Let’s Look Back at Boeing’s 10-Year Struggle to Launch Humans on Starliner
After more than a decade of delays and failures, Boeing is finally ready to launch its first crew of NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). Liftoff of the…
Watch SpaceX’s Crew Dragon take one of its shortest journeys on Thursday
Four International Space Station (ISS) crew members will climb aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft on Thursday and take it on a very short journey. The plan is for NASA…
SpaceX Falcon 9 booster equals flight record, but no landing this time
A Falcon 9 booster launches for a record-equalling 20th time. SpaceX SpaceX flew a first-stage Falcon 9 booster for the 20th time on Saturday, equalling a record set by another…
Scientists Plan for Apophis’s Unnervingly Close Brush With Earth
This is radar image of a near-Earth asteroid similar to Apophis. We actually know very little about what Apophis looks like, but its pending flyby in 2029 will provide scientists…
Injury Rates at SpaceX Soar Above Industry Norms
SpaceX, the world leader in rocket launches, is increasingly coming under scrutiny for its workplace practices. A recent safety review performed by Reuters highlights an upsetting trend at the aerospace…
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket just completed a milestone mission
SpaceX has been launching and landing rockets since 2015, though admittedly some of those early touchdowns didn’t go as planned and ended in a ball of flames. These days, the…
A Legendary Rocket’s Final Flight and More Top Space Images of the Week
The final flight of ULA’s Delta IV Heavy blasting off on April 9, 2024.Photo: ULA It’s been a wild and wacky last few weeks in space, not to mention awe-inspiring,…
Long-Awaited Ariane 6 Rocket Faces Tough Odds in First Launch
The hot firing of the development model of the solid fuel rocket motor at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 16 July, 2018.Photo: ESA/CNES The highly anticipated first flight of…
Elon Musk’s Worst Predictions and Broken Promises of the Past 15 Years
Elon Musk has spent his entire career making predictions about the future. Some of those ideas have panned out—mostly thanks to his brilliant team of people at SpaceX. But for…
SpaceX slow-motion video shows powerful Raptor rocket engine shutting down
SpaceX has shared dramatic slow-motion footage showing a Raptor engine powering down at the end of a recent test fire. “Shutdown of a Raptor vacuum engine in slow motion,” SpaceX…