Ukrainian Flamingo Missiles Hit Russia's Soyuz Rocket Production Plant
Ukrainian cruise missiles designated Flamingo struck the Progress production facility in Samara, where Soyuz rockets are built. The strike r…
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Artemis III: Isaacman Bets His Credibility on a 2027 Launch
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said he is 'extremely confident' Artemis III will launch in 2027 to test Orion rendezvous and docking oper…
The NASA Engineer Who Never Wanted to Leave Home
Growing up in rural West Virginia, Fletcher Newell stumbled upon a NASA facility during a fourth-grade field trip. Years later, he works the…
Golden Dome Hits a Funding Wall Heading Into 2027
Defense contractors are starting to book Golden Dome work, but the money is already running thin. A funding cliff looms in 2027, and General…
Rocket Lab's Neutron Rocket Likely Pushed to 2027
Rocket Lab has signaled to investors that a 2026 debut for its Neutron medium-lift rocket is increasingly unlikely. Yet Kepler Communication…
SpaceX fires off back-to-back Starlink missions in under 48 hours
With its 72nd and 73rd Starlink flights of the year launched within 48 hours from two separate pads, SpaceX is sustaining a launch tempo tha…
Blue Origin to hot-fire New Glenn upper stage at Stennis
Blue Origin has finalized an agreement with NASA to hot-fire test New Glenn's second stage on the B-2 stand at Stennis Space Center, keeping…
Poland pledges $745 million to back Europe's IRIS² satellite network
Poland has formally agreed to invest $745 million in the EU's IRIS² multi-orbit satellite internet constellation, signalling a strategic shi…
Gravity-1 completes third sea launch, deploying nine satellites
Chinese launch startup Orienspace successfully flew its Gravity-1 solid rocket for the third time from a sea platform near Shanghai, deliver…
MRV-1 Launches to Breathe New Life into Aging Satellites
A SpaceX Falcon 9 carried Northrop Grumman's Mission Robotic Vehicle into orbit on July 21, kicking off an ambitious, DARPA-backed program t…
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…
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…
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