Artemis 3 Crew Named: Parmitano Aboard as ESA Rewrites Its Lunar Role
NASA has unveiled the four-man crew for Artemis 3, with ESA's Luca Parmitano claiming a seat that was expected to go to Germany. The selecti…
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Artemis 3 crew named — all male, and already controversial
NASA has named Andre Douglas, Luca Parmitano, Randy Bresnik, and Frank Rubio as the Artemis 3 crew. The all-male lineup has prompted NASA's …
Artemis 3 Crew Named as NASA Eyes 2027 Orbital Test Mission
NASA has formally introduced the four-person crew assigned to Artemis 3, a mission scheduled for 2027 that will test rendezvous and docking …
Artemis III Crew Named: Four Astronauts, Two Landers, One Crucial Test
NASA has announced the four-man crew of Artemis III, a low Earth orbit mission set for 2027 that will rehearse docking procedures with both …
Artemis III Crew Named for Critical Orbital Lander Test Mission
NASA has announced the four-person crew for Artemis III, a 2027 Earth-orbit test flight designed to prove out rendezvous and docking with tw…
Ariane 6 Gets Its Most Powerful Boost Yet for Amazon Satellite Run
Arianespace is preparing its most capable Ariane 6 flight to date, using newly upgraded solid rocket boosters to send 36 Amazon Project Kuip…
Blue Origin sets year-end target to fly New Glenn again
A damaging incident at Blue Origin's Cape Canaveral launch pad had cast doubt over New Glenn's near-term manifest. The company's CEO now say…
Blue Origin pledges New Glenn return to flight before year's end
An incident at Cape Canaveral's Launch Complex 36 has left New Glenn's main support gantry damaged, but Blue Origin's CEO says critical prop…
New Glenn Explosion Squeezes an Already Strained Launch Market
The destruction of Blue Origin's New Glenn during a ground test in late May 2026 removes a key heavy-lift option from an already constrained…
New Glenn Destroyed in Ground Test, Blue Origin Vows to Press On
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket was destroyed in a pre-launch ground test in late May 2026, dealing a serious blow to the company's ambitions…
Cape Canaveral: routine launches meet a devastating explosion
SpaceX and ULA each launched 29 satellites from Cape Canaveral on May 29, while Blue Origin faced a far grimmer headline: its New Glenn rock…
New Glenn Destroyed in Static Fire Explosion at Cape Canaveral
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket was destroyed on May 29, 2026, when a static fire test at Launch Complex 36 ended in a massive explosion. The…
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