SpaceX’s Pad 2 at Starbase is continuing to refine its preparations for the return of Booster 19, with deluge testing and even load testing the Ship Quick Disconnect (SQD) arm. This time, Flight 12’s ...

In a major shift announced during its “Ignition” event this week, NASA unveiled a detailed roadmap for establishing the first sustained crewed outpost on the lunar surface. The plan effectively pauses ...

Orion prime contractor Lockheed Martin has the spacecraft for NASA’s Artemis III and IV lunar landing missions in production alongside the Artemis II vehicle that is going into final assembly at the ...

China’s new solid rocket motor Kuaizhou-11 launch vehicle has failed on its first mission. China conducted the inaugural launch of the long-delayed Kuaizhou-11 (KZ-11) rocket at 04:17 UTC from the ...

The launch manifest for this week included five Falcon 9 launches. Four of them collectively added over 100 satellites to SpaceX’s Starlink constellation. A further one was expected to transport a ...

Eight launches took place from China during March, the last of which saw the much anticipated debut of CAS Space’s Lijian-2 ...

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) program and prime Core Stage contractor Boeing wrapped up the Green Run testing campaign on the Artemis 1 flight article at the Stennis Space Center and are readying ...

Reviewing the week in spaceflight and upcoming events, it’s been another busy period, including NASA announcing a second lunar lander for Artemis, SpaceX’s Raptor breaking records, and Stratolaunch ...

As SpaceX accelerates its ambitious goal of sending humans to the Moon and Mars, the company’s Starship production complex at Starbase, Texas, has undergone a dramatic transformation, highlighted by ...

While pushing for Flight 12, SpaceX has received approval to nearly double the launch site’s size at Starbase. With this approval, SpaceX will be able to complete the redesign of Pad 1 and add ...

Blue Origin has revealed its concept for a Mars Telecommunications Orbiter (MTO), entering a burgeoning field alongside Rocket Lab and Lockheed Martin as companies vie to enhance communications ...

Their science program also included studies on future lunar navigation techniques, various plant and seed experiments, investigations into how cells sense gravity, crystallization research, and tests ...