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Pentagon contract figures show ULA’s Vulcan rocket is getting more expensive
Skip to content A close examination of this year’s military contracts reveals some interesting things. United Launch Alliance’s third Vulcan…
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Northrop Grumman’s new spacecraft is a real chonker
What happens when you use a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus supply ship? A record-setting resupply…
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Time is running out for SpaceX to make a splash with second-gen Starship
SpaceX is gearing up for another Starship launch after three straight disappointing test flights. SpaceX’s 10th Starship rocket awaits liftoff.…
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SpaceX reveals why the last two Starships failed as another launch draws near
“SpaceX can now proceed with Starship Flight 10 launch operations under its current license.” SpaceX completed a six-engine static fire…
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Nearly 3,000 people are leaving NASA, and this director is one of them
You can add another name to the thousands of employees leaving NASA as the Trump administration primes the space agency…
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Psyche keeps its date with an asteroid, but now it’s running in backup mode
The spacecraft, built by Maxar Space Systems, will operate its electric thrusters for the equivalent of three months between now…
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Rocket Report: SpaceX’s expansion at Vandenberg; India’s PSLV fails in flight
China’s diversity in rockets was evident this week, with four types of launchers in action. Dawn Aerospace’s Mk-II Aurora airplane…
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Do these Buddhist gods hint at the purpose of China’s super-secret satellites?
The patches for a quartet of Chinese satellites launched since March each portray one of the Four Heavenly Kings. We…
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The top fell off Australia’s first orbital-class rocket, delaying its launch
This was unusual Payload fairing problems have caused a number of rocket failures, usually because they don’t jettison during launch,…
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After back-to-back failures, SpaceX tests its fixes on the next Starship
But that didn’t solve the problem. Once again, Starship’s engines cut off too early, and the rocket broke apart before…
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