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Aug 12, 2024 · A NASA payload will hitch a ride to the moon on Blue Origin’s first lunar lander mission, scheduled to launch as soon as next March.

Dec 20, 2024 · SpaceX has been testing the Starship vehicle for Flight 7, which now has an FAA license for a launch expected in January. Credit: SpaceX

Nov 13, 2024 · The upcoming presidential transition will be unlike any other in recent history at NASA, thanks in large part to the potentially disruptive influence of Elon Musk, warned veterans of past transitio…

Oct 29, 2024 · DoD is raising its Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) Satellite-Based Services program from an initial $900 million ceiling to a projected $13 billion

4 days ago · The commercial space industry should establish standardized career paths to attract the talent needed for its rapid expansion, a panel of professional services specialists said at the SpaceCom ...

May 7, 2024 · ORLANDO, Fla. — As Rocket Lab prepares to begin tests of the first Archimedes engine for its Neutron launch vehicle, the company says that the rocket won’t be ready for its first flight before ...

Sep 23, 2024 · WASHINGTON — An experimental U.S. military satellite designed to test new space-based navigation technologies has been waiting nearly 20 months for a ride to geostationary Earth orbit (GEO).

Nov 22, 2024 · Updated 5:30 p.m. Eastern with flight statistics. BERLIN — Blue Origin flew six people, including a pair of repeat customers and a science communicator, on the latest New Shepard suborbital ...

Oct 21, 2024 · This article was updated Oct. 21 with more details about the incident. TAMPA, Fla. — The Intelsat 33e satellite has broken up in geostationary orbit (GEO) and lost power, ceasing communications ...