The fourth flight test of Starship is still targeted to launch Thursday, June 6 from Starbase in Texas. The 120-minute test window opens at 7:00 a.m. CT. A live webcast […]
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SpaceX may launch fourth flight test of Starship by June 5
The fourth flight test of Starship could launch as soon as June 5, pending an updated Federal Aviation Administration license and regulatory approval. A live webcast of the flight test […]
Astrobotic awarded NASA JPL Commercial Service Studies to enable future missions to Mars
Astrobotic has been selected by NASA’s Mars Exploration Program for two concept studies of commercial services to support lower-cost, higher-frequency missions to Mars — the company will examine how potential […]
NASA + ESA unite for work on the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover
NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) have signed an agreement to expand NASA’s work on the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover, an ESA-led mission that is scheduled to launch in 2028 […]
NASA sends science projects and hardware aboard SpaceX’s 30th resupply launch to ISS
On Thursday, March 21 at 4:55 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched Dragon’s 30th Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-30) to the International Space Station from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at […]
SpaceX’s Crew-7 capsule splashes down returning NASA’s 4 astronauts to Earth
After 199 days in space, Dragon and NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov returned to Earth and splashed down […]
SpaceX’s Dragon successfully departs the ISS to return NASA’s Crew-7 astronauts back to Earth
Monday, March 11 at 11:20 a.m. ET SpaceX and NASA witnessed the Dragon autonomously undocked from the International Space Station. After performing a series of departure burns to move away […]
Thales Alenia Space contracts with Italian Space Agency to develop communications system for International Mars Ice Mapper mission
Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), signed a contract with the Italian space agency (ASI) to develop the communications subsystem for the innovative International […]
SpaceX ramps up again for Starship’s third flight test
SpaceX’s third flight test of Starship could launch as soon as March 14, pending regulatory approval. A live webcast of the flight test will begin about 30 minutes before liftoff, […]
Martians Wanted: NASA opens call for simulated yearlong mission to Mars
NASA is seeking applicants to participate in its next simulated one-year Mars surface mission to help inform the agency’s plans for human exploration of the Red Planet. The second of […]