is real, and it’s spectacular
Up next is a hot-fire test of the massive rocket.
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For some reason, NASA is treating Orion’s heat shield problems as a secret
“I’m not going to share right now. When it comes out, it’ll all come out together.”
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