NASA plans to send a pair of EscaPADE probes to Mars as part of the second launch of the New Glenn rocket. This is stated in the draft budget of […]
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Airbus to design and build ESA’s ExoMars rover lander platform to be designed + built by Airbus
Airbus has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) and Thales Alenia Space (TAS – a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%)), the ExoMars industrial prime contractor, […]
SpaceX plans Monday launch of Starship’s seventh test flight
The seventh flight test of SpaceX’s Starship is preparing to launch as soon as Monday, January 13, at 2:00 PM – 3:38 PM PST from Starbase in South Texas. A […]
Rocket Lab awarded NASA study contract to explore bringing rock samples from Mars to Earth
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has been selected by NASA to complete a study for retrieving rock samples from the Martian surface and bringing them to Earth for the […]
NASA and Boeing welcome the uncrewed “Starliner’s safe return” to Earth
NASA and Boeing safely returned the uncrewed Starliner spacecraft’s return to Earth following its landing at 10:01 p.m., MDT, on September 6th at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico, […]
SpaceX’s UPDATE: Polaris Dawn still on hold
Weather still remains the reason for the SpaceX Poaris Dawn delay. Late yesterday this announcement was provided. No further information has been provided by SpaceX regarding the upcoming Polaris Dawn […]
SpaceX’s Polaris Program Tuesday launch is a first-of-its-kind effort to rapidly advance human spaceflight capabilities
SpaceX’s Polaris Program will launch on Tuesday, August 27 from Kennedy Space Center at 12:38 – 4:09 am PDT. The forecast calls for a temperature of 82°F, clear skies, 8% […]
Rocket Lab ships twin satellites to launch site for NASA Mars mission
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. has successfully packed and shipped two Mars-bound spacecraft to Cape Canaveral, Florida, in preparation for launch — these twin spacecraft for the Escape and Plasma Acceleration […]
Rocket Lab completes integration + testing of twin spacecraft for NASA Mars Mission
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has completed integration and testing of two spacecraft destined for Mars orbit. Rocket Lab built the twin spacecraft for the University of California Berkeley’s […]
Rocket Lab launches France’s Kinéis’ ‘No Time Toulouse’ and milestone of 50 launches in 7 years
Rocket Lab successfully reached a milestone that few commercial rockets achieved and at a pace that outperformed its competition. The company launched its 50th Electron rocket to date just seven […]