Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin launches New Glenn rocket for first time
At the second time of trying, Blue Origin successfully launched its orbital New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida on early Thursday morning ET. The first-ever launch of the…
Chinese Rocket Accidentally Launches During Test, Crashes Dramatically
Chinese company Space Pioneer accidentally launched the first stage of its Tianlong-3 rocket during a Sunday test of the vehicle that went terribly wrong. The rocket crashed and exploded near…
ISS Astronauts Forced to Take Shelter After Russian Satellite Mysteriously Disintegrates
Fragments from a defunct Russian satellite have formed a large cloud of debris in low Earth orbit, posing a potential threat to the International Space Station (ISS) and with the…
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy Launches Critical Weather Satellite
Update: June 25, 6:00 p.m. ET: SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy successfully blasted off shortly before 5:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Suggested Reading First Full-Color Images From Webb Space Telescope Off English…
NASA Is Being Sued for Dropping Space Junk on a Florida Home
A family from Florida filed a claim against NASA for a small piece of trash that the space agency had tossed from the International Space Station (ISS), which ended up…
A Bonus ‘Hitchhiker’ Will Come Back From Mars in Perseverance’s Sample Tubes
The Perseverance rover has been toiling on the Martian surface for over three years, collecting rock samples that will eventually be brought to Earth if all goes according to plan.…
Everything We Noticed During SpaceX’s Thrilling Fourth Test of Starship
The 120-metric ton Starship rocket not only soared to the skies during its fourth test flight, but both stages also returned, with the booster landing in the Gulf of Mexico…
Starliner Joins the Ranks: The Elite Spacecraft That Have Carried NASA Astronauts to Space
After two consecutive failed launch attempts, the crewed Starliner capsule successfully launched on Wednesday, June 5, carrying two NASA astronauts to low Earth orbit. Boeing is testing the capsule’s capability…
Watch Live as Boeing Attempts a Tense First Crewed Launch to the ISS
Despite several delays and technical hiccups, Boeing is getting ready to launch its first crewed test flight to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of its agreement with NASA.…
SpaceX Launch Targets Safe Reentry of Starship Megarocket—If It Doesn’t Explode First
SpaceX’s Starship program is gearing up for another crucial test flight next week, pending regulatory approval. This flight will focus on reentry and landing, while also gathering comprehensive flight data…