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• Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket makes Virginia debut

  Steve HammerJanuary 24th, 2023

  Rocket Lab launched its first Electron rocket from the United States, sending satellites into orbit for the company Hawkeye 360.

• Falcon Heavy orbits classified USSF-67 Space Force payload

  Theresa CrossJanuary 15th, 2023

  A classified payload for the United States Space Force, USSF-67, was lofted into orbit by a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket just after sunset in Florida.

• SpaceX launches first Falcon Heavy rocket in three years

  Theresa CrossNovember 1st, 2022

  Under the cover of fog, SpaceX launched a Falcon Heavy rocket with the classified USSF-44 mission for the United States Space Force.

• SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket orbits the Hotbird 13F satellite

  Theresa CrossOctober 15th, 2022

  SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lit up the night sky in Florida to send the Hotbird 13F communications satellite into orbit for Eutelsat.

• Artemis 1 roll back decision to come Monday

  Sean CostelloSeptember 25th, 2022

  NASA officials announced Sunday evening that no decision had been reached as to whether the SLS rocket will need to head back to the safety of the Vehicle Assembly Building.

• Uncrewed New Shepard mission experiences in-flight abort

  Derek RichardsonSeptember 12th, 2022

  In a reminder that rocket launches are not routine events, Blue Origin’s suborbital New Shepard rocket system suffered an anomaly during its 23rd flight.

• Transporter Erector for Blue Origin New Glenn goes vertical

  Theresa CrossAugust 19th, 2022

  Blue Origin’s transporter erector, which will be used for the company’s massive New Glenn rocket, was raised to the vertical position on Launch Complex 36.

• Are all astronauts eligible for Artemis moon missions?

  Scott JohnsonAugust 9th, 2022

  In 2020, NASA selected an "Artemis Team" of 18 astronauts for its Moon missions. It turns out all 42 active astronauts in corps are eligible selection.

• Antares rocket to see new life with upgraded ‘330’ variant

  Derek RichardsonAugust 8th, 2022

  Northrop Grumman is partnering with Firefly Aerospace to create a new version of the Antares rocket following disruptions caused by Russia's war in Ukraine.

• SpaceX sends South Korea satellite toward the Moon

  Theresa CrossAugust 4th, 2022

  SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, to send the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, KPLO, to the Moon.

• Blue Origin New Shepard flies six people to space on NS-22 mission

  Cullen DesforgesAugust 4th, 2022

  Blue Origin’s NS-22 crewed suborbital New Shepard mission successfully took to the skies from the company’s West Texas launch site.

• Atlas V rocket orbits SBIRS GEO 6 missile warning satellite

  Theresa CrossAugust 4th, 2022

  An Atlas V rocket soared into the early-morning Florida skies to send a missile warning satellite into space for the United States Space Force.

• Electron rocket launches secret NROL-199 payload

  Derek RichardsonAugust 4th, 2022

  The second of two back-to-back Rocket Lab Electron launches has orbited the NROL-199 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office.

• ‘Ingenuity-class’ drones added to Mars sample return mission

  Derek RichardsonJuly 27th, 2022

  NASA has changed the planned architecture for its Mars Sample Return Program, ditching a fetch rover in favor of two small helicopters.

• ‘Wentian’ science module launched to Chinese space station

  Derek RichardsonJuly 24th, 2022

  A new laboratory cabin module called Wentian was launched by China to add to the country’s fledgling Tiangong space station.

• Study suggests digging down to uncover evidence of life on Mars

  Cullen DesforgesJuly 23rd, 2022

  A study conducted by NASA suggests that in order to find evidence of life on Mars, exploration missions might have to start looking deep below the surface.

• Dmitry Rogozin ‘dismissed’ as head of Russian space agency

  Derek RichardsonJuly 15th, 2022

  The often antagonistic leader of the Russian State Space Corporation Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, has been removed from his position and will be replaced.

• Atlas V rocket sends two payloads to orbit for Space Force

  Theresa CrossJuly 2nd, 2022

  United Launch Alliance orbited two satellites atop an Atlas V 541 rocket for the United States Space Force and Department of Defense.

• SpaceX launches SES-22 communications satellite

  Theresa CrossJune 30th, 2022

  At 5:04 p.m. EDT (21:04 UTC) June 29, 2022, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the SES-22 C-band communications satellite.

• NASA launches sounding rocket from Australia

  Theresa CrossJune 29th, 2022

  The first of three science missions launching atop a NASA sounding rocket left Earth from the Arnhem Space Center in the Northern Territory of Australia.