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Processing of Starlink 2 booster underway, following return to Port Canaveral
Theresa CrossJanuary 11th SpaceX's B1049.4 returned to Port Canaveral January 9, 2020 after the completion of its fourth flown mission delivering the third set of Starlink satellites into low-Earth-orbit (LEO). This is Spacex’s first launch supported by the newly-created U.S. Space Force and its forty-eighth successful booster recovery.
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NASA graduates its newest class of Astronauts
Sean CostelloJanuary 10th As NASA prepares to send astronauts to destinations far beyond Earth, a new breed of space flyers has joined the elite cadre of the agency's astronaut corps.
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New Year, new headquarters for Blue Origin
Laurel KornfeldJanuary 9th With Blue Origin opening its new headquarters, 2020 appears to be a year of further expansion for NewSpace.
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CRS-19 Dragon wet and waiting for next mission
Cullen DesforgesJanuary 7th After spending nearly a month berthed to the International Space Station, a SpaceX Cargo Dragon capsule left the Station and splashed down marking the successful completion of its mission.
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SpaceX starts 2020 with Starlink launch
Patrick AttwellJanuary 6th SpaceX's Starlink constellation just got a major boost.
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OPINION: 2019 – Numbers and Names
Jason RhianJanuary 1st Well that happened. 2019 was a roller-coaster of ups and downs that will have far-reaching consequences for future space exploration efforts.
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SpaceX prepares for first of many Starlink launches in 2020
Jim SiegelDecember 31st 2020 looks to be a big year for space. The next twelve months could see the U.S. regain a long-lost capability and another rover should be sent on its way to the Red Planet. SpaceX is planning to kick off 2020 with the launch of the next batch of Starlink satellites.
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What’s in a name? Mars 2020 wouldn’t know, it doesn’t have one – yet
James RiceDecember 30th NASA's Mars 2020 rover is on the verge of traveling to the Red Planet and beginning its search for evidence of Martian life. But it's missing something very important.
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Launch of Shijian 20 lights up Chinese skies and exploration ambitions
SpaceFlight InsiderDecember 28th China has big plans for its space program. But before it can achieve them, it needed to make sure a key launch vehicle was up to the task. A recent mission suggests that it is.
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NASA Mars 2020 rover passes driving test
Jim SharkeyDecember 27th Remember how stressful it was taking your first driver's test? Now imagine driving a car that's worth $2.5 billion.
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Russia launches final Rockot with trio of communications satellites
SpaceFlight InsiderDecember 27th Russia launched its final mission on the nation's 2019 manifest when it sent three communications satellites to orbit on Friday, Dec. 27. The flight marked the close of a vehicle designed for violence.
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ULA gets the nod to launch GOES-T satellite
SpaceFlight InsiderDecember 23rd NASA has selected a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket to ferry the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-T to orbit.
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NASA graduates its newest class of Astronauts
Sean CostelloJanuary 10th As NASA prepares to send astronauts to destinations far beyond Earth, a new breed of space flyers has joined the elite cadre of the agency's astronaut corps.
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New Year, new headquarters for Blue Origin
Laurel KornfeldJanuary 9th With Blue Origin opening its new headquarters, 2020 appears to be a year of further expansion for NewSpace.
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SpaceX starts 2020 with Starlink launch
Patrick AttwellJanuary 6th SpaceX's Starlink constellation just got a major boost.
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What’s in a name? Mars 2020 wouldn’t know, it doesn’t have one – yet
James RiceDecember 30th NASA's Mars 2020 rover is on the verge of traveling to the Red Planet and beginning its search for evidence of Martian life. But it's missing something very important.
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Launch of Shijian 20 lights up Chinese skies and exploration ambitions
SpaceFlight InsiderDecember 28th China has big plans for its space program. But before it can achieve them, it needed to make sure a key launch vehicle was up to the task. A recent mission suggests that it is.
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Russia launches final Rockot with trio of communications satellites
SpaceFlight InsiderDecember 27th Russia launched its final mission on the nation's 2019 manifest when it sent three communications satellites to orbit on Friday, Dec. 27. The flight marked the close of a vehicle designed for violence.
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Boeing Blunder! Starliner timing failure prevents ISS rendezvous
SpaceFlight InsiderDecember 20th "Unplanned but stable." That's how Boeing referred to the first flight of its Starliner "space taxi." In layman's terms, the spacecraft was placed in the wrong orbit and won't be going to the International Space Station.
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Launch of JCSAT-18 / Kacific-1 furthers SpaceX’s reusability program
SpaceFlight InsiderDecember 18th SpaceX's domination of the launch services market continues with Monday's launch of a Boeing-built satellite for SKY Perfect JSAT Corp. and Kacific Broadband Satellites.
