SpaceX Keeps Flying as Starship Flight 13 Awaits Its Next Window
SpaceX logged its 85th Falcon 9 launch of the year from Vandenberg while crews worked to reschedule Starship Flight 13 following a late abor…
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MRV-1 Heads to Orbit to Redefine Satellite Servicing in GEO
Northrop Grumman's Mission Robotic Vehicle is set to demonstrate that satellites in geosynchronous orbit can be repaired and maintained from…
Megawatt Hybrid-Electric Engine Takes Flight at Farnborough
A megawatt-class hybrid-electric engine jointly developed by NASA and GE Aerospace completed a public flight demonstration at the Farnboroug…
SpaceX keeps launching while Starship awaits its next attempt
SpaceX's 85th Falcon 9 launch of 2026 carried 24 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base, while teams at Boca Chica work toward…
Artemis Accords Reach 70 Signatories with Serbia and Mauritius
Serbia and Mauritius signed the Artemis Accords within two days of each other, bringing the total number of signatory nations to 70 and rais…
Bijagós Archipelago Captured in Striking Orbital Imagery
Tidal mudflats, tangled mangrove forests, and nesting sea turtles define Guinea-Bissau's Bijagós archipelago. New imagery from ESA and NASA …
Starship Flight 13: T-0 abort, safety systems perform as designed
Starship Flight 13 aborted automatically at T-0 on July 16, 2026 at Starbase, Texas. Several Raptor engines failed to start, triggering a sa…
Perseverance Reaches Jezero's Rim and Peers Into Deep Time
On its 1,505th Martian day, Perseverance climbed to the outer rim of Jezero Crater and photographed ancient layered rocks that may date back…
Curiosity Uncovers Billion-Year-Old Evidence of a Martian Sandstorm
Rocks photographed by NASA's Curiosity rover in December 2024 carry the imprint of a powerful sandstorm that struck Mars billions of years a…
Curiosity reads Gale Crater's geological record one layer at a time
More than thirteen years into its Martian mission, Curiosity is crossing geological boundaries at a steady pace inside Gale Crater. Recent w…
Starship Flight 13: fixes, Starlink satellites, and the next step
SpaceX is readying Starship for its thirteenth test flight as early as July 16, aiming to address issues from the previous attempt while dep…
SpaceX hits 600 reused Falcon booster flights in a record week
Between July 10 and 13, 2026, SpaceX conducted three separate Starlink missions from two launch sites, including a milestone flight marking …
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