The European Space Agency has signed the first contracts under its European Launcher Challenge, committing €543.6 million to three European rocket startups as it tries to broaden the continent’s ...
Future Booster production is also advancing. Booster 22, currently assigned to Flight 15, sits fully stacked inside Mega Bay 1 after completing stacking last week. Based on the pattern of previous ...
After last week’s Chang Zheng 7A launch failure, China returns to action with the high-profile Chang’e 7 robotic lunar mission and the second test flight of the ZhuQue-3 partially reusable launcher.
Rocket Lab has formally established a new subsidiary in Germany and introduced a containerized mobile launch system designed for rapid global deployment, marking two significant steps in the company’s ...
NASA has released a series of updates on the Artemis program, spanning commercial robotic lunar landers, technology demonstrations for future surface habitats, and hardware progress on the Space ...
Blue Origin is nearing the end of its investigation into the catastrophic explosion of a New Glenn rocket that occurred roughly two and a half months ago, with CEO Dave Limp providing an update that ...
Relativity Space has marked another significant step forward in the development of its reusable Terran R launch vehicle, with engine integration now underway on the first-stage thrust structure. The ...
SpaceX continues to target no earlier than Thursday, July 23, for the next attempt to launch Starship on its 13th flight. Preparations include swapping out engines on Booster 20, with a standalone ...
Crawler Transporter 2 (CT-2) carried the Moon rocket and its Mobile Launcher-1 (ML-1) back to the historic launch site after a slightly delayed rollout due to high winds. All eyes are now on the final ...
RS-25 prime contractor L3Harris continues to ramp up production of new flight engine hardware at their Los Angeles area facility and final assembly at the Stennis Space Center. NASA certified ...
Going into Flight 10, SpaceX was having a down year with the Starship program. Following the successes of Block 1, the hope was to have immediate success with Block 2 and possibly catch a Starship in ...
SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, continues to evolve as the company pushes the boundaries of rocket development with its Starship program. Following the operational experience gained ...