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• Arianespace launches Vega rocket with PRISMA

  Derek RichardsonMarch 22nd, 2019

  An Arianespace Vega rocket launched an Italian Space Agency imaging satellite into Earth orbit to demonstrate a new electro-optical instrument.

• First flight of Boeing Starliner spacecraft could slip again

  Jason RhianMarch 21st, 2019

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- It is being reported that Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, which is being producing as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP), has encountered another delay. If accurate, this latest delay could see the mission pushed back by almost half a year.

• With Crew Dragon’s first flight complete, where’s Boeing’s Starliner?

  Jason RhianMarch 19th, 2019

  In a video promoting Boeing's Starliner spacecraft the words "Your Ride Is Here" are prominently-placed. The statement suggests Starliner is prepped and ready to send crews to the ISS - but is it?

• 1st Starship Hopper test firing could be this week

  Derek RichardsonMarch 18th, 2019

  SpaceX’s Starship Hopper test article recently had a Raptor engine installed in advance of its first test firing, which could come as early as this week.

• Toyota, JAXA team up to study human-rated Moon rover

  Curt GodwinMarch 17th, 2019

  Having a reputation of building some of the most rugged and dependable vehicles on Earth, Toyota is setting its sights on something a little more ambitious.

• WGS-10 satellite launches atop ULA’s Delta IV rocket

  Lloyd CampbellMarch 15th, 2019

  Following a two-day slip to analyze off-nominal data indications, a ULA Delta IV rocket took to the skies to orbit the Air Force's WGS-10 satellite.

• NASA studying option to fly Orion EM-1 on commercial rockets

  Derek RichardsonMarch 14th, 2019

  The head of NASA told senators the first SLS flight would again be delayed and the agency is “considering all options” to get the program back on track.

• ArianeGroup, CNES seek to develop a reusable 1st stage demonstrator

  Jim SharkeyMarch 13th, 2019

  Increasingly fierce competition in the commercial launch market has driven established launch providers to seek ways to become more flexible and innovative.

• ULA Delta IV ready to launch WGS-10 satellite

  Lloyd CampbellMarch 13th, 2019

  A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket is poised to launch the 10th Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS-10) satellite for the United States Air Force.

• NASA budget request maintains Moon push, cuts other programs

  Derek RichardsonMarch 12th, 2019

  In President Trump's 2020 budget request, some NASA programs face serious cuts while the agency’s lunar exploration efforts are poised to receive a boost.

• NASA makes strides to support a sustainable deep space exploration system

  Curt GodwinMarch 11th, 2019

  While recent interest has been aimed at the progress of the Commercial Crew Program, NASA is making steady headway with its deep space exploration programs.

• 1st stage used for Crew Dragon launch returns to Port Canaveral

  Derek RichardsonMarch 5th, 2019

  The first stage of the Falcon 9 used for the historic Crew Dragon launch returned to port just three days after landing on a drone ship in the Atlantic.

• Synthetic DNA could help in search for extraterrestrial life

  Cullen DesforgesMarch 4th, 2019

  A NASA-funded research endeavor has made a breakthrough in the methods in which life on other planets might be discovered, the U.S. space agency said.

• SpaceX launches historic Crew Dragon flight to space station

  Curt GodwinMarch 2nd, 2019

  Clearing one of the final milestones before the return of human spaceflight to the U.S., SpaceX launched its Crew Dragon spacecraft on the Demo-1 mission.

• Canada joins NASA’s Lunar Gateway project

  Derek RichardsonMarch 1st, 2019

  Having partnered with the U.S. in its space ambitions for decades, Canada committed to continue that relationship by joining NASA's Lunar Gateway project.

• SpaceX readies Crew Dragon Demo-1 mission

  Curt GodwinFebruary 28th, 2019

  The journey to return human spaceflight to U.S. soil is set to cross another milestone as SpaceX prepares to send its first Crew Dragon to the ISS.

• Arianespace successfully launches OneWeb satellites to orbit

  Joe LatrellFebruary 27th, 2019

  Despite concerns over about Soyuz launcher, Arianespace successfully placed the first six satellites of OneWeb's broadband constellation into orbit.

• NASA selects experiments to fly aboard commercial lunar landers

  Derek RichardsonFebruary 26th, 2019

  With commercial lunar landers starting to fly, the next step will be for payloads, public and private, to be sent aboard them to the Moon’s surface.

• NASA, SpaceX complete Crew Dragon flight readiness review

  Derek RichardsonFebruary 22nd, 2019

  After years of development, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon is nearly ready to fly its first unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station.

• SpaceShipTwo flies to space with 1st ‘test’ passenger

  Derek RichardsonFebruary 22nd, 2019

  Three new people are set to get their astronaut wings as Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo performed a second flight into space on a suborbital trajectory.