NASA Picks Blue Origin to Build Second Moon Lander for Artemis Missions
In 2021, Bezos unsuccessfully sued NASA over the agency’s decision to grant the first contract to SpaceX, but today’s news should put him in a better head space. Blue Origin…
Two Private Astronaut Crews Will Head to Space This Month
Private crewed space flights were so hot in 2021 and 2022, but the current year has been very quiet in this regard. That’s now about to change, as Axiom Space…
Virgin Galactic Completes Final Glide Flight and Readies for Rocket-Powered Spaceflight
Virgin Galactic appears to be one step closer to resuming its space tourism services. The company announced today a successful suborbital test of the VSS Unity spaceplane and hopes to…
7 Bonkers Corporate Earth Day Campaigns
Screenshot: Instagram We’ll end on a surreal note. In 2020, carmaker Hyundai partnered with Korean pop sensation BTS for Earth Day. The brand encouraged fans to take a selfie with…
Debut Launch of ULA’s Vulcan Rocket Likely in Jeopardy After Dramatic Explosion at Test Stand
A highly-anticipated heavy-lift rocket was getting prepped for its inaugural flight when a spark triggered a fiery explosion at NASA’s Alabama launch facility, potentially threatening next month’s rocket debut. Astronomers…
Is Rocket Lab the SpaceX Competitor We’ve Been Waiting For?
SpaceX’s partially reusable Falcon 9 is currently in a class by itself, but rival companies are hoping to end the rocket’s near-monopolistic hold on the spaceflight industry. One such company…
Blue Origin Blames Faulty Engine Part for Fiery New Shepard Booster Crash
Months after Blue Origin’s New Shepard booster went up in flames, the company released a report pinpointing the cause of the rocket anomaly that halted its operations. CC Off English…
Would the Cast of Star Trek: Picard Actually Go to Space?
Picard and Riker have a chat on Star Trek: Picard.Image: Paramount It’s right there in the name: Star Trek. It’s a show, world, and franchise about trekking through the stars.…
A Flying Motorbike Company Just Got Listed on the Nasdaq
Photo: ADRIAN3388 (Shutterstock) A company that sells flying motorbikes just got listed on the Nasdaq, which means that we’re all living in The Jetsons now, basically. CC Off English The…