SpaceX’s next Starship launch—and first catch—could happen this weekend
The FAA is still reviewing plans for the fifth Starship test flight, but could approve it soon.
The FAA is still reviewing plans for the fifth Starship test flight, but could approve it soon.
The launch of another important mission, NASA's Europa Clipper, is on hold due to Hurricane Milton.
The US Space Force says this test flight was critical for certifying Vulcan for military missions.
"I’m pretty darn confident I’m going to have a good day on Friday."
On Friday's launch, United Launch Alliance will test the limits of its Centaur upper stage.
"Initially, Congress almost treated the program as a joke."
To get somewhere, Artemis must avoid going nowhere.
SpaceX probably won't be grounded for long, but this could affect the launch of Europa Clipper.
SpaceX is bringing back propulsive landings with its Dragon capsule, but only in emergencies.
NASA and Roscosmos have not agreed on the point at which the leak rate is untenable.
The penultimate flight of Japan's workhorse H-IIA rocket deploys a spy satellite.
"You may have read a little bit of nonsense in the papers recently."
"In all my years of working with Boeing I never saw them sign up for additional work for free."
The second test flight of the Vulcan rocket is scheduled for liftoff on October 4.
Monday's test checked an important box for Blue Origin.
All that's left of the Russian missile silo is a big hole in the ground.
Deep Blue Aerospace is just one of several Chinese companies working on vertical landing.
"If the deorbit vehicle is ready, do we go ahead and bring it home?"
"This has really been a transformational year for us."
"We can’t compete on price per kilo."
The Indian government has approved $2.7 billion in new spending for its space program.
"SpaceX will be filing suit against the FAA for regulatory overreach," Musk said.
"The business model had to change."
"Authorities will have high-resolution imagery that is updated globally every 20 minutes."
They flew high, they walked in space, and finally early on Sunday, they landed.
"As the commander or pilot of your spacecraft, you don’t want to see it go off without you."
Launch startups in China and Europe are borrowing ideas and rhetoric from SpaceX.
Buildings at Johnson Space Center in Houston are among the worst at any NASA facility.
"Today’s success represents a giant leap forward for the commercial space industry."
"The final chapter on Starliner has not been written yet."
SpaceX blames the regulatory delay on "issues ranging from the frivolous to the patently absurd."
Weather had confounded the launch attempt for nearly two weeks.
After a four-month review, NASA says suspect transistors on Europa Clipper are good to go.
"We will review the data and determine the next steps for the program," says Boeing's Starliner manager.
Starliner is set to land at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico shortly after midnight.
"We can’t take our foot off the pedal here."