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Mars 2020 rover’s protective cover arrives at KSC
SpaceFlight InsiderDecember 13th Space is a pretty wicked place. Fortunately for the Mars 2020 rover, NASA has the robot detective covered.
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First fight of OmegA rocket to carry SSN payload
Jason RhianDecember 12th Move over SpaceX, you're not the only launch service provider who'll be flying out of Kennedy Space Center.
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NASA completes SLS core stage in preparation for Artemis 1 mission
Curt GodwinDecember 10th Boeing completes milestone in 15-year-long effort to reignite crewed deep space missions.
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This Bud’s for you! SpaceX sends ‘King of Beers’ to orbit on CRS-19
Jim SiegelDecember 5th Propellant? Check. Science experiments? Check. Hardware? Check. Budweiser? Checkity-check!
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Launch of CRS-19 cargo freighter to ISS delayed
Patrick AttwellDecember 4th Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. -- Beautifully clear skies do not necessarily ensure a launch. SpaceX, no stranger to the precise requirements for launch ran afoul of an old foe on Wednesday Dec. 4.
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Virgin Galactic begins Astronaut Readiness Program
Cullen DesforgesNovember 21st The commercial space industry is one step closer toward achieving its goal of sending paying customers to suborbit.
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Report suggests NASA made a $1.6B Boeing mistake
Patrick AttwellNovember 15th A damning new report released by NASA’s Office of Inspector General paints a dismal picture of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The report suggests one of the two participants attempted to extort the space agency for more money.
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Boeing completes test of hyper-critical pad abort system
Jim SiegelNovember 4th With SpaceX steamrolling ahead toward achieving the goal of sending U.S. astronauts to the International Space Station, Boeing took a step of its own today toward accomplishing the same feat.
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Processing of Starlink 2 booster underway, following return to Port Canaveral
January 11th
SpaceX's B1049.4 returned to Port Canaveral January 9, 2020 after the completion of its fourth flown mission delivering the third set of Starlink satellites into low-Earth-orbit (LEO). This is Spacex’s first launch supported by the newly-created U.S. Space Force and its forty-eighth successful booster recovery. -
CRS-19 Dragon wet and waiting for next mission
January 7th
After spending nearly a month berthed to the International Space Station, a SpaceX Cargo Dragon capsule left the Station and splashed down marking the successful completion of its mission. -
OPINION: 2019 – Numbers and Names
January 1st
Well that happened. 2019 was a roller-coaster of ups and downs that will have far-reaching consequences for future space exploration efforts. -
SpaceX prepares for first of many Starlink launches in 2020
December 31st
2020 looks to be a big year for space. The next twelve months could see the U.S. regain a long-lost capability and another rover should be sent on its way to the Red Planet. SpaceX is planning to kick off 2020 with the launch of the next batch of Starlink satellites. -
NASA Mars 2020 rover passes driving test
December 27th
Remember how stressful it was taking your first driver's test? Now imagine driving a car that's worth $2.5 billion. -
ULA gets the nod to launch GOES-T satellite
December 23rd
NASA has selected a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket to ferry the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-T to orbit. -
Starliner makes history in redefined ‘victory’
December 22nd
Boeing's Orbital Flight Test concluded today (Sunday Dec. 22) when the Starliner capsule touched down at White Sands Missile Range. Launched Friday, the mission saw the first U.S.-built crew-rated capsule land on soil rather than splashing down in the ocean. -
OFT: What went wrong?
December 21st
NASA and Boeing don't seem to know what exactly prevented the OFT Starliner from completing its primary mission objective. -
Gallery: ULA launches OFT-1 Starliner
December 20th
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GALLERY: SpaceX launches JCSAT-18 and Kacific-1
December 17th
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New Horizons science instrument detects slowing of solar wind
December 12th
NASA's New Horizons mission has caught 'wind' of the ragged edges of our Solar System. -
Aerojet Rocketdyne opens new solid rocket motor facility
December 6th
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.- Aerojet Rocketdyne announced that it is ready to begin winding carbon fiber cases for large solid rocket motors now that a new machine has been installed and commissioned at its Advanced Manufacturing Facility. -
Uncrewed Boeing OFT-1 mission now targeting Dec. 19 liftoff
December 3rd
United Launch Alliance has announced that Boeing's OFT-1 mission has slipped. -
Two centaur missions proposed to NASA’s Discovery program
November 22nd
NASA is considering two Discovery Program missions that would head to the deepest regions of our solar system to study far flung bodies that reside there. -
New Horizons’ second target is formally named Arrokoth
November 15th
The double-lobed Kuiper Belt Object (KBO) located one billion miles beyond Pluto and visited by the New Horizons spacecraft on January 1, 2019, has been officially named Arrokoth, which means sky in the Native American Powhatan/Algonquian language.
