ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightEurope's Space Agency to Debut More Powerful Successor to Its Vega RocketVega-C is scheduled to launch from French Guiana in July.ByPassant RabieYesterday 2:15PMComments (1)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightElon Musk Picks Wildly Ambitious Target of Next Month for First Starship Orbital LaunchEmboldened by the FAA's recent decision, the SpaceX CEO figures he's now on the verge of launching Starship rockets,…ByPassant RabieWednesday 3:45PMComments (8)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightSierra Space Opens Astronaut Training Academy to Support Future Space StationThe private aerospace company also confirmed a proposed launch schedule for its upcoming spaceplane, Dream Chaser.ByKevin HurlerWednesday 1:30PMComments (1)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightBillionaire-Led Crew Prepares for Private SpaceX Mission by Scuba Diving and Climbing VolcanoThe upcoming Polaris Dawn mission aims to fly higher than any other Crew Dragon mission before it—and even perform a…ByPassant RabieWednesday 9:45AMComments (6)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightNew Tower in China Brings Us a Step Closer to Space-Based Solar PowerOnce built, the futuristic system would use satellites to transmit solar energy to receiving stations on Earth.ByKevin HurlerTuesday 7:00PMComments (25)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightCause of Leaky SpaceX Cargo Vehicle Sourced to Faulty Inlet JointThe propellant leak and ensuing investigation has resulted in a one-month delay to the CRS-25 cargo mission.ByPassant RabieTuesday 12:40PMComments (1)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightDemo Mission to Test New ‘Space Tug’ Continues to FlounderPrivate space company Momentus had previously warned that “challenges” were to be expected during this inaugural…ByGeorge DvorskyTuesday 12:20PMComments (4)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightThe Upcoming Artemis Missions to the Moon Are Inspiring Some Awesome ArtThe European Space Agency has chosen two pieces of art that will accompany a service module on a journey to the Moon.ByPassant RabieTuesday 9:20AMSave
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightSpaceX Sails Through Federal Environmental Review, Inches Closer to Starship LaunchThe FAA still requires SpaceX to take more than 75 environmental "actions," and launch approval is still not…ByLauren LefferMonday 5:37PMComments (8)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightTwo NASA Satellites Likely Fell Into the Ocean After Failed Astra Rocket LaunchThe private space company has now completed just two successful orbital launches in seven attempts, which doesn't…ByPassant RabieMonday 1:28PMComments (23)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightTest Flight of World's Largest Plane Ends PrematurelyStratolaunch ended the sixth test flight of its massive carrier aircraft Roc two hours early and was vague as to the…ByKevin HurlerMonday 11:15AMComments (1)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightNASA’s Delayed Psyche Launch Presents Major Headache for Ride-Along MissionThe inability of NASA to launch the Psyche probe on time shows the limitations and risks involved in low-cost…ByGeorge DvorskySaturday 8:00AMComments (4)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightMobile Launcher for NASA's Megarocket Could Go $1 Billion Over Budget, Auditor WarnsAn Inspector General report blamed NASA's commercial partner Bechtel for its "poor performance."ByPassant Rabie6/10/22 9:45AMComments (16)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightHypersonic Plane From Venus Aerospace Will Travel to the Edge of SpaceMoving nine times faster than the speed of sound, Stargazer will travel from Tokyo to Los Angeles in an hour.ByKevin Hurler6/09/22 7:30PMComments (43)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightNASA's Latest Plan to Fix Trojan Spacecraft's Unlatched Solar Array Shows Signs of PromiseA failure to fix Lucy's partially deployed array could result in further damage to the spacecraft.ByPassant Rabie6/09/22 3:25PMComments (3)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightSpaceX Slated to Be NASA's Orbital Taxi for at Least Another 8 YearsThe space agency had little choice, given the sorry state of the much-delayed Boeing Starliner program.ByGeorge Dvorsky6/09/22 2:06PMComments (2)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightThe Coolest—and Most Frightening—Spacewalks in HistoryNo astronaut has been killed in the 57-year history of spacewalks, but there have been some close calls.ByGeorge Dvorsky6/09/22 11:10AMComments (18)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightElon Musk May Wait Until 2026 to Make SpaceX's Starlink PublicThe CEO said Starlink needs to be in a more "smooth sailing situation" before an IPO of the space-based internet…ByPassant Rabie6/08/22 2:18PMComments (2)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightNASA's New Arcade-Style Space Telescope Video Game Is Totally StellarThe 8-bit game lets players collect celestial objects around the universe while searching for dark matter and black…ByKevin Hurler6/07/22 5:05PMComments (2)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightRussian Space Agency Plans to Space-Jack a German X-Ray TelescopeThe eROSITA telescope is part of a joint Russian-German project to map the universe, but Germany paused the mission…ByGeorge Dvorsky6/07/22 4:05PMComments (6)Save