NASA Calls on Industry to Build the Next Generation of Space Stations
NASA has released its long-awaited final Request for Proposals, asking American companies to submit concrete plans for commercial space stat…
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Starship eyes orbit as Falcon 9 family clocks 700 launches
SpaceX is targeting no earlier than September 28 for Starship's first orbital attempt, while the Falcon 9 family has just surpassed 700 flig…
SpaceX Plans Second Starbase on Louisiana Gulf Coast
SpaceX has announced plans to build a second Starbase facility, this time on the Louisiana coastline. The project would become the largest p…
Two American Space Giants Swap CEOs on the Same Day
On August 17, 2026, United Launch Alliance and L3Harris each announced a new chief executive on the same day. The two transitions tell contr…
Blue Origin plans dual-pad operations at Cape Canaveral
Blue Origin is moving beyond simply repairing its main Florida launch pad. The company has revealed plans for a second Cape Canaveral platfo…
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…
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…
Blue Origin to raise $10 billion in its first outside funding round
Blue Origin is set to raise $10 billion from outside investors — a historic first for the company. The move values the firm at around $130 b…
Artemis II Shatters NASA Streaming Records as the World Watches
The first crewed lunar mission since the Apollo era drew a record-breaking 149.4 million views on NASA-owned platforms. Artemis II has redef…
Atlas V flies its final payload mission, closing a two-decade run
United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket carried its last commercial payload into orbit on July 2, delivering satellites for Amazon's Project…
Atlas 5 Flies Its Last for Amazon's Kuiper Broadband Network
United Launch Alliance is set to close out Atlas 5's involvement in Amazon's Project Kuiper with a final overnight launch from Cape Canavera…
New Glenn: Blue Origin redesigns launch pad after May explosion
A May 28 explosion that tore through Blue Origin's LC-36 launch complex at Cape Canaveral is forcing the company to rethink its ground infra…
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